11/12/2026 12:06:00 PM | Golf
MARTIN, Tenn. – University of Tennessee at Martin head golf coach Austin Swafford has announced the signing of Witt Cayce, one of the top Class of 2027 high school prospects in the state of Alabama.
Cayce is currently a senior at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, Ala., where he is a standout for head coach Brent Daugherty. His 2026-27 season so far has featured a 71.93 stroke average with three victories, one runner-up finishes and five All-Tournament Team accolades. He was named the 2026 Sunrise Rotary of Mobile Golfer of the Year and the 2026 Eddie Holmes MVP.
A Fairhope, Ala. native, Cayce won the 2026 PGA Section Junior Championship, topping the 49-man field with a score of 136 (-6) after rounds of 69-67 at the Musgrove Country Club on July 16-17. He also placed first out of 24 golfers at the 2026 7A South Sub-State with a 69 (-3) at the Auburn University Club on May 5, a week after he finished atop the leaderboard at the 2026 7A South Sectionals at RTJ Magnolia Grove as his 68 (-4) led the field of 50 participants.
Cayce also boasts top-five finishes at the 2026 Joe King Invitational (second place with a 137, -7 at the RTJ Grand National Lakes Course on March 30-31), the Mobile Junior Amateur at Azalea City Golf Course (third place with a 143, -1 on June 5, 2026) and the 110th Alabama State Amateur Qualifier held at Azalea City Golf Course (fourth place with an even-par 72 on May 14, 2026). He additionally placed eighth at the 2026 7A State Championship held at RTJ Magnolia Grove with a 143 (-1) on May 11-12 and finished 13th at the Alabama Boys State Junior (even-par 216 on June 29-July 2) held at Valley Hill Country Club.
Cayce was a Team Alabama participant in the Southern Junior Cup held in July 2025, going 2-1 in match play at the Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, Ark. He also was one of just 10 golfers selected to represent the South squad in the 30th Annual AHSAA North-South All-Star Games held in July 2026.
"Witt is the type of young man that will make an immediate impact on our program both on and off the golf course," Swafford said. "He's played junior golf at the highest level and competed all across the country. He's a great athlete with tons of potential and his character is also extremely high – after our initial phone call I knew he checked all the boxes for what we look for in recruits as far as who they are and what they value. I am excited to see what he accomplishes on and off the golf course."
Cayce is joining a Skyhawk program that has won three Ohio Valley Conference team championships and produced five OVC Championship medalists since 2015.
Cayce is currently a senior at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, Ala., where he is a standout for head coach Brent Daugherty. His 2026-27 season so far has featured a 71.93 stroke average with three victories, one runner-up finishes and five All-Tournament Team accolades. He was named the 2026 Sunrise Rotary of Mobile Golfer of the Year and the 2026 Eddie Holmes MVP.
A Fairhope, Ala. native, Cayce won the 2026 PGA Section Junior Championship, topping the 49-man field with a score of 136 (-6) after rounds of 69-67 at the Musgrove Country Club on July 16-17. He also placed first out of 24 golfers at the 2026 7A South Sub-State with a 69 (-3) at the Auburn University Club on May 5, a week after he finished atop the leaderboard at the 2026 7A South Sectionals at RTJ Magnolia Grove as his 68 (-4) led the field of 50 participants.
Cayce also boasts top-five finishes at the 2026 Joe King Invitational (second place with a 137, -7 at the RTJ Grand National Lakes Course on March 30-31), the Mobile Junior Amateur at Azalea City Golf Course (third place with a 143, -1 on June 5, 2026) and the 110th Alabama State Amateur Qualifier held at Azalea City Golf Course (fourth place with an even-par 72 on May 14, 2026). He additionally placed eighth at the 2026 7A State Championship held at RTJ Magnolia Grove with a 143 (-1) on May 11-12 and finished 13th at the Alabama Boys State Junior (even-par 216 on June 29-July 2) held at Valley Hill Country Club.
Cayce was a Team Alabama participant in the Southern Junior Cup held in July 2025, going 2-1 in match play at the Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, Ark. He also was one of just 10 golfers selected to represent the South squad in the 30th Annual AHSAA North-South All-Star Games held in July 2026.
"Witt is the type of young man that will make an immediate impact on our program both on and off the golf course," Swafford said. "He's played junior golf at the highest level and competed all across the country. He's a great athlete with tons of potential and his character is also extremely high – after our initial phone call I knew he checked all the boxes for what we look for in recruits as far as who they are and what they value. I am excited to see what he accomplishes on and off the golf course."
Cayce is joining a Skyhawk program that has won three Ohio Valley Conference team championships and produced five OVC Championship medalists since 2015.
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