Honors and Awards
2019-20 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2018-19 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2017-18 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
Senior (2019-20): Played in five events and posted a 73.87 scoring average • Matched his career low round with a 67 in the first round of the fall at the Old Town Collegiate • Best finish was a T22 as an individual at the JT Poston Invitational; matched his career low with a three-round total of 209 (-4) • Tied for 25th as an individual at the White Sands Invitational after shooting 213 (-3) • Named to GS President's List in the fall and spring.
Junior (2018-19): Played in five events and posted a 74.93 scoring average • Shot a season-low 69 at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate • Named to GS President's List in the fall and Dean's List in the spring.
Sophomore (2017-18): Competed in nine tournaments, including the Sun Belt Championship, and posted a 74.50 scoring average • Posted five rounds of par or better • Best finish was a tie for 14th at the GS Individual Collegiate • Low round was a 67 at the Fighting Irish Classic • Named to GS President's List in the fall and Dean's List in the spring.
Freshman (2016-17): Played in four events and compiled a 74.91 scoring average • Shot a low round of 72 twice in the AutoTrader.com Collegiate, his collegiate debut • Tied for 37th in that tournament • Best finish was a tie for 12th at the GS Individual Collegiate • Named to GS President's List in the fall and spring.
Prep and Junior Highlights
Participated on Finnish National Golf team at European Boys Team Championships in Atzenbrugg, Austria, finishing sixth as a team out of 16 teams in the summer of 2016
Logged 17 low medalist performances in prep career and posted a 72.2 scoring average as a senior
Ranked as high as #41 in the country for the 2016 class, according to junior golf scoreboard
2015 Represented Georgia in the GA-SC Junior Challenge Match, tying one match and winning the other 4&3
2015 7th at GSGA Georgia Junior Championship (71-71-72)
2015 20th at Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational (68-73)
Qualified for the 2014 USGA U.S. Junior Amateur (75-69)
Winner of the 2014 SJGT Southeastern Junior (72-70)Â
Winner of the 2013 & 2014 SJGT Brunswick Junior Classic (68-69 & 72-74)
2014 T13th at Greg Norman Golf Academy Junior Championship (75-70-72)
2014 4th at 67th Donald Ross Junior Championship (67-72)
2014 3rd at SJGT Tournament of Champions (71-74)
2014 2nd at Junior All-Star at Chateau Elan (71-74-70)
Beta Club Member 2014-16
Key Club Member 2013-15
Lowndes Youth Leadership League 2015
Top 5 percent academically in 2016 high school class
Also lettered in tennis
Personal: Born Luukas Timothy Alakulppi June 5, 1998, in Valdosta, Ga. • The son of Mika Alakulppi and Paivi Parssinen • Has a younger brother, Jaakob.Â
Major: Finance.
Career Snapshot |
Year |
Starts |
Rds |
Strk |
Avg. |
Low Rd. |
Low 54 |
Top Finish |
Top-5 |
Top-10 |
Top-20 |
2016-17 |
4 |
12 |
899 |
74.91 |
72-twice |
218 (+2) |
T12-GS |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2017-18 |
9 |
26 |
1937 |
74.50 |
67-Irish |
214 (-2) |
T14-GS |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2018-19 |
5 |
15 |
1124 |
74.93 |
69-Hummingbird |
219 (+6) |
T47 (twice) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2019-20 |
5 |
15 |
1108 |
73.87 |
67-Old Town |
209 (-4) |
T22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
23 |
68 |
5068 |
74.53 |
67-Twice |
209 (-4) |
T12-GS |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Career Scorecard |
2016-17 |
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Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
AutoTrader.com Collegiate |
74-72-72=218 |
+2 |
T37 |
Warrior Princeville Invitational |
75-74-78=227 |
+11 |
T70 |
GS Individual Collegiate |
73-74-73=220 |
+4 |
T12 |
Schenkel Invitational* |
75-78-81=234 |
+18 |
75 |
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2017-18 |
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Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
Shoal Creek Invitational |
77-70-77=224 |
+8 |
T41 |
Fighting Irish Classic |
73-67-76=216 |
+6 |
T34 |
AutoTrader Collegiate Classic |
79-80-75=234 |
+18 |
83 |
Warrior Princeville Invitational |
72-73-69=214 |
-2 |
T46 |
GS Individual Collegiate |
78-73=151 |
+7 |
T14 |
Gator Invitational |
73-74-77=224 |
+14 |
T73 |
Schenkel Invitational* |
73-74-77=224 |
+8 |
T69 |
Gary Koch Invitational |
76-69-77=222 |
+6 |
T42 |
Sun Belt Championship |
77-75-76=228 |
+15 |
T46 |
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2018-19 |
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Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
Shoal Creek Invitational |
78-76-75=229 |
+13 |
T59 |
The Hummingbird Intercollegiate |
72-69-78=219 |
+6 |
T55 |
GS Individual Collegiate |
79-74-74=227 |
+11 |
T39 |
Colleton River Collegiate* |
74-77-74=225 |
+9 |
T47 |
Schenkel Invitational* |
76-72-76=224 |
+8 |
T47* |
*Played as an individual |
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2019-20 |
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Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
Old Town Collegiate |
67-70-79=216 |
+6 |
T54 |
JT Poston Invitational* |
68-71-70=209 |
-4 |
T22 |
Fighting Irish Classic* |
77-74-79=230 |
+17 |
T75 |
White Sands Intercollegiate* |
75-69-69=213 |
-3 |
T25 |
GS Individual Collegiate |
82-79-79=240 |
+24 |
T51 |
*Played as an individual |
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