2014-15 Golf Players of the Week
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Ty Palmer, Guilford, So.
April 13, 2015Palmer, a sophomore from Kernersville, N.c., earned all-tournament honors at the Emory Spring Invitational as helped lead the Quakers to a tie for third in a field that feature seven of the top-25 teams in the latest Golfstat.com NCAA Division III ratings. Palmer finished sixth overall, posting a pair of 73's to finish at two-over 146 at the Barnsley Gardens Resort. It was the fourth top-10 showing for Palmer this season. He lowered his stroke average to 74.6, which sits fourth in the conference. Guilford posted a 606 (301-305) to tie with LaGrange College. -
Olivia Bowling, Randolph-Macon, Jr.
April 13, 2015Bowling, a junior from Charlotte Hall, Md., tied for fourth out of 45 individuals at the Methodist Spring Invitational. The reigning ODAC Player of the Year posted rounds of 78 and 77 to finishing three strokes back of Emily Javadi from Sewanee for medalist honors. The event marks Bowling's fourth top-five showing in seven starts this season. She now owns a 78.3 stroke average, fourth in the ODAC. Randolph-Macon placed fourth as a team at 689 (345-344) on the Methodist University Golf Course.
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Harrison Frye, Guilford, Fr.
April 06, 2015Frye, a freshman from High Point, N.C., was the low Quaker at the Wynlakes Intercollegiate to help lead Guilford to second place in the team standings. Frye placed second in the 60-man field, posting a two-under 142 on the par-72 track at Wynlakes Golf & Country Club in Montgomery, Ala. He opened with a career-low 69 and finished with a one-over 73 to finish three strokes back of Cory Howard from LaGrange. Guilford shot a 593 (290-293) overall, just six strokes behind LaGrange.
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Evan Cocke, Shenandoah, Jr.
March 30, 2015Cocke, a junior from Centreville, Va., helped the Hornets' to the program's best-ever finish at the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate at Camp leJeune. Cocke earned individual medalist honors in the championshi Gold division, finishing at four-under par to win by one stroke over Anthony Macaglia from Oglethorpe University. Cocke opened with a one-over 73 on the par-72 gold course, but then followed with a tournament-best five-under 65 on the scarlet layout. He posted an even-par 72 in third round, finishing at 210 for the event. Shenandoah tied for seventh as a team at 903.
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Brittany McDonaldson, Eastern Mennonite, Jr.
March 30, 2015McDonaldson, a junior from Harrisonburg, Va., scored her first collegiate victory in the first home event in EMU's program history on Sunday, notching a career-low 77 (+7). Tied with three other women with three holes to play on the Heritage Oaks course, McDonaldson closed par-birdie-par to win by three strokes.
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Liza Freed, Washington and Lee, Fr.
March 23, 2015Freed, a freshman from Alexandria, Va., continued the Generals' run of success as she won the Yellow Jacket Invitational, leading Washington and Lee to the team title. Freed opened with five-over 77, but then rebounded with the only under-par round of the tournament, firing a one-under 71 to win by three strokes at 148. The Generals won by five strokes as a team, posting a 633 on the 5,818-yard par-72 track at The Hollows in Ashland, Va. Freed owns a 78.0 average thru 14 rounds of play, helping W&L to eighth in the country by Golfstat.
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Evan Cox, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr.
March 16, 2015Cox, a freshman from Ashland, Ky., was the top ODAC finisher at the TaylorMade-Adidas Intercollegiate, competed at the Cotton Dike Course in Beaufort, S.C. Cox fired back-to-back rounds of 74 and finished with a 77 to placed fifth overall out of 87 golfers at nine-over 225. It marked his second top-10 showing of the season and the first top-five performance of his collegiate career.
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Caroline Holloway, Washington and Lee, Fr.
March 16, 2015Holloway, a freshman from Gainesville, Fla., claimed the individual championship at the TaylorMade-Adidas Intercollegiate at the Morgan River Course in Dataw Island, S.C. She shot 78-78 to finish at 156 to win by once stroke. W&L finished third as as team. It was the first win by Holloway this season and her fourth top-five showing of the year. Her 77.9 average is second in the ODAC. Washington and Lee golfers has won the individual medal in the past two events in which it has participated.
