Texas Tech’s Denisa Vodickova (women’s) and Ben Gregg (men’s) collected Big 12 Golfer of the Week awards after leading the Red Raiders to top-two team finishes and top-three finishes individually.
Vodickova captured medalist honors at the MountainView Collegiate, firing a career-low 9-under 207. The sophomore posted two rounds in the 60’s, including a 5-under 67 in the second round, doubling her season total of sub-70 rounds. The Red Raiders finished second in the event at -16, shooting the low number for the second and third rounds. It is the first weekly honor of her career.
Gregg helped the Red Raiders to a six-stroke victory at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, a field that featured 10 top-25 teams. Texas Tech came in at a tournament-record -45, capturing its first team title of the season. The junior led the Red Raiders with a career-best finish, tying for third at 13-under 200. He recorded back-to-back career-low rounds versus par with 5-under 66's in rounds two and three. It is his first Big 12 in-season honor.
Big 12 Golfers of the Week
Women’s:
Monthly (Fall Season)
September: Pammy Chookaew, Iowa State
October: Yurang Li, Baylor
Weekly (Spring Season)
Feb. 5: Kelsey Chen, K-State
Feb. 12: Lauren Zaretsky, Texas Tech
Feb. 19: Nichakorn Pinprayoon, Iowa State
Feb. 26: Noa van Beek, Kansas State
March 5: Mila Jurine, UCF
March 12: Lyla Louderbaugh, Kansas
March 19: Pimpisa Sisutham, UCF
March 26: Denisa Vodickova, Texas Tech
Men’s
Monthly (Fall Season)
September: Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State
October: Hudson Weibel, Houston
Weekly (Spring Season)
Feb. 5: Filip Jakubcik, Arizona
Feb. 12: Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State
Feb. 19: Hudson Weibel, Houston
Feb. 26: Nathan Miller, TCU
March 5: Preston Stout, Oklahoma State
March 12: Fifa Laopakdee, Arizona State
March 19: Filip Jakubcik, Arizona
March 26: Ben Gregg, Texas Tech