DALLAS – Jax State’s
Lara El Chaib and Kennesaw State’s
James Brash have been named Conference USA’s final Golfers of the Week for the fall season.
CUSA Women’s Golfer of the Week – Lara El Chaib, Jax State – Jr. – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
El Chaib was the individual medalist at the Samford Intercollegiate, winning the tournament by nine shots. The junior posted a three-under round of 68 in the first round, highlighted by a 32 on the back nine, before a 73 in the second. During the third round on Monday, El Chaib was two under, again posting 32 on the back nine. El Chaib led the field in Par 3 scoring at 2.92 and in Par 4 scoring at 4.00. Her 13 birdies also led the field.
CUSA Men's Golfer of the Week – James Brash, Kennesaw State – So. – Windlesham, England
Brash was the Owls' top finisher in a very strong field at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational. He carded rounds of 71-68-71 for a 6-under par total of 210, making 15 birdies and 30 pars in the 54-hole event. Brash tied the No. 23 ranked player in the country at 6-under and finished ahead of the No. 25, 32, 52, 84 ranked player in this week's Scoreboard/Clippd rankings. The sophomore’s efforts helped KSU to a tie with No. 45 Memphis.
2026-27 CUSA Women’s Golfer of the Week
S2 Grace Frei, WKU
S9 Rhianna Gooneratne, Delaware
S16 Lara El Chaib, Jax State
S23 Rhianna Gooneratne, Delaware
S30 Isabelle Hurrion, Sam Houston
O7 Rhianna Gooneratne, Delaware
O14 Clementina Castaño, Missouri State
O21 Pureun Kim, Sam Houston
O28 Mary Grace Dunigan and Hyunji Kim, Delaware
N4 Lara El Chaib, Jax State
2026-27 CUSA Men’s Golfer of the Week
S2 Luke Libbey, Liberty
S9 Kostka Horno, NM State
Mateo Payán, NM State
S16 Michael Lugiano, Liberty
S23 Connor Henry, MTSU
S30 Austin Krahn, Liberty
O7 Max Chan, NM State
O14 Alejandro Caraballo, Kennesaw State
O21 Pedro Gallegos, Missouri State
O28 N/A
N4 James Brash, Kennesaw State