SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Jack Crosby and UNCG’s Symon Balbin and Zack Swanson have been named the Southern Conference Men’s Golfers of the Week for all competition March 31 to April 6. The selection is made by the league office.
 
Furman and UNCG, the only SoCon squads in action last week, both competed at the Irish Creek Collegiate at the Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, North Carolina, on Friday and Saturday. Crosby, Balbin and Swanson all tied for 20^th at 5-over-par 218 to pace the league golfers in the field.
 
Furman’s Crosby, a junior from Memphis, Tennessee, opened with an even-par 71 in Friday’s first round before posting a 3-over 74 in the day’s second round and a 2-over 73 Saturday to close out his tournament in a five-way tie for 20^th.
 
Balbin and Swanson both made huge jumps on the final day, moving up 22 spots each after firing matching 2-under-par 69s Saturday. Balbin, a redshirt freshman from Pinehurst, North Carolina, shot 75 and 74 in Friday’s rounds to sit 7-over after day one, while Swanson, a redshirt senior from Waxhaw, North Carolina, was also 7-over after turning in rounds of 76 and 73 Friday.
 
The SoCon trio finished ahead of two of the three golfers in the field ranked in the top 100 nationally and just one stroke back of the other.
 
In the team standings, Balbin and Swanson helped UNCG to a 10^th-place finish and Crosby paced Furman to an 11^th-place showing in the 15-team field.
 
Furman and UNCG, who finished one stroke apart, both concluded their regular seasons at the Irish Creek Collegiate and are back in action at the SoCon Men’s Golf Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Georgia, on April 19-20.
 
 
2020-21 SoCon Men’s Golfer of the Week
Feb. 24       Archie Davies, R-Fr., ETSU
March 3      Tyler Copp, Sr., Mercer
March 10    Keller Harper, Sr., Furman
March 17    Magnus Pedersen, So., Western Carolina
March 24    Trevor Hulbert, Gr., ETSU
                  Mac Scott, Fr., Furman
March 31    Keller Harper, Sr., Furman
April 7         Jack Crosby, Jr., Furman
                  Symon Balbin, R-Fr., UNCG
                  Zack Swanson, R-Sr., UNCG
                 
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