Men's Golf Southern Conference

Elon?s John Somers Named Men?s Golfer of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Elon senior John Somers has been named the Southern Conference men’s golfer of the week for all competition from April 9-15. The selection is made by the league office. It is the final one of the 2014 men’s golf season.

Somers won the Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational on Tuesday, completing the two-day tournament with a 10-under 206 for his first career victory. The 83-golfer field included a pair of players ranked in the top 25 nationally, with Somers besting both by two strokes.

The Elon, N.C., native opened the tournament with a career-low 7-under-par 65 on Monday, equaling the 26-year-old tournament’s first-round record. Somers followed that up with a 4-under 68 in round two, putting him in the lead at 11-under 133, also a tournament record through 36 holes. He finished his run with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday to claim the two-shot win over a quintet of players tied at 208, including No. 15 J.T. Poston of Western Carolina and No. 21 Julien Brun of TCU.

As a team, Elon finished second in the 15-team field with a 27-under 837, four strokes back of champion Lamar and 16 ahead of No. 50 TCU. The Phoenix shattered the tournament record for 36-hole score with a mark of 30-under 546, breaking the existing mark by 11 strokes to hold the lead heading into the final round of play. Elon’s 16-under 272 in the second round was a new tournament record for low round, as well.

Elon and the rest of the league return to action at the Southern Conference Men’s Golf Championship at the National Golf Club in Pinehurst, N.C., on April 20-22.

Also nominated: Casey Komline (Appalachian State), Taylor Coalson (UNCG), J.T. Poston (Western Carolina) and Andrew Novak (Wofford).

2014 SoCon men’s golfers of the week
Feb. 26    Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern
March 5    Carter Jenkins, UNCG
March 12    J.T. Poston, Western Carolina
March 19    Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern
March 26    Liam Johnston, Chattanooga
April 2    Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern
April 9    Charlie Martin, Georgia Southern
April 16    John Somers, Elon

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