| Newsmakers:
May 7, 2007
College
Round-up
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Georgia's Chris Kirk |
Georgia's Taylor
Leon made the cut
at last week's LPGA Tour event, the SemGroup Championship.
Leon finished in a tie for 61st with rounds of 73-74-74
for an 8-over-par 221. Leon was also named the SEC
Player of the Year.
Chris Kirk of Georgia
has been named a finalist for the Ben Hogan Award,
which is presented annually to the top men’s
NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or junior college
golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur
competitions during the last 12 months.
Clemson's Kyle
Stanley has been named
the ACC Player and Freshman of the Year. Florida's Billy
Horschel was named the SEC Player of the
Year, and Georgia's Hudson Swafford received
SEC Freshman of the Year honors. Michigan State's Matt
Harmon received
Big 10 Player of the Year honors, while Penn State's
Kevin Foley was recognized as the
conference's Freshman of the Year. Niklas
Lemke of Arizona State and Southern California's
Jamie Lovemark shared Pac-10 Player
of the Year Honors, with Lovemark being named the
conference's Freshman of the Year as well. On the
women's side, Candace
Shepperle of
Auburn was named SEC Freshman of the Year. Texas
A&M's Ashley Knoll received
Big 12 Player of the Year honors while Anna
Nordqvist of Arizona State
took home the Pac-10 Player and Freshman of the Year
awards.
Charlotte won the Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship, led by Matt Mincer who
captured the individual title with a 14-under-par 202.
Detroit's David
Byrne claimed medalist
honors at the Horizon League Championship with an even-par
216. Detroit also won the team title with a collective
30-over-par 894.
Professional
Round-up
Tiger Woods won his
third victory in six starts in the 2007 season at the
Wachovia Championship. Woods fired 70-68-68-69 for
a 13-under-par 275, finishing two strokes ahead of
Steve Stricker. It is the 57th career win for Woods.
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