KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southwestern (Kan.) junior Cameron Surles put back-to-back rounds in the 60s to win the Evangel Fall Invitational at Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course in Springfield, Mo. Wednesday (Oct. 21), he was named NAIA Men’s Golfer of the Week.
The Tulsa, Okla., native claimed a two-shot win over conference rival Laken Matthews, of Friends (Kan.), getting to the final round of the event before pulling even with Matthews, who opened with a 4-under 66. Surles shot 70 in that first round, but closed the gap to one stroke through 36 holes by shooting 67 (3-under par) in the event’s second round.
His second round was a comeback story in itself, opening with three-straight bogeys before a pair of birdies in the next five holes, and an eagle on the 18th before three-straight birdies to close the round at the first, second, and third holes.
Surles closed the tournament with a 27-hole bogey-free run, making nine birdies and an eagle in that stretch, including six birdies in his final round, a 6-under par 64. His performance helped the Moundbuilders to their best team scores of the season in the second and third rounds of the event.
Southwestern closed its fall season in the second round of this week’s KCAC Match Play event in Dodge City, Kan., and Wednesday’s national honor was the final fall edition of the NAIA Men’s Golfer of the Week award, which resumes in early March for the spring season.
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