Big South Announces Women’s Golfers of the Week – March 2
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Gardner-Webb’s Neza Siftar (Ljubljana, Slovenia) has been named the Big South Women’s Golfer of the Week, while Presbyterian College’s Mariana Polakova (Brno, Czech Republic) is the Women’s Freshman of the Week for events played Feb. 23-March 1, the conference office announced today.
Siftar earned the individual title at the Bright’s Creek Invitational, shooting an 80-73-68—221 (+5) to win by seven strokes. The sophomore was the only competitor to shoot in the 60’s in any round of the tournament, helping the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a third-place finish as a team.
Polakova also played in the Bright’s Creek Invitational, carding an 80-78-74—232 (+16) to tie for fourth on the individual leaderboard. She was one of three top-10 finishes for the Blue Hose, who took the team title – their first since the 2008-09 season.