HONORS & AWARDS
PING All-Southeast Region (2026)
Second Team All-SEC (2026)
Palmer Cup Team USA (2026)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
PING All-Southeast Region (2025)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
Golfweek's Top-15 Freshmen to Watch (2023)
U.S. Amateur Qualifier (2023)
2025-26 (Junior)
One of three players to start in all 14 team events of the season... averaged 70.81 strokes per round over 43 rounds... collected three top 10s and eight top 20s... fired 26 rounds at par or better... made a career-best 143 birdies and five eagles... counted 34 of 43 (.791) rounds toward the team score... began junior season with a T15th showing at the Honors Course Invitational... went 20-under at the Amer Ari Invitational to finish runner-up to teammate Koivun, setting the second-best 54-hole score in program history in the process... shot 13-under at the Valspar Collegiate to earn a T3rd... followed strong Valspar performance with three straight outings of T13th or better, highlighted by an 8-under, T6th performance at the Ford Collegiate... shot 6-under at 2026 SEC Championship to finish T13th and help the Tigers clinch the No. 1 match play seed for a third consecutive season... helped Auburn reach the SEC semis for a second straight year with a 4&3 victory over South Carolina's Brock Blais in the quarterfinals... rebounded from an uncharacteristic performance in stroke play at NCAA Championship to go undefeated in match play... played in the anchor match in all three NCAA matches, first tying Stanford's Edan Cui through 15 holes in the quarters before earning the match-deciding point with a 4&3 win over Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson of the defending national champion side, Oklahoma State, in the semifinal... was 4-up on UCLA's Kyle An when the national championship point was clinched in favor of the Tigers... named PING All-Region and Second Team All-SEC... also selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup in Ireland.
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Had a breakout season where he fought his way into the postseason lineup... averaged 70.61 strokes per round over 31 rounds of play... fired 18 rounds at par or better, including 13 in the 60s... earned seven top-10 finishes, four top-10 finishes and a pair of top-five finishes... made 101 birdies and two eagles... opened his sophomore campaign with a 7-under, T3rd finish at the Turtle Point Individual... shot 5-under to finish T9th at the General Hackler Championship, aiding the Tigers in a team victory... claimed third at the Mobile Bay Individual after shooting 10-under... finished the regular season with a T7th showing at the Ford Collegiate... finished T16th in his SEC Championship debut with a 4-under scorecard... picked up a 4&2 win over Tommy Morrison to push the Tigers past No. 3 Texas in the SEC Quarterfinals... shot even-par at the NCAA Auburn Regional to finish 13th... finished inside the top 40 in first career NCAA Championship appearance, shooting 4-over... defeated No. 10 Virginia's Maxi Puregger 1-UP in the NCAA Quarterfinals... named PING All-Southeast Region.
2023-24 (Freshman)
Averaged 72.60 strokes per round over 20 rounds of play... carded 10 rounds at par or better and three top-20 finishes... made two eagles and 65 birdies... made collegiate debut at the Maui Jim Individual, shooting 73-67-72 (-4) for a T16 finish... best showing was a fifth place, 1-under finish at the Wolfpack Individual... counted eight of 12 team rounds played.
Prior to Auburn
Tabbed as a top-30 signee in all three major recruiting polls, including a nod as No. 20 in the American Junior golf Association (AJGA) rankings… 2023 Rolex Junior All-American... Kentucky High School Athletics Association Team State Champion… earned top-10 finishes at the 2022 Wyndham Invitational, 2022 Polo Golf Junior Classic, 2022 Rolex Tournament of Champions and the 2023 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship.
Personal
Born May 21, 2004 in Lexington, Kentucky... son of Tracey and Greg Pope… has a younger sister, Caroline… favorite movie is "Top Gun: Maverick"... favorite professional sports team is the Cincinnati Bengals... lists "Nobody cares, work harder." as his favorite quote... chose Auburn over Vanderbilt.