FOREST, Va. --- There were just two tournaments on the docket in week eight for ODAC golfers. Hampden-Sydney hosted its annual Fall Invitational at The Manor on the men's side, while the Chick-fil-A Collegiate Invite featured on the women's ledger.
Top-10 finishes for ODAC players highlighted efforts in both tournaments. Earning this week's ODAC Golfers of the Week awards are H-SC first-year Pierce Lambert and Randolph-Macon first-year Elli Flinchum.
Below are entries for both ODAC Golfers of the Week. Click on the associated links to see that sport's weekly honor roll. Most weeks this fall, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:
- Sundays: football (thru 11/13/22)
- Mondays: field hockey, soccer, swimming, volleyball, wrestling (when it begins)
- Tuesdays: cross country
- Wednesday: golf
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MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Pierce Lambert | Hampden-Sydney | Fy.
Lambert, a first-year from Hartfield, Va., put together his best collegiate outing in helping one of two squads entered by Hampden-Sydney to first place in the team table at the H-SC Fall Invitational at The Manor. Lambert, playing on what is official noted as the Tigers "B" team for NCAA qualification purposes, finished in a tie for fourth overall at 6-over par 150 following two rounds of action at The Manor Golf Club in Farmville, Va. He opened with a 76 in round one and registered three of his five birdies for the tournament over the second 18 holes for a 2-over 74 on the par 72 layout st to 6,643 yards. His second round total matched his season-low posting, while his two-round 150 is four strokes better than any of his other 36-hole stretches this year. Lambert, who owns a 77.1 per round scoring average, helped the Tigers to first in the team standings by three strokes over a squad from Washington and Lee at 30-over 606 (305-301).
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WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Elli Flinchum | Randolph-Macon | Fy.
Flinchum, a first-year from Summerfield, N.C., picks up her first career ODAC weekly award after leading Randolph-Macon's contingent at the Chick-fil-A Collegiate Invitational hosted by Berry College. Flinchum tied for seventh overall at 8-over 152 following two rounds of play at the Coosa Country Club in Rome, Ga. She opened carded three birdies on the way to an opening round of 3-over 75 before finishing with a 5-over 77 on the par 72 track set to 5,652 yards. This marks the first time that Flinchum carded two sub-80 rounds in a single tournament. Her efforts helped Randolph-Macon to 11th in the team standings at 123-over 699 (352-347).
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