TicketSmarter WAC Golfers of the Week Announced
DENVER – Utah Valley's Caden Weber and Sam Houston's Zulaikah Nasser have been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Golfers of the Week, respectively, for October 20 through October 26.
Weber, a junior from Peoria, Ariz., was the top finishing WAC golfer at the Hoakalei Invitational, tying for fourth place with a 4-under-par 212. He used a 5-under-par 67 in the opening round to set himself up for his second top-10 finish of the season, shooting a 1-over-par 73 in the second round and an even-par 72 in the final round to secure a career-best standing. As a team, the Wolverines tied with Grand Canyon for fourth among 15 teams.
Nasser, a sophomore from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, won her second tournament of the season, shooting a 10-under-par 206 at the Palmetto Intercollegiate to finish three strokes ahead of the field. A pair of 4-under-par 68's gave Nasser the early lead and a 2-under-par 70 was good enough to hold on to the top spot and earn medalist honors. On the season, she leads the WAC in stroke average at 71.1 per round and has three top-5 finishes, including her two wins, in five appearances.
Other men's nominees: Grand Canyon's Matteo Cristoni jumped 11 spots in the final round, using a 2-under-par 70 to tie for 12th with an even-par 216 at the Hoakalei Invitational in Hawaii.
Other women's nominees: Grand Canyon's Constanza Guerrero led the Lopes at The Clash at Boulder Creek, using a 2-under-par 70 on the final day to pull into a tie for 17th overall with a 5-over-par 221 … Seattle U's Rivekka Jumagulova tied for 17th at The Clash at Boulder Creek, shooting a 5-under-par 221 … Utah Valley's Victoria Estrada made the most of her return to the site of her 2021 WAC Individual title, setting a new 54-hole school record with a 4-under-par 212 to take second among 102 golfers at The Clash at Boulder Creek.