CAA Golf Weekly Awards - Feb. 8
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 8, 2023) – UNCW junior
Walker Isley and Charleston sophomore
Emma Schimpf are the first CAA Golfers of the Week for the Spring 2023 season.
MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Walker Isley, UNCW
Junior | Oak Island, N.C. / South Brunswick
Isley finished third at the Battle at Briar’s Creek at 4-under for the tournament. The effort was led by a second-round 68 as UNCW’s three-round score of 865 (+1) placed the Seahawks ahead of CAA competitors Elon and Charleston along with Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Boston College and future CAA member Campbell. Isley was par or better on 34 of his final 36 holes.
WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Sophomore | Daniel Island, S.C. / Oceanside Collegiate Academy
Schimpf is Golfer of the Week for the fifth time in 2022-23 thanks to tying a school record at 205 with her 11-under performance at the UCF Challenge. The sophomore from South Carolina went 69-66-70 to help Charleston finish sixth as a team against high-level competition and ahead of three top-25 teams including No. 6 Texas A&M.
2022-23 CAA Golf Weekly Award Winners
Men’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 7: Casper Nerpin, Delaware
Sept. 14: Matthew Feinstein, William & Mary
Sept. 21: Julian Gonzalez, Towson
Sept. 28: Max Dupree, Charleston; Walker Isley, UNCW
Oct. 5: Charlie Bundy, William & Mary
Oct. 12: Garrett Risner, Elon; Kieron van Wyk, Charleston
Oct. 19: Walker Isley, UNCW
Oct. 26: Drue Nicholas, Drexel
Nov. 2: Matthew Doyle, Elon
Feb. 8: Walker Isley, UNCW
Women’s Golfer of the Week
Sept. 14: Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Sept. 21: Ashley Lafontaine, Elon
Sept. 28: Annabelle Ackroyd, Elon
Oct. 5: Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Oct. 12: Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Oct. 19: Victoria Levy, UNCW
Nov. 2: Viktoria Hund, Charleston; Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Feb. 8: Emma Schimpf, Charleston
Men’s Notes
Charleston was led by a fourth-place finish from
Max Dupree in its January season opener in Jacksonville, while
Zach Reuland was the Cougars’ top finisher in seventh at the Battle at Briar’s Creek …
Elon was eighth at Briar’s Creek and paced by a tie for seventh between
Matthew Doyle and
Garrett Risner …
UNCW was the CAA’s top finisher at the event at 1-over as a team, finishing third out of 11 teams and ahead of three Power 5 programs with
Walker Isley’s 4-under good for third in the tournament … The trio of CAA teams in the event contributed four of the top 11 spots on the leaderboard.
Women’s Notes
Charleston was sixth and
UNCW tied for 12
th at the UCF Challenge … The Cougars’ 845 tied a school record and placed Charleston ahead of three top-25 teams including No. 6 Texas A&M …
Mallory Fobes was 7-under for the Seahawks.
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