FOREST, Va. --- The second-to-last week of the ODAC fall golf season featured a trio of tournaments in which conference golfers featured well. The men's ranks featured a strong national field as well as the state tournament put on the VSGA. Women's golf participated in the same national tournament hosted by Golfweek as the men's players.
The ODAC Golfers of the Week for week seven both showed well in strong national fields at their respective Golfweek events in Destin, Fla. Lynchburg's Eddie Coffren, V earns his third weekly award of the season, while fellow Hornet Emily Brubaker collects her second honor.
Below are entries for both 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
- Mondays: field hockey, soccer, swimming, volleyball (basketball it begins)
- Tuesdays: cross country (indoor track when it begins)
- Wednesdays: golf
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MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Eddie Coffren V | Lynchburg | Fy.
Coffren, a first-year from Owings, Md., picks up his third weekly award of the season after a strong performance in a national field at the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational. Coffren finished seventh overall following three rounds at The Raven Golf Club in Destin, Fla. He carded a 1-under par total of 212 after 54 holes on the par-71 track set to 6,635 yards. Coffren opened with a 3-over 74 before righting the ship with a 3-under 68 that featured four of his 10 birdies. That 68 is the fifth lowest score in program history. Coffren finished with a 1-under 70. His efforts overall featured 17 holes of bogey-free golf between the first and second rounds. His showing helped Lynchburg to ninth out of 24 teams in the tournament table. The Hornets finished at 29-over 881 (296-285-300). Lynchburg's 285 in round two is the fourth-lowest team round in program history.
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WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Emily Brubaker | Lynchburg | So.
Brubaker, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., earns her second weekly award of the fall season following a strong showing in a national field at the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational. Brubaker, the 2021 ODAC Rookie of the Year, finished in a tie for 21st place at 12-over 228 following three rounds at the Baytowne Links in Destin, Fla., which was set to a par of 72 at 5,603 yards for the tournament's 106 participants. Brubaker opened with a 10-over 82, but she turned it around with a 2-over 74 in round two and an even-par 72 over the final 18 holes. She made seven birdies for the tournament with four coming in the third round. She moved up 36 spots on the leaderboard throughout the week, partially powered by the best par-5 scoring average (4.87) in the field. Lynchburg, which sat 19th after round one, finished 15th overall out of 20 competing teams at 89-over 953 (336-310-307).
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