DU’s Mikalsen Captures Men’s Golfer of the Week Honors
DU’s Mikalsen Captures Men’s Golfer of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Petter Mikalsen was named Summit League Men's Golfer of the Week for his performance during the week of March 22-28.
PETTER MIKALSEN, DENVER
Sr. // Stavanger, Norway
- Collected his fifth career Golfer of the Week award to go along with two Golfer of the Month honors
- Placed in a tie for 14th out of 87 golfers, two of which were top-10 individually, with a 54-hole 215 (69-69-77) at the Duck Invitational
- Denver finished in a tie for seventh place, behind a pair of top-20 programs, with a 881 (291-292-298) team score
Also nominated: Mike Biata, Oral Roberts
Previous honorees: Sept. – Devin Jenkins, FW; Oct. – Petter Mikalsen, DU; Feb. 1 – Chris Korte, DU; Feb. 15 – John Duggan III, WIU; Feb. 22 – Andrew Israelson, NDSU; March 1 – Kyle Irlbacker, WIU; March 8 – Jackson Juerling, IUPUI/Zach Schroeder, FW; March 15 – Hunter Paugh, USD; March 22 – Cody Burrows, ORU
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