ATHENS — Georgia’s Lee McCoy, a former Habersham Central standout, has been named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, according to an announcement Wednesday from the league’s office. Taylor Moore of Arkansas was also honored.
McCoy, a senior from Clarkesville, Ga., came in second individually as he led the Bulldogs to a team victory in the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate in Mexico on Tuesday. With a three-round total of 8-under 205, McCoy finished just one shot back of the individual title. He was under-par in each round, following up a first-round 2-under 69 with a pair of 3-under 68s.
Thanks in large part to a 16-under 268 in the second round, Georgia was able to hold off the rest of the field and win the team tournament by a margin of ten strokes over South Florida. The win in Cabo gave the Bulldogs their first victory of the 2015-16 season.
McCoy now has a scoring average of 69.87 with three top-five finishes on the season. He moved up to No. 8 in the latest edition of the GolfStat rankings, while as a team, the Bulldogs jumped up to occupy the No. 2 spot.
McCoy and the Bulldogs will be back in action March 14 when they host the Southern Intercollegiate at Athens Country Club.
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