March 21, 2018
AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Auburn freshman Brandon Mancheno was honored by the Southeastern Conference as the SEC Co-Freshman Golfer of the Week the league office announced Wednesday.
This is the second SEC Freshman of the Week honor for Mancheno this season. He previously earned the distinction following his last outing at the Tiger Invitational in which he tied for 11th at 3-under 213.
Mancheno, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., led the sixth-ranked Tigers as they captured their third straight victory of the season at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational in Ponta Vedra, Fla.
Mancheno fired a 7-under 209 with rounds of 72-70-67. The 7-under was good enough to register Mancheno a tie for third place finish. This is his fifth top-10 finish of the season through eight events played. He has only finished outside the top 20 twice during his freshman campaign and has placed t-11th or better in his last four outings.
The 5-under final round of 67 was key in Auburn's 13-under 275 final round that pushed them to a one stroke victory over second place North Carolina.
The Tigers look ahead to their next event in Awendaw, S.C. where they will compete in the Hootie at Bulls Bay March 25-27th.