GSC Announces 2022 Men's Golf All-Conference Awards
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference announced its 2022 men’s golf all-conference awards, as voted by the league’s head coaches.
Lee’s Beck Burnette was voted GSC Golfer of the Year, while Union’s JJ Zimmer was named the league’s Freshman of the Year, and Lee’s John Maupin garnered GSC Coach of the Year honors.
In addition to Burnette, the All-GSC First Team also included West Florida’s Elias Haavisto, Lee’s Connor Pollman and Oliver Lewis-Perkins, West Georgia’s Austin Fulton and Zimmer.
The All-GSC Second Team featured UWF’s Cameron Bonner, Shorter’s Isaac MacNaugton and Lucas Toupin, Delta State’s Landon Carner, UWG’s Blake Kollin, and Mississippi College’s JJ Logue.
Burnette posted the conference’s second-best average round score (70.26), with a low round tally of 66. In nine tournaments this seasons, the senior finished among the top five six times including a pair of event wins. Burnette finished tied for second at the GSC Championship as he shot 212 four-under for 54 holes and helped Lee capture its first-ever title.
Zimmer earned the conference’s top freshman honors after being among the conference’s best golfers all season. He posted the league’s lowest round as shot a 63, while notching an average score of 70.60 this season, third-best among league leaders. Zimmer recorded five top finishes with one win in nine tournament appearances.
Maupin was named the league’s top coach for te first time after guiding the Flames to the program's first-ever conference title. Lee won the GSC Championship by 18 strokes and recorded a recorded the tournament’s second lowest 54-hole total (845).