April 5, 2012

UNCP's Walor and McCurry, Lander's Uremovich Named Golfers of the Week

Men's co-Golfer of the Week

Jordan Walor, UNC Pembroke
Sr., Wake Forest, N.C.

Walor shot a 75 in the opening round of the Carolina Sands Intercollegiate, but roared back with a second-round 66 to finish in a tie for eighth place alongside teammate Jonathan McCurry and Barton's Daniel Clayton.  The senior finished at three-under 141, just four strokes out of the lead.  His second-round 66 is tied for the fourth-lowest round fired in the Peach Belt this season. Walor leads the league with a 71.4 stroke average and his eighth-place finish is his seventh top-10 of the year.

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Men's Golf co-Player of the Week

Jonathan McCurry, UNC Pembroke
Sr., Sanford, N.C.

McCurry fired rounds of 70 and 71 to finish in a tie for eighth place at the Carolina Sands Intercollegiate.  He was tied with teammate Jordan Walor and Barton's Daniel Clayton at three-under-par, just four strokes out of the lead.  His two rounds under par give him eight on the season and his eight-place finish is his fifth top-10 of the season.  McCurry is second in the Peach Belt with a 72.0 stroke average for the season.

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Women's Golfer of the Week

Rachel Uremovich, Lander
Soph., Hilton Head, S.C.

Uremovich shot a one-under-par 143 (69-74) and placed second overall at the two-day, two-round, 18-team Agnes McAmis Memorial on Monday and Tuesday at the Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville, Tenn. Uremovich held the first-day lead and paced Lander to a third-place overall team finish.  Her opening-round 69 is tied for the second-lowest single round played in the Peach Belt this season and led her to her highest finish in six events so far this year.

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