TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men’s golf head coach Jay Seawell announced that Luke Powell, who was an all-conference performer during his time at UCLA, has signed to continue his playing career with the Crimson Tide. 

Powell burst onto the collegiate golfing season as a true freshman in 2023-24, earning a spot on the PAC-12 All-Freshman team while also earning All-PAC-12 Second Team honors. Additionally, he was selected as a Golf Coaches Association of America All-Region performer that same year. 

Across his two seasons with the Bruins, Powell averaged 72.44 strokes per round while collecting four top 10 and six top 20 results across his 22 career tournaments played.

Jay Seawell on Luke: 

“We are thrilled to add what we think is another valuable piece to our team with the addition of Luke. He wants to win championships, and his ideals match up with those of our program, so we feel it is a perfect fit. We had a chance to watch Luke first-hand when he outdueled Nick Dunlap to win the Hamptons Intercollegiate, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him join our program.”

Luke Powell | Laguna Niguel, Calif. | UCLA | Capistrano Valley Christian Schools

UCLA (2023-25)

• All-PAC-12 Second Team (2023-2024)
• PAC-12 All-Freshman Team (2023-2024)
• GCAA West All-Region (2023-2024)
• Ben Hogan Award Watch List (2024)
• PAC-12 Men’s Golfer of the Week (Oct. 10, 2023)
• Across his two seasons with the Bruins, he competed in 22 tournaments (64 rounds)
• Recorded a 71.7 scoring average over 37 rounds and 12 tournaments during his freshman season, and was the only Bruin to appear in the starting lineup for all 12 of UCLA’s tournaments
• Collected four top 10s and five top 20s and tallied 17 rounds under par, including 12 rounds in the 60s his freshman season
• Had a stellar start to his collegiate career with three top three finishes in the Fall 2023 season, including outdueling Nick Dunlap to earn his first collegiate medal at the Hamptons Intercollegiate on Oct. 2-3  
• Carded a score of 17-under par 199 (64-67-68) at the Hamptons Intercollegiate, the third-lowest 54-hole tournaments score in UCLA program history
• Averaged a team-best 69.9 strokes and was a collective 25-under in UCLA’s four fall tournaments
• Collected four top 10 finishes across his first five collegiate tournaments as a true freshman, including three top five results
• Competed in 10 tournaments (27 rounds) as a sophomore, finishing with a stroke average of 73.5 per round
• Had four rounds under par, two rounds in the 60s and one top 20 finish