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SEC Golfers of the Week: March 29

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GOLFER OF THE WEEK

 Alex Goff, Kentucky

  • Posted the second-lowest tournament score of the Brian Craig era with a 16-under-par 200
  • Notched his second second-place finish of the season
  • Opened with a 6-under 66 on Sunday, followed by a 7-under 65 on Monday and a final-round 3-under 69 on Tuesday to best his previous career low by a stroke and finish two strokes off of current UK assistant coach Ben Fuqua's 198 set at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate in the 2008-09 season. Fuqua's score still stands as the best individual tournament score in the Brian Craig era (2001-present).
  • Goff held a three-stroke lead heading into a final round in which he carded five birdies against a double-bogey on the par-3 12th hole to post the 3-under 69 on Tuesday, but Furman's Will Morlan came from behind to fire a final-round 8-under 64 to win by two strokes at 18-under for the tournament. The second-place finish ties Goff's second-best career finish after placing second at the Battle at Briar's Creek this February and winning the Blessings Collegiate Invitational to start his sophomore season in 2020-21.
  • The tournament marked Goff's third time playing the Hootie at Bulls Bay, where he now has seven rounds under par in nine rounds played. He now has a team-high 17 rounds of par-or-better, including a team-best 15 under-par, in his senior campaign.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

 Alfons Bondesson, Missouri

  • Led the Tigers to a fifth-place team finish (of 15 schools) with a 12-under 204 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate in Awendaw, South Carolina
  • Recorded his second-straight top-five individual finish by placing fourth overall of 81 golfers
  • His 204 total is a new career high by two strokes
  • Carded a four-under 68 in all three rounds
  • Collected 17 birdies with just five bogeys during the 54-hole tournament

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CO-GOLFERS OF THE WEEK

 Ingrid Lindblad, LSU

  • Won her record adding 11th collegiate tournament at LSU as part of a four-way title at the Clemson Invitational at The Reserve at Lake Keowee in Sunset, South Carolina ... Fired a three-round total of 5-under 211 with rounds of 75-67-69.
  • It was the second consecutive year to win or share medalist honors at the Clemson Invitational.
  • Lindblad won for the second time in the 2022-23 season and has had six top ten finishes in seven events this season. Averaging 70.24 for 21 rounds with 12 of 21 rounds at par or under.
  • Led the Tigers to 2023 finishes of 2nd-Win-win-2nd over this part of the season.

 Julia Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State

  • Lopez Ramirez sunk seven birdies in the first round (the most within the field) to secure her 22nd career round in the 60s (5-Under, 67). ( 5-Under Par (67) is tied for the sixth lowest opening round individually in Mississippi State history.)
  • Lopez Ramirez sunk three birdies in the second round to work around a bogey on the fourth hole to secure her 36th career par or better round, finishing 2-Under Par (70). 
  • Lopez Ramirez sunk 12 birdies throughout the event (third most) to finish third.
  • In the final round, Lopez Ramirez secured her 37th round of par or better golf in her career.
  • Lopez Ramirez has six top-five finishes in nine events played this spring and 13 overall in 21 career events.
  • Lopez Ramirez is now only three rounds in the 60s (22) behind all-time Bulldog great Ally McDonald Ewing (25) for the most in program history.

 Elina Sinz, Auburn

  • Earned first career individual victory at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
  • Finished the tournament with a 36-hole score of 139 (-5) to best the field by one stroke
  • Tied for the lowest par five scoring in the field at 5-under
  • Was second in the field in birdies with 10 over both days
  • Was under par both rounds with a 3-under 69 in round one and a 2-under 70 in round two.

FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK

 Lynn Lim, Vanderbilt

  • Lim had Vanderbilt's top score at the Clemson Invitational where she finished in a tie for eighth place overall at 2-under-par for the event.
  • Lim, who had missed two months due to injury, opened the event with a 2-under-par 70 and followed that with a second-round 71.
  • She now has three top-10 finishes in four career starts.

 Katie Cranston, Auburn

  • Recorded her best finish of the season with a tie for fifth at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
  • Finished the tournament with a 36-hole score of 142 (-2)
  • Highest finishing freshman in the field
  • Was tied for the lead through round one after firing a 3-under 69
  • Tied for third in the field in birdies with 9