SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman junior Keller Harper has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week for all competition from March 20-26. The selection is made by the league office.

The reigning SoCon Player of the Year, Harper won his second tournament of the 2018-19 season, turning in an 8-under-par 205 to claim the Furman Intercollegiate on the Paladins’ home course. After opening with a 1-under 70 on Friday to sit in a tie for fifth, the Atlanta, Georgia, native notched eight birdies and tied the tournament low-round record with an 8-under 63 on Saturday to vault into a tie for the lead with a score of 133, matching the 50-year-old tournament’s two-round record. Harper closed his tournament with a 1-over 72 on Sunday, sinking an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to clinch medalist honors.

Harper helped the Paladins claim third in the 21-team, 120-man field, which included fellow SoCon squads Samford and Wofford.

Furman returns to action at the Wofford Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on April 1-2.

Also nominated: Zack Swanson (UNC Greensboro), Harlan Winn (Samford) and Walker Simas (Wofford).

2019 SoCon Men’s Golfer of the Week
Feb. 27 Nick Lyerly, UNCG
March 13 Stanton Schorr, Mercer
March 20 Louis Theys, Western Carolina
March 27 Keller Harper, Furman

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