Big South Announces Men's Golfers of the Week - Oct. 24
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Longwood’s
Justin LaRue (South Chesterfield, Va.) has been named the Big South Men’s Golfer of the Week, while Gardner-Webb’s
Will Spicer (Kings Mountain, N.C.) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week honoree for events played Oct. 17-23, it was announced today.
LaRue won the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (par 71, 6,554 yards) for his second consecutive victory. He paced the field with an 11-under 202 (71-64-67), drained a tournament-best 18 birdies and won by three strokes. LaRue was 3-under on the par-3 holes, and finished 4-under on both the par-4 and par-5 layouts. He opened his second round 64 with seven birdies in his first eight holes.
Spicer carded a 2-over 215 (71-71-73) at the Furman Intercollegiate (par 71, 7,131 yards) and tied for 28th in 87-player field. He was the top finisher among the 11 Big South competitors, and totaled nine birdies plus one eagle among his 54 holes.