SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Algot Kleen has been selected as the Southern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week for all competition from Oct. 11-17. The selection is made by the league office.
 
Kleen won the 17th Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Georgia, which wrapped play on Sunday. The native of Fiskebackskil, Sweden, posted rounds of 67-68-70 for a tournament score of 205 (-11). The junior led the tournament field in birdies (17) and par-4 scoring (-10). Kleen’s performance helped ETSU move to the No. 8 spot in the national Golfstat rankings.
 
ETSU finished third at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in the 15-team, 75-golfer field, with a 16-under-par 848 performance. The Buccaneers shot 275 in the first round, 284 in the second round and 289 in the final round.
 
The Bucs play their next tournament in Maui, Hawaii, in the Ka’anapali Classic on Oct. 26-28
 
Also nominated: Tommy Lamb (UNCG), Taylor Kuehn (Samford) and Pablo Hernandez (Western Carolina)

2023-24 SoCon Men’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 13            Magnus Pederson, R-Sr., Western Carolina
Sept. 20            Paul Conroy, Sr., Chattanooga
Sept. 27            Remi Chartier, Gr., ETSU
Oct. 4               Tobias Jonsson, Sr., Mercer
Oct. 11             Mats Ege, R-Sr., ETSU
Oct. 18             Algot Kleen, Jr., ETSU