Guilford's Peter Latimer Named ODAC Golfer of the Week
Greensboro, N.C.(4/16/07) -- Guilford College freshman Peter Latimer won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Golfer of the Week Award Monday. Latimer, a two-time winner, is among three Guilford students to win five of the league's weekly awards this season.
Latimer led the Quakers at the Emory Spring Invitational in Stone Mountain, Ga., by winning the first individual tournament title of his collegiate career April 9. He finished first in the 77-student field by shooting a one-over-par 145 (72-73) and helped the Quakers place second among 14 teams. Latimer, who was tied with two other golfers after two rounds, triumphed on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. All three golfers parred the first two holes before Latimer shot an even-par four on the last hole while his opponents both shot fives. The performance also marked his first top-10 career finish and his overall score of 145 was a personal best. Latimer's stroke average of 75.11 in 19 rounds ranks third on the team, tops among freshmen.
The Emory Spring Invitational marked Guilford's sixth top-five finish in nine tournaments this season. Coach Jack Jensen's club is ranked second in the April 4 Division III Golf World/Nike Coaches' Poll and second in the Golfstat.com Division III rankings. The Quakers bid for their 10th ODAC title April 21-23 at the Poplar Grove Golf Club in Amherst, Va.