BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Auburn senior Carson Bacha was named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week Wednesday following his impressive outing at the Southern Highlands Collegiate where he led the Tigers to a runaway victory in Las Vegas.
It is the second time Bacha has earned conference weekly honors in his career.
At Southern Highlands, he finished second individually, shooting 71-74-64 for a 7-under 209, cementing himself as Auburn’s low scorer for the third consecutive tournament. Thanks to Bacha’s efforts, the Tigers claimed a 10-shot victory, and bested the nearest SEC team by 28 shots.
Bacha’s final round 64 (-8) held up as the lowest round of the tournament by three strokes. He turned in a clean card with 11 pars, birdies on 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 15 as well as an eagle on 13.
With his final birdie of the first round, on the par-4 14th, the York, Pennsylvania native also recorded his 400th career birdie, becoming just the 11th player in program history to do so.
The Tigers return to action March 16-18 at the General Hackler Championship hosted by The Dunes Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
It is the second time Bacha has earned conference weekly honors in his career.
At Southern Highlands, he finished second individually, shooting 71-74-64 for a 7-under 209, cementing himself as Auburn’s low scorer for the third consecutive tournament. Thanks to Bacha’s efforts, the Tigers claimed a 10-shot victory, and bested the nearest SEC team by 28 shots.
Bacha’s final round 64 (-8) held up as the lowest round of the tournament by three strokes. He turned in a clean card with 11 pars, birdies on 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 15 as well as an eagle on 13.
With his final birdie of the first round, on the par-4 14th, the York, Pennsylvania native also recorded his 400th career birdie, becoming just the 11th player in program history to do so.
The Tigers return to action March 16-18 at the General Hackler Championship hosted by The Dunes Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
