Big South Announces Men's Golfers of the Week - Feb. 20
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, with teammate
Hunter Swidzinski (Renfew, Pa.) earning the Men’s Freshman of the Week honor for events played Feb. 13-19, it was announced today.
LaRue was declared co-Medalist at The Savannah Intercollegiate with an 8-under par 136 (67-69). He was the co-leader before the final round was canceled after six holes due to rain. LaRue was tops in the field in par-5 scoring (-6) and was 2-under on the par-4 layouts. He also had eight birdies and two eagles on his scorecard.
Swidzinski notched his first Top 10 finish as he concluded The Savannah Intercollegiate with a 6-under par 138 (71-67). His second round 67 was a personal-best, and he was among the leaders in par-5 scoring (4.50 average) and par-4 scoring (3.90), in addition to having the third-most birdies with 10.