Week 9: GPAC Golfers of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following golfers-of-the-week for March 20-26, 2023. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2022-2023 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Golfers-of-the-Week

Women – Megan Hinker, Dakota Wesleyan University
Megan Hinker of Dakota Wesleyan University is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Golfer-of-the-Week. Hinker, a senior from Lennox, South Dakota, was DWU's top finisher as the Tigers battled through cold and windy conditions in Oklahoma at the Meadow Lake Intercollegiate. Hinker tied for first out of 42 golfers with a two-day total of 159. As a team the Tigers placed fourth.

Men – Braden Bernaldo, Morningside University
Braden Bernaldo of Morningside University is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men's Golfer-of-the-Week. Bernaldo, a freshman from Indio, California, as the top finisher for Morningside at the Graceland Invitational, taking the event title as he went two under on the par 72 course. Bernaldo's 142 was a stroke ahead of the second-place finisher. His score helped the Mustangs to the team title, outdistancing the field by 16 strokes.