Women’s Golfer of the Week
Kirby Dreher, Kent State, Sr., Fort St. John, B.C./North Peace Secondary
Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship
75-68-70 (213)
Dreher tied for fourth at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, just four strokes behind medalist Lauren Doughtie of N.C. State. She was six-under par over the final 36 holes after opening with a 75 on Friday to help the Flashes to a seventh-place showing in a field featuring six other ranked schools. Her career-low Saturday was tied for the sixth-best score in school history. Dreher now has 10 top 10 finishes in her last 14 events.
Additional Nominees
Hannah Lambert, Bowling Green, Jr., Brook Park, Ohio/Midpark
LPGA International Xavier Invitational
79-74-82 (235)
Lambert finished T-34th at the LPGA International this past weekend, hosted by Xavier University posting a 54 hole score of 235. She opened with a 79-74 and finished with an 82.
Stephany Fleet, Eastern Michigan, Sr., Dewitt. Mich./Dewitt
LPGA International Xavier Invitational
74-73-72 (219)
Fleet fired a three-over-par 219 (74-73-72) to finish in third place here at the LPGA International Xavier Invitational on the par 72, 6,065-yard LPGA Legends Course, Oct. 10-12. Fleet’s finish marked her 18th career top 10 finish and her third top five finish of the 2008 fall campaign.
Elise Swartout, Western Michigan, Jr., Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor-Pioneer HS
LPGA International Xavier Invitational
81-77-73 (231)
Swartout battled throughout the weekend, shaving strokes off her score as the rounds came and went. Her final round score of 73 is one stroke off her season-low round of 72, which shot in the opening round of the Mary Fossum Invitational two weeks ago. She has now posted a score of 77 or lower in seven of nine rounds this fall and leads the Broncos with a 76.2 per round average.