LSU Golfer Hudson Lawson Named SEC Freshman Of The Week

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LSU men’s golf’s Hudson Lawson was named Freshman of the Week by the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday afternoon.

This is the first weekly honor from the SEC for Lawson, earning it after just his first start in the LSU lineup at the Puerto Rico Collegiate Classic this past week.

Freshman Hudson Lawson earns his first SEC honor.

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It was possibly the biggest story of last week when Lawson got his debut in the LSU lineup after finding out Arni Sveinsson (No. 8 amateur in the World, WAGR)  was too sick to play.

Lawson recorded a nine-under 207 (70, 67, 70) weekend at the Puerto Rico Collegiate Classic to finish T14. The Alabama native finished second in the LSU lineup to Noah McWilliams and helped push the Tigers to a second-place finish in the tournament just behind No. 1 Virginia.

LSU Men’s Golf Finishes Second At Puerto Rico Classic

Lawson led the Puerto Rico Collegiate Classic in eagles (two) and par-five-hole average (4.17) over the course of three rounds.

This is the fourth SEC Freshman of the Week honor in five tournaments competed in for the LSU Tigers. Freshman Dan Hayes had earned three of them during the fall season.