ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Following his medalist honor at the Dayton Flyer Invitational, Illinois State junior Joel Durnford has been named the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Golfer of the Week.
Durnford's three-under-par final score was best in the field by a stroke and he was under par in two of the three rounds. He was two strokes over par after the first 18 holes but rebounded with a four-under 67 in the second round, and a one-under 70 in the final round to secure the individual win.
The medalist honor was the first for an Illinois State student-athlete since the fall finale in 2017, when Trent Wallace took the top spot at the Little Rock Intercollegiate.