Corvias Patriot League Male and Female Golfer of the Month for March Announced (4.3.17)
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Army West Point senior Peter Kim earned a victory at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational, while earning three top-10 finishes during March to earn the Patriot League Corvias Male Golfer of the Month. Richmond sophomore Isabella Rusher finished in the top-20 during two March tournaments for the Spiders to earn Corvias Female Golfer of the Month for March.
Lehigh sophomore Johnny Hsu’s 74.0 stroke per round average and individual medalist honors at the Wildcat Invitational helped him earn a spot on the monthly honor roll.
Bucknell sophomore Katie Childers averaged 79.1 strokes per round during March with two top-10 finishes, while Navy junior Christine Walker averaged 79.8 strokes per round and took the top spot in the Navy-Citadel Dual Match to also earn honorable mention for March.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE MALE GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Peter Kim, Army West Point, Sr., Methuchen, N.J.
Kim won the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational, turning in a 2-under par 210 during the 54-hole tournament at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Kim shot 72-68-70 to edge golfers from North Florida and Jacksonville to win the tournament. Kim also tied for fifth at the Seahawk Invitational, shooting 73-76-68=217. His third round 68 was the lowest score of the round. Kim wrapped up the month with a 10th-place finish at the Augusta Invitational shooting a 5-under par 211 (71-69-71).
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE FEMALE GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Isabella Rusher, Richmond, So., Salisbury, N.C.
Rusher turned in a pair of strong performances during March, finishing 17th overall at the River Landing Classic, before finishing sixth at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate. Rusher carded a 9-over par 225 (75-70-80) at the par-72, 6,082 yard River Landing Golf Club in Wallace, S.C. She followed up that performance with a 7-over par 223 (73-75-75) at William & Mary’s Kingsmill Intercollegiate.
Honorable Mention
Johnny Hsu, Lehigh, So., Atlanta, Ga.
Hsu finished the month with a 74.0 stroke per round average over five rounds and tying for the individual medalist honor at the Wildcat Invitational, where he shot a 3-under par 139 over 36 holes. Hsu also tied for 41st at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular in Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla., where he was the Mountain Hawks top finisher, shooting 78-73-80=231.
Katie Childers, Bucknell, So., Northville, Mich./Northville
Childers posted a 79.1 scoring average over three events for the Bison during March. Childers finished eighth overall at the Low Country Intercollegiate, turning in a 15-over par 159 over 36 holes. She finished the month with a 16th-place finish at the Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic, shooting an 18-over par 234 over 54 holes.
Christine Walker, Navy, Jr., Carmel, Calif.
Walker finished March with Navy’s lowest stroke per round average at 79.8. She won the the Navy-Citadel Dual Match for a strong start to March. Walker shot 17-over par 161 over 36 holes at the Low Country Intercollegiate, before shooting a 22-over par 238 at the 54-hole William & Mary Intercollegiate.