WINTER PARK, FLORIDA (November 30, 2016) -- Global Golf Post, the world's leading digital golf news magazine, today announced its men's and women's amateurs of the year for 2016, as well as its fourth annual All-Amateur teams for men and women for its final November edition.
Former FIU start
Meghan MacLaren was named to the Honorable Mention Women's All-Amateur Team.
MacLaren captured two Conference Player of the Year awards and three medalist honors, and was named All-Conference four times and Player of the Week eight times in her four years at the Miami institution. The Cambridge, England, native was the second player in Conference USA history to take two-straight medalist honors. She owns six of the Top 10 scoring totals in program history.
In addition ot the Players of the Year,
The Post unveiled its fourth All-Amateur selections for men and women in the amateur, mid-amateur, and senior amateur categories. A total of 201 players from 29 countries were recognized for on-course excellence in 2016.
"Amateur golf is a part of the DNA of
The Post," said founder and publisher Jim Nugent. "We take great pride and similar joy in supporting the amateur game, globally."
For the complete list of honorees,
click here.
About
Global Golf Post:
Founded in 2010,
Global Golf Post is the leading designed-for-digital weekly golf news publication in the world. It is delivered overnight Sunday, 50 weeks a year, to a global audience of more than 2 million avid golfers.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
