Motes, Olarte and Beck Named PBC Golfers of the Week

Men’s Golfer of the Week

Matt Motes, Armstrong
Sr., Augusta, Ga.

Motes was the PBC's top finisher at the prestigious Matlock Collegiate Classic in Lakeland, Fla.  He carded a three-under-par 69 and a two-under-par 70, his two lowest rounds of the year so far, among his three rounds to finish in sixth place individually with a two-under-par 214 total, just five shots out of the lead.  He has now finished in the Top 10 in four of his five tournaments of the year and is fourth in the Peach Belt with a 72.5 stroke average.

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co-Women’s Golfer of the Week

Catalina Olarte, North Georgia
Jr., Manizales, Colombia

Olarte finished tied with Montevallo’s Ashlee Beck for seventh place at the Coastal Georgia Invitational on Tuesday.  The junior fired rounds of 83 and 80 to finish at 163, seven shots out of the lead.  The top-10 finish is the third this season for Olarte as has been the low Saint scorer in every tournament so far this season.  She is 14th in the PBC in stroke average and has more rounds played than anyone in the top 15.  She becomes the first North Georgia golfer, men or women, to ever be named a PBC Golfer of the Week.

co-Women’s Golfer of the Week

Ashlee Beck, Montevallo
Fr., Athens, Ala.

Beck continued her outstanding freshman campaign this week with in a tie for seventh place alongside North Georgia’s Catalina Olarte at the Coastal Georgia Invitational.  The true freshman shot rounds of 82 and 81 for a 163, seven strokes out of first place.  The top-10 finish was her third of the year and lowered her stroke average to 79.6, ninth lowest in the Peach Belt Conference.  She previously won the Montevallo Intercollegiate and had another top-10 at the Smoky Mountain Intercollegiate.  She becomes the first UM women’s golfer of the week since Emily Gibson in 2010.

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