Men's Golf Southern Conference

GSU's Martin Named Men?s Golfer of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern junior Charlie Martin has been named the Southern Conference men’s golfer of the week for all competition from April 2-8. The selection is made by the league office.

Martin shot a 2-under-par 211 at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville, Tenn., over the weekend, finishing fourth in the 78-player field to match his best career finish. The LaGrange, Ga., native opened with back-to-back rounds of 2-under 69 before finishing with a 2-over 73 for his fifth career top-10 finish. There were six players ranked in the top 50 nationally in the field, with Martin finishing ahead of the Nos. 2, 11 and 15 golfers.

The 14-team field featured six top-50 squads, including No. 1 Alabama. Georgia Southern, ranked 48th nationally, finished fifth for its third straight top-five finish, topping No. 12 Florida State and No. 35 Kennesaw State in the final standings.

The weekly award is the first of Martin’s career and the fourth for a GSU golfer this season.

Georgia Southern returns 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) and Davis Bunn (Chattanooga).

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

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