Big South Women’s Golfers of the Week – Oct. 29
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Presbyterian College's
Sloane Spessard (Raleigh, N.C.) has been named the Big South Women’s Golfer of the Week for events played Oct. 22-28, while Charleston Southern’s
Felicity Lamkin (Liverpool, England) and
Majken Vallmar (Lidköping, Sweden) are the Co-Women’s Freshman of the Week honorees, it was announced today.
Spessard finished tied for runner-up at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate (par 72, 6,032 yards) with a 7-over par 223 (73-75-75), marking a career-best finish. This was the third top 10 of her career and Presbyterian’s best individual finish since 2023. Spessard was one of two players in the field to card an eagle during the tournament, doing so on the fourth hole of the final round, helping her shoot an even-par 35 on the front nine. She tied for first in the field in par-3 scoring (2.93; -1) and tied for sixth in par-4 scoring (4.29). Her six birdies for the tournament were a team high and led the Blue Hose to a tie for third place as a team.
Lamkin and Vallmar tied for runner-up honors to lead Charleston Southern to a team title at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate. The duo recorded matching three-round scores of 7-over par 223. Lamkin opened the tournament with a 1-under 71 before carding a 73 in the second round and closing with a 79, while Vallmar posted rounds of 74, 73 and 76. Vallmar tied for third in the field in par-5 scoring (4.93; -1), while Lamkin tied for fourth in par-4 scoring (4.25; +6), with the duo each tying for fifth on par-3’s (+1). The team title for Charleston Southern was its first of the season and first under head coach Andy Serketich.