ST. LOUIS – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced its first spring Golfer of the Week awards and William Woods University has swept the honors.
Billy McKenzie took the Men's Golfer of the Week honor, and
Fumika Matsumoto was named the Women's Golfer of the Week. Both McKenzie (twice) and Matsumoto (once) earned Golfer of the Week honors in the fall as well.
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McKenzie, a senior from Portsmouth, England, picked up two tournament wins on the week, shooting at or below par in three of the four rounds he played. He won the Faulkner Spring Invitational with a 1-over par total of 145 (72-73), and he followed that up with a win at the Spring Break Invitational where he shot 4-under par 140 (68-72) in the event. The top-five finishes were his fifth and sixth of the season, respectively.
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Matsumoto, a junior from Japan, picked up a pair of top-five finishes as week in the same two events. She finished third in the Faulkner Spring Invitational, shooting a 14-over par total of 158 (80-78), and she took medalist honors in the Spring Break Invitational with a 5-over par 149 (73-76). The win was her first individual victory of the season. She has now finished in the top-five four times in six events, and she has an additional top-10 finish.
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