NEW YORK – Butler senior
Leo Zurovac was named BIG EAST Men's Golfer of the Week after he finished 8-under-par to place ninth at the Surf Club Invitational. Butler sophomore
Treva Dodd earned BIG EAST Women's Golfer of the Week after placing third at the Low Country Intercollegiate Tournament.
The conference office made the announcement Thursday, March 12.
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week
Leo Zurovac, Butler, Sr.
Zurovac turned in scorecards in red numbers in each round of the Surf Club Invitational, finishing with an 8-under 205 - good for ninth place individually. Zurovac opened the event with a four-under 67 and concluded it with a third-round 68 (-3), carding a one-under 70 in between. Zurovac led the Bulldogs to a sixth-place team finish, finishing the 54-hole event with a combined score of 842 (-10).
BIG EAST Women's Golfer of the Week
Treva Dodd, Butler, So.
Dodd led the Bulldogs at the Low Country Intercollegiate to a fifth-place finish. The sophomore finished third individually with a three-round total of 223 (+7), including a final-round, three-over 75. She also led Butler in birdies with eight, as the Bulldogs totaled the second-most birdies in the tournament (24).
Both the Butler men and women return to action March 30 as the men host the Don Benbow Spring Invitational at Highland Golf Club while the Bulldog women compete at the Eastern Kentucky Colonel Classic.