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Men’s Golfer of the Week
| Nathan Franks | South Carolina |
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| Jr. | Roebuck, S.C. |
- Recorded his first career win at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate (Feb. 3-4), winning by four shots over teammate Rafe Reynolds.
- Posted a career-best 54-hole score of 204 (-12) and was the only player in the 79-man field to get to double-digit under par with his total score.
- He shot 68-66-72 and his second-round score of 66 (-6) was a season best, one off tying a career low score.
Men’s Golfer of the Week
| Daniel Rodrigues |  Texas A&M |
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| Sr. | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal |
- Rodrigues tied for fifth place at Arizona National Invitational Tournament at the famed Omni Tucson National with a 15-under 201 score.
- After opening the tournament with a 2-under 70, he followed up with a 66 and closed out with a season-best 65.
- His 15-under tally was a collegiate career best for a three-round tournament.
- His final round included six birdies in addition to an eagle on his final hole for the 7-under tally.
- It marked his second consecutive top-5 finish and third straight top-10.
Men’s Golfer of the Week
| Jack Lundin |  Missouri |
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| Sr. | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
- In a field that included 11 schools ranked in the top 60 nationally, senior Jack Lundin finished fifth overall at -15
- Lundin’s 201 tally is a career-best score (by two strokes), while also tying for the ninth-best score in school history
- The senior also helped the Tigers to a fifth-place team finish, topping SEC rival and No. 25 Texas A&M by one stroke
- Lundin led the Tigers during an 830 tournament – marking the seventh-best score in school history
- Overall, Lundin carded three eagles and 16 birdies over the 54-hole tournament.
Men’s Freshman of the Week
| Drew Wilson |  Mississippi State |
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| Fr. | Potts Camp, Miss. |
- Finished tied for third at the 2024 Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
- Was the highest placing freshman, and third highest placing SEC golfer at the event.
- Was named to the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate All-Tournament Team.
- Shot a career-low, 7 under 65 in the second round. Tied for the lowest round by a Bulldog golfer this year.
- Recorded third-lowest round by an SEC Freshman this season.
Men’s Freshman of the Week
| Luke Poulter |  Florida |
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| Fr. | Orlando, Fla. |
- Finished 6h individually at the Sea Best Invitational.
- Had a 54-hole score of 210 (E).
- Shot a round-three of score of 67 (-3).
- Tied for fourth in the field with 12 birdies.
Women’s Golfer of the Week
| Ingrid Lindblad |  LSU |
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| Gr. | Halmstad, Sweden |
- Finished solo second in the first tournament of the spring semester at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 54-hole total of 8-under 208. Posted rounds of 71-69-68.
- Low SEC player among the five teams from the league in the tournament.
- 11 birdies and one eagle in the event. Played the par 5s in 6-under par.
- Added to her school record total of 37 top 10s in 44 career LSU starts and it was her 28th top 5 finish.
- Helped Tigers to a second place finish.
Women’s Golfer of the Week
| Hannah Darling |  South Carolina |
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| Jr. | Midlothian, Scotland |
- Went 3-0 in matches to help the No. 6 Gamecocks to the team’s second win of the season at the Therese Hession Regional Team Challenge (Feb. 3-5) out west in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
- The team defeated Arizona, No. 7 Oregon and No. 1 Wake Forest en route to the title.
- Darling led the team in birdies and total holes won in her three match victories.
- She defeated WAGR No. 40 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra 2&1 in the team’s 4-1 victory over the top-ranked Demon Deacons. Darling shot 67 (-4) in the 18-hole match.
- She also notched a 5&4 win over WAGR No. 48 Kiara Romero in the team’s 3-2 win over the seventh-ranked Ducks for a pair of top-100 wins.
- The winning team earned a sponsor exemption for one player into the LPGA’s Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship March 21-24 at Palos Verdes Golf Club and Darling was selected to represent the Gamecocks and make her professional debut at the event.
Women’s Freshman of the Week
| Maria Jose Marin |  Arkansas |
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| Fr. | Cali, Colombia |
- José Marin, ranked No. 1 in the Spikemark rankings, bounced back in a major way at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic, finishing the tournament under par for her fourth straight time as a collegiate golfer with a 1-under 215 (77-71-67).
- Tied for 16th after jumping 24 spots on the final day thanks to her 5-under 67 in the third round, which tied a career-low round for the freshman.
- In that final round, José Marin fired off five birdies and 13 pars, going bogeyless thru those 18 holes.
- She shot a 71 in the second round, which helped her get back on track after a tough start to the tournament.
- José Marin finished the tournament with nine birdies and 39 pars. As just a freshman, José Marin has registered nine rounds at par or under and five rounds in the 60s.
- She tied for the lowest 54-hole score of all freshmen in the field.
Women’s Freshman of the Week
| Ava Merrill |  Vanderbilt |
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| Fr. | Johns Creek, Ga. |
- Finished T6 playing as an individual at the FAU Paradise Invitational (-2, 214).
- Carded the lowest round of her collegiate career with a 4-under 68 in the second round.
- Added a 1-under 71 in the final round.
