SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Archie Davies has been selected as the Southern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week for all competition from March 23-29. The selection, Davies’s second of the season, is made by the league office.
 
Davies clinched his second collegiate victory at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate in Awendaw, South Carolina, on Tuesday, March 29, shooting a 12-under-par 204 over the course of the three-day tournament to claim the individual title. The redshirt sophomore averaged 68.0 strokes per round en route to winning the title, shooting a 4-under 68 in the first round and a 1-under 71 in the second before concluding the event with a bogey-free 7-under 65 in the final to record his lowest round of the 2021-22 campaign. The Carlisle, England, native finished 11-under-par on the par-5s, averaging 4.27 on said holes, and concluded the tournament with 12 birdies and a tournament-best three eagles to help guide the Buccaneers to a team victory. With the win, Davies has now posted five top-10 finishes this season.
 
ETSU secured a share of the title in the 16-team, 96-golfer field, finishing the tournament with a 5-under 844 performance to serve as co-champions with South Carolina. The Buccaneers shot 280 in the first round, 281 in the second and 283 in the final round, earning wins over NC State (-20), Missouri (-20), Mississippi (-19), Auburn (-16) and Kentucky (-9). ETSU has now won two team titles this season and has finished in the top three in four total events.
 
The Buccaneers close out their regular season on April 8-9, competing in NC State’s Stitch Intercollegiate at the MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.
 
Also nominated: Ross Funderburke (Furman) and Cedric Otten (Wofford).

2021-22 SoCon Men’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 15           Harry Jones, So., Wofford
Sept. 29           Braedon Wear, Fr., Chattanooga
Oct. 13             Remi Chartier, R-So., ETSU
Oct. 20             Nick Lyerly, Sr., UNCG
Oct. 27             Nick Lyerly, Sr., UNCG
Nov. 3              Remi Chartier, R-So., ETSU
Feb. 16             Preston Richardson, So., Western Carolina
Feb. 23             Tobias Jonsson, So., Mercer
March 2            Nick Lyerly, Gr., UNCG
March 9            Archie Davies, R-So., ETSU
March 16          Algot Kleen, Fr., ETSU
March 23          Nick Lyerly, Gr., UNCG
March 30          Archie Davies, R-So., ETSU