Lauture Awarded SoCon Women’s Golfer of the Week
SoCon Announces Women’s Golfer of the Week
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s golf freshman Sophie Lauture has been named The Southern Conference (SoCon) Women’s Golfer of the Week, as announced by the league office Wednesday.
The Concord, North Carolina, native tied for third while competing in her first collegiate tournament at the Golfweek Fall Challenge on Tuesday. She finished at five-under-par (208) in the three-day tournament, which guided the Spartans to a third-place finish. Lauture carded rounds of 71-65-72 and recorded a total of 39 pars and 10 birdies from Sunday to Tuesday.
“It means a lot to earn my first SoCon award, especially as a freshman early in my collegiate career,” said Lauture. “It’s a really big award and boosted my confidence. I hope to improve even more as a player and teammate as time goes on and succeed even more.”
The Spartans set single-round records for the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and the UNCG program as a whole on Monday. Lauture led the team at six-under par (65) in the second round while UNCG shot 13-under-par (271), breaking the previous course record of 277 set by Campbell in 2018. Additionally, it set a school record for the Spartans with the previous single-round record for the team (281) coming last fall at the Elon Women’s Invitational.
This is Lauture’s first SoCon weekly honor. The last time a UNCG women’s golfer earned the award was on March 13, 2024, when Ava Romfo was honored after winning the Puerto Rico Classic.
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UNCG heads to the Pirate Collegiate at the end of the month for its next tournament from Sept. 30-Oct. 1, hosted by East Carolina University at Greenville Country Club in Greenville, North Carolina.
Courtesy of Connor Wachtel
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro
Hernandez Named SoCon Men’s Golfer of the Week
SoCon Announces Men’s Golfer of the Week
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Kelvin Hernandez of the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s golf team has been named The Southern Conference (SoCon) Golfer of the Week, as announced by the league office Wednesday.
The Caguas, Puerto Rico, native notched his first collegiate win at the Bryan National Collegiate on Tuesday behind an eight-under-par (208) over the three-day tournament, leading the team to first place. Hernandez carded rounds of 68-69-71 over the three-day tournament. The sophomore recorded a total of 15 birdies at the event, with five birdies apiece each round.
“This being my first SoCon weekly award means a lot because it just keeps adding to the win I had yesterday,” said Hernandez. This recognition makes me want to keep pushing harder and practicing harder to keep achieving these goals. “This being my first weekly award just lets me know that I could win college tournaments and be rewarded with achievements like this. This is just another boost for me and the team to help us succeed for the rest of the season.”
Hernandez was named SoCon Freshman of the Year and to the SoCon All-Freshman Team concluding the 2023-24 season. However, Wednesday’s mention marks the first time Hernandez has received a weekly mention from the SoCon.
The last time a Spartan was named SoCon Golfer of the Week was on March 13, 2024, when recent graduate, Noah Connor earned the award.
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UNCG will now turn its attention to the Bearcat Invitational from Sept. 16-17 at Coldstream Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, hosted by Cincinnati.
Courtesy of Emma White
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro