Butler's Sabins, St. John's Wang Earn Weekly Golf Honors
NEW YORK – Butler junior Logan Sabins has been named BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week and St. John’s senior Linda Wang has been tabbed BIG EAST Female Golfer of the Week. Sabins finished second in a BIG EAST-flavored Georgetown Intercollegiate and Wang took medalist honors at the Brown Bear Invitational.
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week
Logan Sabins, Jr., Butler – Sabins sparked Butler’s performance at the Georgetown Intercollegiate with a second-place finish. The junior shot a one-under-par 70 in Tuesday’s final round to finish with a four-under-par 209. He was three shots behind the winner. Sabins shot 69 and 70 in Monday’s two rounds. Sabins posted his 70 in difficult conditions when only three players broke par. As a team, the Bulldogs placed fourth in the 12-team event, which also featured host Georgetown and Seton Hall.
BIG EAST Female Golfer of the Week
Linda Wang, Jr., St. John’s – Wang captured medalist honors at the Brown Bear Invitational. She shot a 3-under-par 69 in the final round that included a bogey-free front nine and a pair of birdies. She carded a 73 in the first round to finish with a 36-hole total of 142. The Red Storm finished seventh in the 12-team tournament.
Men’s Notes – Oliver Farrell of
Marquette finished in fifth place at the Chatham Hills Collegiate, hosted by Indiana. The Golden Eagles took third place in the team standings. Farrell shot 4-under-par 212 (68-69-75) to record his fourth tournament under par and fourth top-10 finish in five fall events. Purdue took first place.
Seton Hall,
Georgetown and
Butler finished second, third and fourth, respectively, at the Georgetown Intercollegiate. The Pirates finished at 862 (+10), six strokes behind first-place Princeton. Georgetown was six behind Seton Hall at +16 (868). Butler’s score was 871 (+19). Gen Nagai of Seton Hall and Eduardo Blochtein of Georgetown finished in a seven-way tie for fourth at 2-over-par 215. After Sabins for Butler, the top Bulldog finisher was Patrick Allgeier, who tied for 17th at 218 (+5).
Women’s Notes – Mikayla Fitzpatrick of
Xavier continued her impressive fall season with a third-place finish at the MAC Fall Preview. She finished with a 1-over-par 217 (72-69-76). Her second round 69 tied a career low. Fitzpatrick was just five strokes off the medalist position. She has posted eight rounds at par or better this fall, which is a program record. The Musketeers won the team title that included the program’s 18-hole scoring record for par and low score with a 284 (-4).