Indianapolis—Youngstown State sophomore D.J. Holub (Reminder, Ohio) has been named the Horizon League Men’s Golfer of the Week for the period of Apr. 16-22.
Holub placed 11th with a three-round total of 218 at the Rutherford Invitational hosted by Penn State. He shot rounds of 70-73-75 to lead the Penguins to an eighth-place finish. In total, the right-handed golfer made eight birdies to finish at five-over par.
Holub, who shot a 64 earlier this season at the John Piper Intercollegiate, is averaging 75.12 strokes per round. The Penguins have a league-best four golfers ranked inside the top-12 in scoring average.
Next up for the league is the 2014 Horizon League Golf Championships at Mission Inn Golf Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The 54-hole event is contested April 25-27 with the men playing the El Campéon Course and the women playing the Las Colinas Course. Tee times begin at 7:30 a.m. ET with live scoring available at Golfstat.com (men and women).
Other Top Golfers (April 16-22):
Joe Harris, Valparaiso (Jr., Washington, Ill.) - Shot 76 to tie for 26th place at the weather shortened Wolfpack Spring Open.
Golfers of the Week:
Sept. 11: Peter Webb (Valparaiso); Michelle Kleckner (Valparaiso)
Sept. 18: Tom Boockmeier (Green Bay); Micaela Cronin (Cleveland State)
Sept 25: Joe Collard (Green Bay); Christina Thorne (Detroit); Aislynn Merling (Youngstown State)
Oct. 2: Andrew Bailey (Cleveland State)
Oct. 9: Andrew Bailey (Cleveland State); Sydney Shrum (Valparaiso)
Oct. 16: Andrew Bailey (Cleveland State); Kassandra Komma (Oakland); Aislynn Merling (Youngstown State)
Oct. 23: Lindsey Lammers (Detroit)
Mar. 5: Wil Wittmann (Detroit); Kassandra Komma (Oakland)
Mar. 14: Peter Webb (Valparaiso); Lindsey Lammers (Detroit)
Mar. 19: Brendan Leonard (Detroit)
Mar. 26: Lindsey Lammers (Detroit); Shelly Ford (Cleveland State)
Apr. 2: Andrew Bailey (Cleveland State)
Apr. 9: Wil Wittmann (Detroit); Allison Mitzel (Youngstown State)
Apr. 16: Bill Gaffney (Youngstown State); Emily Dixon (Youngstown State)
Apr. 23: D.J. Holub (Youngstown State)