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Ty Palmer, Guilford, So.
March 02, 2015Palmer, a sophomore from Kernersville, N.C., kicked off the spring season by leading the Quakers contingent at the Callaway Gardens Intercollegiate. Palmer placed seventh overall, helping GC to tie for second in the team standings at 593 (293-300). In a tournament that featured eight teams from the current Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches' Poll, Palmer opened with an even-par 72 before posting a three-over 75 to finish at three-over 147. Guilford is currently ranked 14th in the country. The Quakers tied fourth-ranked Methodist and beat #2 Oglethorpe in the team standings.
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Mary-Frances Hall, Washington and Lee, Fr.
March 02, 2015Hall, a freshman from State Road, N.C., helped lead the Generals to second place at the Callaway Gardens Intercollegiate, just two strokes behind Dalton State. Hall was the individual medalist in the tournament, posting a seven-over 149 to win by three strokes. The victory marks her second of the season. She opened with a three-over 74 to help W&L to a team round of 313, the best of any in the tournament. Hall finished with a four-over 75, besting Paige Hartman from St. Andrews by three strokes. Hall now owns a 76.5 average over 10 rounds thru the fall and early spring.
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Brian Burt, Hampden-Sydney, Sr.
November 03, 2014Burt, a senior from Holt, Mich., was the top ODAC finisher at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial hosted by Guilford College. He finished in a tie for third at eight-over part after posting rounds of 75 and 73 on the 6,740-yard par-70 layout at the Sedgefield Dye Course. The finished marked his fifth top-10 and fourth top-five showing in six events competed this fall. Burt's efforts helped H-SC to 11th place in the team standings.
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Olivia Bowling, Randolph-Macon, Jr.
October 27, 2014Bowling, a junior from Charlotte Hall, Md., won her second tournament of the season last week, capturing medalist honors at the Bridgewater Invitational. She posted rounds of 72 and 75 towards a three-over-par 147 to win by four strokes on the 5,805-yard par 72 layout at Lakeview Golf Course in Harrisonburg. Bowling's efforts helped R-MC to second place in the team standings at 80-over 656. Bowling is currently third in the ODAC with a 78.3 scoring average covering nine rounds of competition.
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Caroline Holloway, Washington and Lee, Fr.
October 20, 2014Holloway, a freshman from Gainesville, Fla., helped lead W&L to a third-place showing out of 16 teams at the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational at the Baytowne Golf Club in Sandestin, Fla. The event featured eight of the nation's top-18 teams, but Holloway helped set the tone from the start for the Generals, shooting an opening round 69 (-3) that led the tournament and is the lowest round in ODAC history. She shot an 84 the second day, but recovered to shoot a -2 70 in the final round to finish second overall with the two lowest rounds of the tournament. Holloway played seven rounds during the fall and averaged 77.7 strokes per round, second-best in the ODAC.
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Conley Hurst, Washington and Lee, So.
October 13, 2014Hurst, a sophomore from Little Rock, Ark., helped the Generals to a fifth place team finish at the Royal Lakes Invitational hosted by Oglethorpe University in Flowery Branch, Fla. Hurst tied for fifth overall, posting a two-round total of one-under-par 143 after rounds of 75 and 68. W&L was fifth of 16 competing teams. Hurst currently leads the ODAC with a 72.4 scoring average covering seven rounds of play.
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Marin Warring, Bridgewater, Jr.
October 13, 2014Warring, a junior from Williamsburg, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season after winning the Generals' Invitational hosted by Washington and Lee at the Lexington Country Club. Warring fired a career-low 75 in the final round of competition to overcome a two-stroke deficit and claim medalist honors. She finished at 11-over-par 155, joined her second round 75 with an opening 80. Bridgewater finished second as a team at 73-over 649.
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Ty Palmer, Guilford, So.
