Akron's Grayson Named MAC Golfer of the Week
Elliott Grayson, Akron
Senior, Shelby, N.C.
Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate
4th // 71-72-72 - 215 (-1)
Grayson fired an even-par 72 final round to finish the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate fourth overall, while the Zips completed the first spring tournament 16th overall (+57, 313-308-300 – 921). Grayson defeated three GolfStat Top 100 players in South Carolina Aiken’s Dan Sheehan (72nd) and August Lindvall (74th) along with 96-ranked Jack Lang from Davidson with rounds of 71-72-72 for a 215 (-1) 54-hole performance. Grayson used 10 pars and three birdies mixed with three bogeys for the even-slate total. He led the Akron men's golf team through the initial 36 holes by posting a third-best 143 (-1) on rounds of 71 (-1) and 72 (E). He carded 13 pars scores with three birdies and two bogeys during the first 18-hole round, and nine pars, five Birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey in round two. For the tournament, Grayson notched 34 pars, 11 birdies, eight bogeys and a double bogey.
Other Nominees
Gisli Sveinbergsson, Kent State
Senior, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Louisiana Classics
T15 // 75-77-68=220
Gisli Sveinbergsson led the Flashes lineup in the Louisiana Classics with a 54-hole score of 4-over 220. The senior posted scores of 75 and 77 on the first day, but finished the final round with a 4-under 68 score. On the final day, Sveinbergsson only had one bogey and finished the day with a team-high five birdies. On the season, he's averaging 73.33 and has shot four rounds in the 60's and five rounds for par or less.
