Alabama’s Kristen Gillman Named SEC Women’s Freshman Golfer of the Week
4/5/2017 2:32:00 PM | Women's Golf
Honor comes following her first collegiate tournament victory at the Bryan National Collegiate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama's Kristen Gillman has been named the Southeastern Conference Women's Freshman Golfer of the Week the conference office announced Wednesday.
Gillman carded an 8-under par 208 (71-71-66) to win her first collegiate tournament at the Bryan National Collegiate March 31-April 1 in Brown's Summit, N.C. and lead the Crimson Tide to its third tournament championship this season.
The Austin, Texas native's 54-hole total is a new tournament record for the Bryan National and her final round 6-under par 66 is a new personal 18-hole low. The freshman is tied for the team lead with 14 rounds of par or better in 21 rounds played and has finished in the top 25 in all seven of Alabama's tournaments this season, including four top-10 finishes.
Gillman and the No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide will be in action at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic this weekend at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.
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