Big South Announces Men's Golfers of the Week - March 28
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 High Point’s
Jay Smith (Florence, S.C.) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week honoree for events played March 21-27, it was announced today.
LaRue was the medalist at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate (par 71, 6,817 yards) with a 10-under 203 (68-67-68). He won the event by seven strokes, and his 54-hole score is the lowest in program history. LaRue earned his first win of the season with a tournament-best 6-under on the par-4 holes (3.82 average), and was -4 on the par-5 layouts. He also carded 15 birdies.
Smith went 2-0 at the Sweetens Cove Match Play event against South Dakota State and Miami. He first earned a 1UP victory against SDSU that pushed High Point to a 4-0-2 team win. Smith later gave the Panthers a 2-1-0 advantage over Miami with a 3-and-2 triumph, as HPU eventually prevailed, 3-1-2.