HCAC Names Neal as Men’s Golfer of the Week
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Jace Neal led Defiance to a pair of victories during the team’s spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. and has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Jace Neal led Defiance to a pair of victories during the team's spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. and has been selected as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week.
Neal paced DC in a narrow win over Miami-Middletown on Monday, shooting a team-best total of 87 at the challenging Sand Piper Bay course. The two teams tied at 359-359, with the Jackets winning the tiebreaker on the score of its fifth player.
The sophomore then turned in the top score once again for Defiance on Tuesday afternoon, carding a single-round score of 76 to lead the Jackets to a 346-358 win over Kenyon at the Valley of Eastport.
The weekly award is the first for Neal, who will look to lead the Purple and Gold at the Muskingum Invitational on March 27 and 28.