Senior placed 11^th in prestigious LSU Golf Classic

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Furman senior Blair Lamb has been named the Southern Conference women’s golfer of the week for all competition from March 11-17.

Lamb shot a three-round total of 215 (-1) to claim 11^th place at the LSU Golf Classic at The University Club in Baton Rouge, La., last week. The senior from Flat Rock, N.C., fired a three-under par 69 in the final round, buoyed by five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on the front nine, to improve four spots on the final day. The impressive field at the event included 16 of the top 50 golf teams in the country.

The golfer of the week is selected by a vote of the league’s women’s golf sports information directors.

Another top performer this week was Samford’s Katelyn Stanier.

2009 Women’s Golfer of the Week

Feb. 25       Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston

March 4      Katelyn Stanier, Samford

March 11     Emma de Groot, Chattanooga

March 18     Blair Lamb, Furman