Big South Announces Men's Golfers of the Week - April 5
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Longwood sophomore Brandon Weaver (Purcellville, Va.) and Campbell junior Ray Kraivixien (Bangkok, Thailand) have been named the Big South Co-Men's Golfers of the Week, while Campbell’s Pontus Nyholm (Gavle, Sweden) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week for events played March 29-April 4, it was announced today.
Weaver claimed his first career individual medalist honor with a par save on the second playoff hole of the Manor Intercollegiate (par 72, 7,246 yards). He tied for first after 54 holes with a 2-over 218 (70-74-74) and the effort marked his first Top 10 standing of the season.
Kraivixien tied for first at the ECU Intercollegiate (par 72, 6,755 yards) with a 2-over 218 (75-70-73). He moved up from third-place after 36 holes into the top spot before falling short in a three-way playoff for medalist honors. Kraivixien tied for first in the event in par 4 scoring (even) and tied for the fourth-most birdies with nine.
Nyholm tied for fourth at the ECU Intercollegiate with a 4-over 220 (77-73-70) for his fourth Top 10 finish of the season. He was tied for 21st-place after two rounds and carded the second-lowest score of the final round to move inside the Top 5. Nyholm was second in the field with 11 birdies and fourth overall on the par 5 holes (-4).