Height: 6-2
Hometown: Poway, CA
High School: Poway High School
CAREER: Played in 28 career events and improved his stroke average each year…finished with a career stroke average of 74.2…shot a career-best 67 (-5) on three occasions…recorded two top-10 finishes at The Farms Intercollegiate (t-6th) as a junior and at the St. Mary’s Invitational as a senior…was a three-time WCC All-Academic selection who graduated with a 3.89 cumulative grade point average.
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2016-2017 (SENIOR): First team WCC All-Academic selection for a third consecutive season…also was the male recipient of the Four Pillars Award given annually to a USF athlete who attains the highest standards of athletic performance, academic achievement, community service and leadership…played in all nine events and recorded a stroke average of 72.3, which was the lowest of his career…turned in 12 rounds of par or better, including a 5-under 67 in the first round of the Arizona National Invitational in Tucson…enjoyed one top-10 finish at the St. Mary’s Invitational at Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach, where he finished tied for ninth…opened the fall at the Olympic Invitational where he tied for 51st with a 15-over score of 228…tied for 52nd at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational at the Meadow Club with a 2-over score of 215 (75-71-69)…posted his second career top-10 finish at the St. Mary’s Invitational at Poppy Hills, where he tied for ninth as an individual competitor with a 5-over score of 218 (75-70-73)…tied for 28th at the Princeville Invitational with a 2-over score of 218, which included career-low 67 in the second round…opened the Arizona Invitational with a 5-under 67 and followed with rounds of 75 and 71 to earn a tie for 15th place at 3-under 213…continued his fine play in the desert at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational where he finished at even par 213 (72-71-70) to tie for 27th place…tied for 31st at The Goodwin held at Stanford Golf Course…earned top-10 finishes in each of his last two events of the season…tied for 17th place at the PING Cougar Classic with a 1-under score of 215 (68-72-75)…tied for 20th at the WCC Championships at 217 (+1) on rounds of 74-74-69.
2015-2016 (JUNIOR): First team WCC All-Academic selection…played in seven events and posted a stroke average of 74.2…turned in nine rounds of par or better, including a career best 5-under 66 in the second round of the Alister Mackenzie Invitational at the Meadow Club in Fairfax…opened the year by tying for 71st place at the Saint Mary’s Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach…bounced back in his next event by tying for 15th at the Wyoming Southern Dunes Intercollegiate where he finished 3-over on rounds of 72-75-72…tied for 22nd at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational with a 5-under score of 208…opened strong with rounds of 69 and 66 and was tied for eighth place at the 36 hole mark after rounds of 69 and 66…shot a 2-over 73 on the final day of the event to finish at 208…finished the fall campaign at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational, where he tied for 28th at even par 216 (72-70-74)…played in three of the six spring events…tied for sixth at The Farms Intercollegiate with an even par score of 216…opened with rounds of 69 and 71 before finishing with a 76…was back in the lineup at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate where he tied for 59th at 234 (80-77-77)…last event came at The Goodwin, where he tied for 130th with a 24-over score of 234 (84-73-77) at Stanford Golf Course.
2014-2015 (SOPHOMORE): First-team WCC All-Academic selection…participated in eight events and finished with a stroke average of 74.34 …first event of the season came at the Saint Mary’s Invitational, where he tied for 26th with a 6-over score of 222 (76-71-75) as an individual…team qualified for the Wyoming Southern Dune Intercollegiate where he tied for 19th with a 6-over score of 222 (76-71-75)…marked his only top-20 finish of the season…opened with a 67 at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational at the Meadow Club and ultimately finished tied for 55th after closing with rounds of 78 and 77…played as individual at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational and finished tied for 42 at even par 216 (74-69-73)…played in four of the six spring events…tied for 87th at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (73-82-76-231)…played in the fifth spot in the lineup at The Goodwin…was disqualified from the first round but rebounded to post a pair of 73s in rounds two and three at Stanford Golf Course…opened the Wyoming Desert Classic with a 5-under 67, which tied for the lowest individual round of the season…followed with rounds of 75 and 73 to finish tied for 33rd at 1-under 215…played in the third spot at the WCC Championships where he tied for 26th with a 54-hole score of 236 (76-76-84).
2013-2014 (FRESHMAN): Played in a total of six events and carded a stroke average of 77.0… saw action in three fall events and finished with a stroke average of 76.77…made his collegiate debut at the Saint Mary’s Invitational where he tied for 82nd with a 19-over score of 235 (81-76-78)…recorded his first top-20 finish at the Cabo del Sol Invitational where he tied for 19th with a 7-over 223 (79-71-73)…played in the four spot at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational at the Sonoma Golf Club…tied for 76th at 233 (75-78-80)…was in the lineup for The Farms Invitational to open the spring season…opened with a season-best  2-under 70 before closing with rounds of 81 and 77 to finish at 228 (+12) and tied for 39th…tied for 93rd at the Wyoming Desert Classic in Palm Desert…opened with an even par round of 72 and closed with rounds of 80 and 75 to finish at 227 (+11)….was in the lineup for the West Coast Conference Championships at Gold Mountain in Bremerton, Wash. where he finished 45th at 240 (85-75-80)..
HIGH SCHOOL AND AMATEUR CAREER: Graduated from Poway High School…played for head coach Dave Thompson…first team All-Palomar League and All-San Diego CIF selection as a senior…also named Palomar League’s Player of the Year…American Junior Golf Association Hewlett-Packard Academic All-American…served as team captain and earned team most valuable player honors as a senior…represented the United States at the 2012 Junior Pacific Cup held in San Diego and the 2013 event held in Melbourne, Australia…also represented Team San Diego at the 2012 Junior America’s Cup in Idaho and the 2011 Hogan Cup in Oregon…lowest round in competition was a 67 at the 2012 Toyota Cup at Indian Wells…finished first at the 2011 FCG Fall Series Classic at the Lake San Marcos Country Club with a 4-under score of 140…tied for first but lost in a playoff at the 2013 San Diego Section CIF Championship at the Admiral Baker Golf Course…finished second at the Phil Mickelson Junior Players Championship held at the Escondido Country Club and Twin Oaks Golf Club…tied for third at the 2012 Toyota Tour Cup at the Indian Wells Resort…tied for fifth at the 2012 Coronado City Amateur at the Coronado Golf Course.
PERSONAL: Full name is Maxwell George Alcorn…born August 1, 1994 in San Diego, CA…parents are Greg and Laura Alcorn…has one older brother, Louis…home course is the StoneRidge Country Club in Poway, Calif…favorite course is Mauna Kea on the Big Island in Hawaii…lists Pebble Beach Golf Links as the course he’d most like to play…dream foursome includes his father, brother and Johnny Drama…favorite golfer is Jason Dufner…enjoys surfing, running, skiing, basketball and hanging out with friends.