October 06, 2014Palmer, a sophomore from Kernersville, N.C., led the Quakers to a dominating win at the Gordin Classic, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University. Palmer fired rounds of 66, 66 and 74 to finish 10-under-par and win individual medalist honors by nine strokes over the second place golfer. The medal is the first for Palmer in his collegiate career. Both rounds of six-under 66 came on the same day as competing teams played twice on Monday on the par-72 7,010-yard track at the Colmbus Country Club. Palmer's 132 set a new GC record for the lowest 36-hole total in school history. His three-round (54 holes) total of 206 is second only to Noah Ratner's 204 at the 2011 Golfweek Invitational. Palmer's effort helped Guilford claim its first team title of the season as the Quakers finished at eight-over-par 872 to win by 17 strokes over Rhodes College. The win also marks the fifth Gordin Classic title in program history.
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Liza Freed, Washington and Lee, Fr.
October 06, 2014Freed, a freshman from Alexandria, Va., helped the Generals place second out of eight teams at the Al Jones Memorial hosted by the University of Texas at Tyler. Freed rebounded from an opening 83 to improve by nine strokes on a day two with a 74 to tied for fifth out of 44 golfers at 13-over-par (157). For the season, Freed carries a 78.7 stroke average over three rounds played.
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Tanner Gross, Guilford, So.
September 29, 2014Gross, a sophomore from Archdale, N.C., led the Quakers contingent at the Tournament Town Championship Preview, hosted by Guilford College. Gross tied for eighth overall with a three-round score of 219, carding rounds of 73, 72 and 74. His three-over-par efforts helped GC to a sixth-place team showing at 896 (300, 291, 305). The event featured 11 of the top-23 teams in the GCAA Division III Preseason Poll.
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Marin Warring, Bridgewater, Jr.
September 29, 2014Warring, a junior from Williamsburg, Va., led the way for the Eagles with an 11-over-par 82 to earn individual medalist honors at the Stevenson Fall Invitational. Warring claimed the individual championship by four strokes over Stevenson's Alicia Greene. The individual title is the first of her career and is the first for a Bridgewater women's golfer. Her efforts helped Bridgewater to first out of five schools in the team standings with a 347 (+63).
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Alex Taylor, Roanoke, Jr.
September 22, 2014Taylor, a junior from Roanoke, Va., led the Maroons to the team title at the Shenandoah Invitational. Taylor tied for second overall, posting rounds of 75 and 71 for a six-over 146 on the 7,000-yard par-70 layout at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club. Roanoke carded rounds of 303 and 285 (588) to best NCAA Division II Shepherd University by one stroke in the team standings.
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Mary-Frances Hall, Washington and Lee, Fr.
September 22, 2014Hall, a freshman from State Road, N.C., won her collegiate debut at the ODAC Preview held at Rock Barn Golf & Spa, the site of the 2014 and 2015 ODAC Golf Championships. Hall shot an even-par 72 to win by six strokes over the next closest competitor. Her even score bettered any single round posted at Rock Barn at last season's preview and conference championships.
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Brennan Lloyd, Shenandoah, So.
September 15, 2014Lloyd, a sophomore from Waynesboro, Va., won his first collegiate tournament as he claimed individual medalist honors at the Tom Kinder Memorial. Lloyd was one of three players to finish under-par as he fired rounds of 69 and 70 to post a five-under score of 139 to win by one stroke. The 69 tied for the low-round of the tournament. His efforts helped SU to a sixth-place finish in the team standings.
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Olivia Bowling, Randolph-Macon, Jr.
September 15, 2014Bowling, a junior from Charlotte Hall, Md., picked up right where she left off last season as the 2013-14 ODAC Women's Golfer of the Year won individual medalist honors at the NYU Invitational at Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y. The Yellow Jackets placed fourth out of 11 teams at the season-opening event. Bowling opened up a three-shot lead following the first round of play, firing an even-par 72 over the 5,809-yard layout. She improved her lead by one on Sunday, carding a two-under 70 to finish at two-under 142 for the tournament, winning by four shots over Michelle Peng from Middlebury College. Bowling was the only player to finish under-par for the tournament.
