BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After a career-best weekend in the Mason Rudolph Championship, junior Samantha Whateley was named the SEC Golfer of the Week, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Whateley, a Johannesburg, South Africa native, earned her first collegiate victory at the Mason Rudolph Championship on Sunday. She finished with a 9-under 204 on the par-71 course after shooting 69-67-68.
The event marked the first time Whateley had fired off three rounds in the 60s in a single tournament during her three-year career. Her second round of 4-under tied a career-best round for the junior, a mark she has accomplished two other times in her career. Across the entirety of the weekend, Whateley only carded four bogeys throughout 54 holes.
Whateley contributed to an excellent start for the Bulldogs, who went 16-under in the opening round of the Mason Rudolph. The score marked the third-best round in program history as well as the best opening round in program and Mason Rudolph Championship history.
With Whateley’s individual title, Mississippi State has now had at least one golfer win an individual tournament in the past five seasons, which is the longest streak in program history.
Whateley and the Bulldogs will continue the fall season on Monday, September 29 at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational.
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