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Pac-12 Golf Weekly Awards - March 7, 2023

Mar 7, 2023

Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Week (3/7/23): Dylan McDermott, COLORADO (So., Granite Bay, Calif.)

  • Runner-up at the 90-player Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, posting a three-round total of 5-under-par 211 (73-69-69).
  • Led Colorado to third place in the 16-team event at 1-under 863, 1-of-3 teams under par in the tourney and five shots clear of Pac-12 rival Utah.
  • Posted his fifth top-10 finish in seven events this season.
  • First career Pac-12 honor, second for Colorado program (Morten Toft Hansen, Sept. 2016).

Also Nominated: Javier Barcos, Utah.

Pac-12 Men in Golfweek Team Rankings (Top 50): No. 2 Arizona State, No. 5 Stanford, No. 18 Arizona, No. 23 Oregon, No. 32 Washington, No. 50 California.

Pac-12 Women's Golfer of the Week (3/7/23): Xin (Cindy) Kou, USC (So., Beijing, China)

  • Led USC to a third-place team finish at the ICON Invitational in Houston, tying for sixth individually at 10-under-par 206. 
  • Matched the tournament-low round of 7-under 65 in the opening round en route to three under-par rounds (65-70-71).
  • Third top-10 finish of season and eighth of her career, which included a tie for third at last year's ICON Invitational.
  • The first-round 65 was her collegiate best by two shots.
  • First career Pac-12 honor.

Also Nominated: Gile Bite Starkute, Arizona; Ashley Menne, Arizona State; Caroline Canales, UCLA.

Pac-12 Women in Golfweek Team Rankings (Top 50): No. 1 Stanford, No. 6 Oregon, No. 10 Arizona State, No. 13 USC, No. 15 Arizona, No. 27 UCLA, No. 42 California.

2022-23 PAC-12 GOLFERS OF THE MONTH/WEEK

Month Men's Women's
Sept. Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford Rose Zhang, Stanford
Oct. Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford Rose Zhang, Stanford
Nov. Owen Avrit, Oregon Rose Zhang, Stanford
Feb. 21 Sampson Zheng, California Rose Zhang, Stanford
Feb. 28 Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford Sadie Englemann, Stanford
March 7 Dylan McDermott, Colorado Xin (Cindy) Kou, USC