Men's Golf Southern Conference

GSU?s Scott Wolfes Tabbed Men?s Golfer of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern sophomore Scott Wolfes has been named the first Southern Conference men’s golfer of the week for the spring season. The selection is made by the league office and includes all competition through Feb. 26.

Wolfes posted a pair of runner-up finishes to kick off the spring campaign, leading the way for the Eagles at the SunTrust Gator Invitational and the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate.

At the season-opening SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., Wolfes shot a 4-under 206 to take second in the field of 75 golfers. The St. Simons Island, Ga., matched his career low with a second-round 66, matching the fourth-lowest round in school history and helping Georgia Southern finish seventh in the 14-team field, which included six ranked squads and six ranked individuals.

At the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, S.C., on Feb. 18-19, Wolfes shot 2-under 214 to tie for second place in the 90-player field. The Eagles won the tournament, rallying from a three-stroke deficit in the final round to best the rest of the 18-team field. GSU finished eight strokes better than tournament host Francis Marion, which came in second.

Dating back to the fall, Wolfes has finished first or second in five of his seven tournaments this season. He has six top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes in his brief career.

Georgia Southern is back in action at the Samford Intercollegiate on March 4-5 in Birmingham, Ala.

Also nominated: Zach Munroe (College of Charleston), Sam Echikson (Davidson), Steven Fox (Chattanooga) and J.T. Poston (Western Carolina).


2013 SoCon men’s golfers of the week
Feb. 27    Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern
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