SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Sam Lape has been selected as the Southern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week for all competition from April 12-18. The selection is made by the league office.
Lape finished tied for 11th at the Mason Rudolph Championship, which wrapped last Wednesday. The native of Atlanta, Georgia shot a 3-under-par 68 during the final round after posting rounds of 72 and 70 in the first and second rounds, respectively. The senior went on a tear on the back nine and birdied four of his last five holes to finish the day with a team-high six birdies in the final round. Lape’s performance in the final round helped him climb 10 spots on the leaderboard. Lape finished the tournament at 3-under-par 210, defeating nine golfers ranked in the top 100 in the event.
Furman finished sixth in the 15-team, 84-golfer Mason Rudolph Championship. The Paladins shot 281 in the first round, 286 in the second round and 284 in the final round for a tournament score of 1-under 851. Furman outperformed two top-40 teams, 36th-ranked Cincinnati and 39th-ranked Liberty, in the event as seven teams in the tournament were ranked in the top 50.
The Paladins will be back in action on April 23-25 at the SoCon Championship in Greensboro, Georgia.
Also nominated: Adam Hooker (Western Carolina)
2022-23 SoCon Men’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 14 Trey Mixon, So., Mercer
Sept. 21 Noah Connor, Sr., UNCG
Sept. 28 Will Morlan, So., Furman
Oct. 5 Walker Crosby, Sr., Furman
Oct. 12 Tobias Jonsson, Jr., Mercer
Oct. 19 Paul Conroy, Jr., Chattanooga
Oct. 26 Will Morlan, So., Furman
Nov. 3 Symon Balbin, Sr., UNCG
Feb. 15 Algot Kleen, So., ETSU
Feb. 22 Matthew Larkin, Sr., Wofford
March 1 Symon Balbin, Sr., UNCG
March 8 Tobias Jonsson, Jr., Mercer
March 15 Mats Ege, R-So., ETSU
March 22 Garrett Engle, So., Chattanooga
March 29 Will Morlan, So., Furman
April 5 John Houk, Jr., Chattanooga
April 12 John Houk, Jr., Chattanooga
April 19 Sam Lape, Sr., Furman