Women’s Golfer of the Week

Claire Beitel, Mount Olive

A freshman from Irvington, Virginia, Claire Beitel posted a top-five finish at the UC Invitational, as Mount Olive also finished fifth in the team standings in their first tournament of the fall season. 

Beitel tied for fifth on the individual leaderboard with a seven-over 149 (74-75) while playing at the Edgewood Country Club. She tied for the team lead with three birdies and made 23 pars over two rounds while leaping two positions on the final day in West Virginia. She averaged a conference-best 74.5 strokes on the week.

2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf Weekly Awards 

Week 1 (Sept. 13, 2023)

Women’s Golfer of the Week: Claire Beitel, Mount Olive

Men’s Golfer of the Week

Harrison Wierse, Barton

A senior from Wilmington, North Carolina, Harrison Wierse tied for 10th overall to lead Barton to a sixth-place finish (out of 18 schools) in the highly-competitive Lander University Bearcat Fall Invitational Sept. 11-12 at the Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. 

Wierse, the top conference finisher at the event, carded a six-under 210 (72-66-72) on the par-72, 7,073-yard course. His 70 stroke average led the league on the week.

2023-24 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf Weekly Awards 

Week 1 (Sept. 13, 2023)

Men’s Golfer of the Week: Harrison Wierse, Barton