SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Taylor Kuehn has been selected as the Southern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week for all competitions from Feb. 14-20. The selection is made by the league office.
 
Kuehn finished fourth at the Wexford Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, South Carolina, which wrapped play on Tuesday. The freshman posted rounds of 71-73-73 for a tournament score of 217 (+1). The native of Asheville, North Carolina, led the tournament field in par-5 scoring (-4), while completing the event with 38 pars and eight birdies.
 
Samford finished tied for fourth at the Wexford Intercollegiate in the 18-team, 90-golfer field, with a 25-over-par 889 performance. The Bulldogs shot 293 in the first round, 295 in the second round and 301 in the final round.
 
The Bulldogs play their next tournament in Aiken, South Carolina, at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational on March 4-5.
 
Also nominated: Will Morlan (Furman)

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
Oct. 25             Paul Conroy, Sr., Chattanooga
Nov.1               Symon Balbin, Sr., UNCG
Feb. 14             Tobias Jonsson, Sr., Mercer
Feb. 21             Taylor Kuehn, Fr., Samford