OVC Male Golfer of the Week
Brady Kaufmann · Jr. · Jacksonville, Ill. · SIUE
Kaufmann earned the award for the second-straight week after besting 98 other competitors to win the Grover Page Classic hosted by UT Martin at the Jackson Country Club. The junior carded rounds of 68-65 to finish at 133 (-11) in an event shortened due to weather. He was three shots ahead of second place in a field that included 15 total teams (including six other OVC squads). It was the first career tournament title for Kaufmann (who finished second in his first tournament of the season) and his performance helped SIUE win its second-straight team title. His second round score of 65 was a career-low and helped him erase a three-shot deficit after Monday. He is the first SIUE golfer to claim medalist honors since 2021.
Others Nominated: Nolan Piazza, Morehead State; Jason Bannister, Southern Indiana; Haden Maxwell, Tennessee Tech
OVC Female Golfer of the Week
Eleonore Aernouts · So. · Elancourt, France · Little Rock
Aernouts finished second overall at the Maverick Classic held at the Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas. Her three-round total of 206 (-10) set a new program record, eclipsing the previous mark set in 2006. The sophomore fired rounds of 69-67-70, tying the program mark for best 36-hole score (136) and scoring the second-lowest single round for the program with her 67 (-5) during Monday's second round. Aernouts dropped seven birdies in the opening round, five in the second round (to go with 13 pars) and added three more in the third round for a total of 15. She hit par or better on 49 of the 54 holes during the tournament.
Others Nominated: Meera Upadhyay, Eastern Illinois; Paula Mariana Sanchez, Lindenwood; Chloe Griffith, Tennessee Tech; Olivia Kerr, Western Illinois.
2024-25 OVC Golfers of the Week
September 12 - Brady Kaufmann, SIUE; Anna Dawson, Little Rock
September 19 - Brady Kaufmann, SIUE; Eleonore Aernouts, Little Rock