Smith Signs Three Top-Ranked Men’s Golfers For 2025
November 13, 2024 | Men's Golf
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State added three new signees to the men's golf program on National Signing Day.
Head coach Dusty Smith and assistant coach Kyle Cornelius secured their 2025 class made up of Bryson Hughes, Jackson Skinner and Jackson Cook.
"This is an exciting day for our program," Smith said. "We are bringing in three proven winners that have the desire to play at the highest level, both in college and post-college. They are hard workers that excel both on the course and in the classroom. The one thing I really admire about these guys is how much they've gotten to know each other through this recruiting process. They have a strong bond that will pay dividends to our program and culture."
MSU's signees come from Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Each player ranks in the top 10 of their respective state's 2025 class in the AJGA Rolex Rankings.
The full class can be found below.
For more information on the Bulldog men's golf program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateMG."
Head coach Dusty Smith and assistant coach Kyle Cornelius secured their 2025 class made up of Bryson Hughes, Jackson Skinner and Jackson Cook.
"This is an exciting day for our program," Smith said. "We are bringing in three proven winners that have the desire to play at the highest level, both in college and post-college. They are hard workers that excel both on the course and in the classroom. The one thing I really admire about these guys is how much they've gotten to know each other through this recruiting process. They have a strong bond that will pay dividends to our program and culture."
MSU's signees come from Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Each player ranks in the top 10 of their respective state's 2025 class in the AJGA Rolex Rankings.
The full class can be found below.
Jackson Cook | West Point, Mississippi (Oak Hill Academy)
Cook rounds out the signing class as the top-ranked junior golfer in Mississippi. He won the Mississippi Boys Junior Amateur in 2021 and 2023. He and his teammates have won four-consecutive MAIS Class 3A State Championships with Oak Hill Academy and never lost a team tournament in his high school career. Cook earned medalist honors at the 2024 USGA Four-Ball Qualifier and competed in the Boys Junior PGA Championship in both 2023 and 2024.Bryson Hughes | Saint Johns, Florida (Creekside HS)
Hughes joins the Maroon and White as the seventh-ranked junior golfer in Florida's 2025 class, according to the American Junior Golf Association. He has compiled seven junior tournament top-10 finishes since 2023 with a victory at the PURE Insurance Championship Male Junior-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links in 2022. He helped lead Creekside High School to a regional runner-up finish in 2023 while taking home the individual title. He qualified for match play at the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur, winning two matches to make an appearance in the Round of 16. Most recently, he finished as the runner-up at the 2024 North & South Amateur at Pinehurst Country Club.Jackson Skinner | Birmingham, Alabama (Mountain Brook HS)
Skinner joins the 2025 class as the No. 6 junior golfer in Alabama. He has recorded five junior tournament wins over the course of his career. Along with current Bulldog Thomas Norris, Skinner and his teammates won the AHSSA Class 6A State Championship with Mountain Brook High School in 2022. He was named First Team All-State by the Alabama Golf Association in 2024 and competed at the Alabama State Amateur the same year. He finished 10th at the Alabama State Amateur in 2023 after shooting a final-round 69 and tied for fourth at the 2023 Junior Masters, while winning the 15-16 age group. Most recently, he won the 2024 AJGA Atlanta Classic by two strokes with a 7-under 209.For more information on the Bulldog men's golf program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateMG."
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