Colby Hutton continues to fine tune his game and is making a name locally, regionally, on the high school level, nationally, and soon at the collegiate level. Hutton has committed to play golf at Colorado Mesa beginning in 2026-27, with plans to major in Finance with a minor in accounting. He plans to earn a Masters Degree in five years.
Playing in the SNJGA, junior golf, and high school golf has been a wonderful journey for the 2025 SNJGA Player of the Year Boys 15-18.
“The first thing that comes to my mind about the SNJGA is the friends and community that I have become involved with over my time competing on the tour,” Hutton says. “The opportunities I have experienced such as playing in the Jay Don Blake Border Wars tournament and the Eddie Hogan Cup where I represented the SNJGA s something that I am forever grateful for. I feel like playing junior golf is important for multiple reasons, for one it gives everyone the opportunity to learn communication skills and make lifelong friends. The skill of learning to golf is also something that can never be taken away from you and will be something that you can do for the rest of your life.”
Hutton works with Top 40 Under 40 teaching professional and UNLV PGA graduate Matt Henderson. Selecting Colorado Mesa was a perfect fit.
“The first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about my commitment to Colorado Mesa is the opportunity I have been given to follow my dreams and play college golf,” Hutton says. “All the work I have put in and all the sacrifices my family have made have paid off, so having this opportunity is something I won’t ever take for granted. I chose Colorado Mesa because I really felt I made a connection to the coach and the team. The facilities and the support for student-athletes at the school is something that I could not find anywhere else.”
Before leaving for college, Hutton has junior and high school events to play plus a national competition to prepare for. He and former UNLV Golf All-American and PGA Tour player Jeremy Anderson qualified for the USGA Fourball and will competed May 16=20 at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona.
“Colby has very sound fundamentals and understands how to think his way about the course,” Anderson says. “He has a very high golf IQ.”
Hutton took to golf later in life, but hasn’t wasted time improving with each round and tournament.
“My golf journey was one that started later than most other players as I didn’t start playing competitive golf until the start of my freshman year in high school at Bishop Gorman,” Hutton said. “I had played baseball most of my younger life and golf was there as more of a fun thing I did with my Dad. I ended up making my high school golf team as a freshman and after that never looked back, being named Rookie of the Year on my team, and then last year being the 5A Mountain Division Player of the Year and being named the MVP on my team. There were certainly times during my junior golf career where I really wasn’t sure if I was going to be good enough to play at the next level, much less at a school such as Colorado Mesa. I am forever grateful for the opportunity Coach Sullivan has given me and I hope to continue to have success in college.”
Player of Year Hutton Commits to Colorado Mesa
Colby Hutton continues to fine tune his game and is making a name locally, regionally, on the high school level, nationally, and soon at the collegiate level. Hutton has committed to play golf at Colorado Mesa beginning in 2026-27, with plans to major in Finance with a minor in accounting. He plans to earn a Masters Degree in five years.
Playing in the SNJGA, junior golf, and high school golf has been a wonderful journey for the 2025 SNJGA Player of the Year Boys 15-18.
“The first thing that comes to my mind about the SNJGA is the friends and community that I have become involved with over my time competing on the tour,” Hutton says. “The opportunities I have experienced such as playing in the Jay Don Blake Border Wars tournament and the Eddie Hogan Cup where I represented the SNJGA s something that I am forever grateful for. I feel like playing junior golf is important for multiple reasons, for one it gives everyone the opportunity to learn communication skills and make lifelong friends. The skill of learning to golf is also something that can never be taken away from you and will be something that you can do for the rest of your life.”
Hutton works with Top 40 Under 40 teaching professional and UNLV PGA graduate Matt Henderson. Selecting Colorado Mesa was a perfect fit.
“The first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about my commitment to Colorado Mesa is the opportunity I have been given to follow my dreams and play college golf,” Hutton says. “All the work I have put in and all the sacrifices my family have made have paid off, so having this opportunity is something I won’t ever take for granted. I chose Colorado Mesa because I really felt I made a connection to the coach and the team. The facilities and the support for student-athletes at the school is something that I could not find anywhere else.”
Before leaving for college, Hutton has junior and high school events to play plus a national competition to prepare for. He and former UNLV Golf All-American and PGA Tour player Jeremy Anderson qualified for the USGA Fourball and will competed May 16=20 at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona.
“Colby has very sound fundamentals and understands how to think his way about the course,” Anderson says. “He has a very high golf IQ.”
Hutton took to golf later in life, but hasn’t wasted time improving with each round and tournament.
“My golf journey was one that started later than most other players as I didn’t start playing competitive golf until the start of my freshman year in high school at Bishop Gorman,” Hutton said. “I had played baseball most of my younger life and golf was there as more of a fun thing I did with my Dad. I ended up making my high school golf team as a freshman and after that never looked back, being named Rookie of the Year on my team, and then last year being the 5A Mountain Division Player of the Year and being named the MVP on my team. There were certainly times during my junior golf career where I really wasn’t sure if I was going to be good enough to play at the next level, much less at a school such as Colorado Mesa. I am forever grateful for the opportunity Coach Sullivan has given me and I hope to continue to have success in college.”
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