SEC Golf Athletes of the Week: Sept. 27
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Men's Golfer of the Week
Nick Dunlap | ![]() |
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So. | Huntsville, Ala. |
- Dunlap stole the show in the final round of the SEC Match Play hosted by Jerry Pate, carding an 8-under par 63 on his way to winning the individual stroke play title 15-under par 198 (70-65-63)
- The Huntsville, Ala., native drained a 10-foot birdie putt on his 18th hole to move past Vanderbilt's Gordon Sargeant (-14) as the individual stroke play medalist
- It was Dunlap's second collegiate win of his collegiate career, and first of the season, after he claimed the Linger Longer Invitational last spring
- Dunlap's total of 198 (70-65-63) tied for the second-lowest 54-hole tournament total in school history, second only to Bobby Wyatt's school record 192 in the 2014 SEC Championship.
- He set personal-best marks this week for 18-hole score (63), 54-hole total and score vs. par (-15) and matched Mark Harrell for the Jerry Pate tournament's 54-hole tournament record, which was set back in 2007
- Dunlap became the fifth UA golfer to card a round sub-200 score for a tournament, and the first to do so since Robby Shelton achieved the feat in the 2015 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
Women's Golfer of the Week
Caitlyn Macnab | ![]() |
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Jr. | Johannesburg, South Africa |
- Won the Mason Rudolph Championship individual title
- Brought home her second medalist finish of her career and the first individual title of the year for the Rebels with a 204 (-12)
- Shot all three rounds under par (69-67-68)
- Ranked No. 2 in the field for birdies (17) and par-3 scoring (-3) on the week
- Had a perfect final round as she tallied four birdies and 14 pars
- Has finished in the top five at both tournaments so far this fall and has shot under-par in five of her six rounds this season
- Marks the 31st golfer in Ole Miss program history to secure an individual title and the 11th under head coach, Kory Henkes
- Helped the Rebels to their second top five finish of the year with a team three-round total of 853 (-11)
- Helped Ole Miss lead the field in par-3 scoring (+1)
Women's Freshman of the Week
Sophie Stevens | ![]() |
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Fr. | Highland, Mich. |
- Helped Gators win first event of the season by six shots at the Glass City Invitational
- Finished T7 in her second collegiate tournament
- Had a 54-hole score of 216 (E)
- Shot two rounds of even or under par (71-72)