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GOLF: March 22 Golfers of the Week

IRVING, Texas - R.J. Keur of UAB earned Conference USA Men's Golfer of the Week after shooting a 10-under and finishing in second place against two teams ranked in the top five. WKU’s Georgina Blackman had her fourth top-10 finish of the season and second in a row to claim the C-USA Women's Golfer of the Week.

C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week – R.J. Keur, UAB, Jr., North Charleston, South Carolina
Keur notched his second consecutive second-place finish by shooting ten under (-10) at the Schenkel Invitational in a field that included two top five teams. Keur shot under par in every round (70-68-68) including back-to-back rounds of four under par on Saturday and Sunday to clinch second place. He finished two strokes behind Patrick Martin of No. 1 Vanderbilt who won the tournament (-12), and held Sam Horsfield of No. 4 Florida (-9) to third place. This is Keur’s first C-USA Player of the Week award of his career.

C-USA Women's Golfer of the Week – Georgina Blackman, WKU, Jr., Essex, England
Blackman marked her eighth top-25 finish in nine outings this season with a sixth-place showing at the MSU Spring Citrus Challenge. This was Blackman’s fourth top-10 finish of the season and second in a row. The junior shot five over in the 54-hole tournament and broke through in the second round, shooting a 1-over 73 and surging into 10th place with 18 holes to go. Blackman’s 1-under 71 in the final round tied for the third-lowest score of the tournament, securing her spot with 221 total. She finished just five strokes out of second place and led the Lady Toppers to a third-place finish. This is Blackman's first C-USA Player of the Week award this year and second of her career.

2016-17 C-USA Men's Golfers of the Week
  • S14 Andreas Sorenson, UTEP
  • S14 Billy Tom Sargent, WKU
  • S14 Zander Lozano, UTSA
  • S21 Mario Carmona, Rice
  • S28 Marcus Byrd, Middle Tennessee
  • O5 Conor Purcell, Charlotte
  • O12 Billy Tom Sargent, WKU
  • O19 Frederik Dreier, UTEP
  • O26 Ilari Saulo, Middle Tennessee
  • N2 Zander Lozano, UTSA
  • F15 None
  • F22 Chip Thomas, Middle Tennessee
  • M1 Collin Clark, UTSA
  • M8 Ricky Hendler, Florida Atlantic
  • M15 Chip Thomas, Middle Tennessee
  • M22 R.J. Keur, UAB

2016-17 C-USA Women's Golfers of the Week
  • S14 Mary Joiner, WKU
  • S21 Hanley Long, Middle Tennessee
  • S28 Katie Story, WKU
  • O5 Camila Serrano, FIU
  • O12 Kelly Erasmus, Southern Miss
  • O19 Lily Downs, UTEP
  • O26 Camila Serrano, FIU
  • N2 Mary Joiner, WKU
  • F15 Julie Houston & Nikki Long, UTSA
  • F22 Juliana Sebastian, UAB
  • M1 Nikki Long, UTSA
  • M8 Camila Serrano, FIU
  • M15 Camila Serrano, FIU
  • M22 Georgina Blackman, WKU

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