Six Golfers Earn GCAA PING All-Region Awards
NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) has released the 2022 NCAA Division II PING All-Region teams. Among the 14 individuals named, the Gulf South Conference had six honorees.
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Lee led the way with three selections while West Florida, West Georgia and Union each had one athlete earn All-Region honors.
GSC Golfer of the Year
Beck Burnette was one of those selected from Lee. Burnette’s season included a tied-second finish at the 2022 GSC Championship and an average score of 70.60 (-1.10). He was joined by
Oliver Lewis-Perkins who was recognized after a season average of 71.89 (+0.11).
Connor Polman also
recieved an all-region nod with a 71.52 (-.015) season average. The Lee trio also garnered First Team All-GSC honors.
West Georgia’s
Austin Fulton was also selected to the South’s All-Region team. The First Team All-GSC selection shot an average tally of 69.95 (-1.90) and earned an individual berth at the NCAA National Championship.
West Florida's
Elias Haavisto earned recognition after a season where the sophomore shot 71.18 (-0.27) on average, was back-to-back GSC Championship Individual Medalist and named All-GSC First Team.
Union's
JJ Zimmer also landed on the GCAA South All-Region team. The GSC Freshman of the Year shot an average of 70.60 (-1.10) through his 25 rounds of action.