Big South Announces Men's Golfers of the Week - Oct. 16
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Charleston Southern’s
Owen Newberry (Crofton, Md.) has been named the Big South Men’s Golfer of the Week, while Winthrop’s
Dylan Park (Easley, S.C.) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week for events played Oct. 9-15, it was announced today.
Newberry was runner-up at the Elon Phoenix Invitational (par 71, 6,871 yards) with an 11-under 202 (67-69-66). The top Big South golfer of the 25 competing, Newberry’s final round 66 was the lowest of the day and jumped him three spots on the final leaderboard. He tallied 16 birdies -- including seven in an eight-hole stretch in the final round, and helped the Bucs finish third in the 16-team field.
Park finished 10th at the Bash in the Boro (par 72, 6,850 yards) with a 5-under par 211 (76-67-68) to lead the Eagles with his second Top 10 standing of the season. He drained 11 total birdies, and finished his final 36 holes at 9-under while recording a 4.50 scoring average on the par-5 layouts (-6).