With two top-10 finishes in October, Kansas men’s golfer Chris Marshall has been named the Big 12 Conference Golfer of the Month for October.
Marshall, a senior from Stanley, tied for second at the Purina-Missouri Bluffs Classic Oct. 8, and tied for eighth at The Nelson-Stanford Invitational Oct. 27.
“I appreciate the honor,” Marshall said in a statement. “I am very pleased with the way I have been playing lately. I hope to use this award and my recent play as momentum for the spring season.”
Marshall averaged 69.33 strokes per round in October. He shot under par on four of the six rounds he played, making par on the other two rounds. He moved from 68th to 34th in Golfweek magazine’s rankings with his performance during the month.
“I am very excited about this accomplishment for Chris,” head coach Ross Randall said. “Nobody works harder than Chris, and I feel he is very deserving of this award.”
Marshall is averaging 70.73 strokes per round this season, first in Kansas history. Ryan Vermeer holds the record with a 71.31 average.
