Big South Announces Men's Golfers of the Week - March 22
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Longwood’s
Matthew Lyons (Aurora, Ontario) has been named the Big South Men’s Golfer of the Week, while teammate
David LaFreniere (Ottawa, Ontario) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week honoree for events played March 14-20, it was announced today.
Lyons won the Manor Invite with a 6-under 138 (68-70) in recording his first Top 10 finish of the year. He had a pair of eagles in the final round –- tied for the most in the field, in addition to five birdies in his opening round 68, which is a season best. Lyons tied for the top spot in par-4 scoring and tied for the second-best score on the par-5 layouts.
LaFreniere tied for fourth at the Manor Invite with a 1-over 145 (70-75), which included a season-best round 70 on the first day. His eight overall birdies tied for third in the event, he added an eagle on his card, and he finished even-par on the par-3 holes to tie for second in that category.