SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford’s Xuan Khue Minh Doan has been selected as the Southern Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week for all competition from Oct. 19-25. The selection is made by the league office.
 
Doan posted a career-best finish with an 8-over-par 224 at the Terrier Intercollegiate hosted by Wofford in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the par-72, 6,056-yard Carolina Country Club. The freshman opened the tournament with a 5-over 77 on Monday before improving with a 1-over 73 in the second to move into a tie for 10th at 6-over 150. Doan closed out the event with a 2-over 74 on Tuesday to finish ninth, seven strokes back of medalist Praew Nontarux of USC Upstate. The Hanoi, Vietnam, native averaged 74.67 strokes through three rounds and finished with 35 pars and seven birdies throughout the tournament. Doan has now placed in the top 20 in three of her four collegiate tournaments.
 
Wofford finished ninth in the 17-team field, completing the tournament with a 61-over 925 performance. The Terriers shot 321 in the first round, 298 in the second, and 306 in the final round, securing wins over IUPUI (+72), Longwood (+73), Winthrop (+76) and App State (+86).
 
This marks Doan’s first weekly honor of the season and the first of her career.
 
Wofford wraps up its fall slate on Oct. 31-Nov.1, as the team travels to Macon, Georgia, to compete in the Mercer Invitational at the Brickyard Golf Club.
 
Also nominated: Alex Phelps (UNCG).
 
2022-23 SoCon Women’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 14           Camilla Jarvela, Jr., Mercer
Sept. 21           Dorota Zalewska, Sr., Chattanooga
Sept. 28           Dorota Zalewska, Sr., Chattanooga
Oct. 5              Madison Isaacson, 5^th, Western Carolina
Oct. 12            Dorota Zalewska, Sr., Chattanooga
Oct. 19            Brie Mapanao, Fr., Western Carolina
Oct. 26            Xuan Khue Minh Doan, Fr., Wofford