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Northeast Conference Golf Weekly Release (3/29)

3/29/2023


NEC Men's Golfer of the Week: Marcus Lim, SHU
NEC Women's Golfer of the Week: Chantal El Chaib, SHU

Previous Releases: March 22 | March 15 | November 3 | October 6
 
NEC MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Marcus Lim, Sacred Heart
Jr.,
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia/UCSI International School
In the two-day event on Saturday and Sunday, Lim snagged the individual title at the Battle at Rum Pointe in Berlin, MD. The 2022 NEC individual champion and NEC Golfer of the Year fired a 9-under 135 (69-66) through two rounds of play in a field of 100 entries. The Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia native was the only golfer to shoot sub-70 in both rounds.

NEC WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Chantal El Chaib, Sacred Heart
Jr.,
Abu Dhabi, UAE/The British School
At the Kingsmill Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, VA, El Chaib finished sixth where she carded a 9-over 225 (77-77-71). The 2022 NEC Rookie of the Year helped Sacred Heart to a fifth place team finish on the 6,057 yard, par-72 course among 104 entries. 

NEC MEN'S GOLF PRIME PERFORMERS

Marcelo Mexsen, LIU, Fr
LIU won the Battle at Rum Pointe in 17-team field where Mexsen tied for fifth firing a 5-under 139 (68-71) in the two-round event. 

Kyle Underwood, LIU, Gr
Underwood finished second on the individual leaderboard after shooting just one stroke more than the leader at the Battle of Rum Pointe. Underwood carded 8-under 136 (71-65) where he posted the lowest round of golf at the outing on the second day of competition with a 7-under 65.

Lewis Wright, LIU, So
Wright helped the Sharks to a first place team finish at the Battle at Run Pointe where he shot 3-under 141 (70-71) to tie for eighth place in the field of 100 golfers.

Marcus Lim, SHU, Jr
In the two-day event on Saturday and Sunday, Lim snagged the individual title at the Battle at Rum Pointe in Berlin, MD. The 2022 NEC individual champion and NEC Golfer of the Year fired a 9-under 135 (69-66) through two rounds of play in a field of 100 entries. The Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia native was the only golfer to shoot sub-70 in both rounds.

Pyae Phyo Thu, FDU, So
Phyo Thu led the Knights after he placed second overall on the individual leaderboard at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate. He fired a 3-under 210 (71-68-71). Phyo Thu had an outstanding start to the second round, recording four birdies on the front nine leading to his best finish of his FDU career.

Jaime Julve, FDU, Gr
Of the three Knights to finish in the top ten at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, Julve finished third at the event, shooting 2-under 211 (69-72-70). Julve helped the Knights to a seventh place team finish in the 13-team field.

Leon Heitz, FDU, So
Heitz tied for tenth among 82 golfers after he carded a 2-over 215 (69-71-75) through 36 holes to help the Knights to a seventh place team finish at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate.

Toby Webb, SFU, Fr
Webb finished 19th at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate after shooting 5-over 218 (76-66-76) and a stroke average of 72.7 per round. Webb recorded a career-best of 66 in the second round that included seven birdies and nine pars. He finished the two-day event with an eagle, 11 birdies and 29 pars over the 54 holes.

NEC WOMEN'S GOLF PRIME PERFORMERS

Chantal El Chaib, SHU, Jr
At the Kingsmill Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, VA, El Chaib finished sixth where she carded a 9-over 225 (77-77-71). The 2022 NEC Rookie of the Year helped Sacred Heart to a fifth place team finish on the 6,057 yard, par-72 course among 104 entries. 

Margot Rouquette, SHU, Jr
Rouquette finished 15th at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate after shooting 14-over 230 (79-76-75), improving her score through each round.

Sidney Renville, NCCU Fr
In a dual match against Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, FL, Renville carded a 4-over 76. She was the only golfer to shoot in the 70s and posted the lowest 18-hole score.

Jaelyn DeBoise, STO, Fr
DeBoise led Stonehill to a third place team finish after posting two rounds with an identical score of 75 at the Golden Knights Orlando Invitational in the par-73 layout. She placed sixth overall after firing 4-over 150 (75-75) among 39 golfers.