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Pac-12 Golf Weekly Awards - March 21, 2023

Mar 21, 2023

Pac-12 Men's Golfers of the Week (3/21/23): Zach Pollo, ARIZONA (Fr., Rocklin, Calif.), Owen Avrit, OREGON (Sr., Arroyo Grande, Calif.) & Jackson Rivera, USC (So., Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)

  • The trio of Avrit, Pollo and Rivera all won individual titles last week, with Avrit leading Oregon to victory at the Bandon Dunes Championship and Pollo and Rivera sharing the crown at the Arizona NIT won by the host Wildcats.
  • Pollo (70-65-68) and Rivera (69-67-67) shared medalist honors at the competitive Arizona NIT, which featured nine ranked programs among the 13-team field and 22 top-100 individuals.
  • Pollo recorded the second-lowest round of the tournament with a second-round 7-under 65, while Rivera was the only player in the 84-man field to post three rounds in the 60s.
  • Avrit (70-70) won his second tournament of the season, carding a 4-under 140 to win by two shots on a challenging Bandon Dunes Course that played to an average of 76.5 across both rounds.
  • Second Pac-12 monthly/weekly award of season for Avrit (Nov. 2022), first career honor for both Pollo and Rivera.

Also Nominated: Braxton Watts, Utah.

Pac-12 Men in Golfweek Team Rankings (Top 50): No. 2 Arizona State, No. 5 Stanford, No. 17 Arizona, No. 25 Oregon, No. 29 Washington.

Pac-12 Women's Golfer of the Week (3/21/23): Amanda Linner, ARIZONA STATE (Sr., Onsala, Sweden)

  • Lone ASU player to go unbeaten in the inaugural Cactus Cup, going 3-0 against opponents from then-No. 4 South Carolina, No. 6 San Jose State and No. 11 Texas.
  • Rolled to 5-up victories over South Carolina's top-10 individual Hannah Darling (5&4) and Texas' Emily Odwin (5&3) and added a 2-up win over SJSU's Louisa Carlbom.
  • Despite finishing second to Texas in total points (11) in the Cactus Cup quad match, Linner helped the Sun Devils (9.5) defeat the Longhorns head-to-head 4-2-0.
  • First career Pac-12 monthly/weekly honor.

Also Nominated: None.

Pac-12 Women in Golfweek Team Rankings (Top 50): No. 1 Stanford, No. 6 Oregon, No. 10 Arizona State, No. 12 USC, No. 15 Arizona, No. 26 UCLA, No. 41 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
March 14 Petr Hruby, Washington Rose Zhang, Stanford
March 21 Zach Pollo, Arizona
Owen Avrit, Oregon
Jackson Rivera, USC
Amanda Linner, Arizona State