TicketSmarter WAC Golfers Of The Month Announced
ARLINGTON, Texas – Utah Valley’s Brady McKinlay and Seattle U’s Samantha Bruce have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Golfers of the Month, for the tournament month of October.
McKinlay, a senior, won a pair of tournaments for the Wolverines during a successful October, beginning at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite on Oct. 3-4 at the Boulder Country Club in Boulder, Colorado. McKinlay shined with rounds of 69-68-66=203 (-7) to win medalist honors by one stroke and was one of two players in the 92-man field with all three rounds in the 60s on the par-70, 7,106-yard setup. McKinlay was also second in the field with 13 total birdies and two eagles. McKinlay added another title at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational on Oct. 10-11 at the Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kansas. McKinlay won by seven strokes at 11-under-par 202 (66-67-69). McKinlay was the tournament scoring average leader on par-3s (3.00, E) and par-4s (3.79, -7) and rolled in 17 birdies to pace all players.
Bruce, a graduate student, opened the month in a tie for 13th place at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational on Oct. 3-4 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club in Tacoma, Washington. Bruce tied for 13th place with a three-round score of 3-over-par 219 (74-70-75) to pace the Seattle U lineup. Bruce closed the month in a tie for fifth place at The Clash at Boulder Creek on Oct. 23-25 at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada. Bruce registered rounds of 72-71-68=211 to finish 5-under-par, one of five golfers in the 100-player field to shoot par or better across all three tournament rounds.
2022 TicketSmarter WAC Golf Monthly Awards
MEN’S GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Brady McKinlay, Sr., Utah Valley (October)
Garrison Smith, Sr., NM State (September)
WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Samantha Bruce, Grad, Seattle U (October)
Alison Gastelum, Jr., NM State (September)
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