Middlesbrough Golf Club-based Katie Stephens has been named the Big South Conference’s Golfer of the Year.
Charleston Southern senior Katie is the third Buccaneer to win the award in the school’s history – following Patricia Martinson in 1999 and 2000, and Olivia Jordan-Higgins in 2009.
In addition to her Golfer of the Year award, Katie also earned a spot on the All-Conference First-Team and the All-Academic Team.
Katie took the Big South by storm in her senior campaign, winning three individual titles this year – at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate, Battle at the Beach, and Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge – and leading the Buccaneers to two team titles.
She was also named Big South Golfer of the Week three times, earned six top 10 finishes during the regular season, and finished fourth in the conference in scoring average (73.08).
During the Big South Championship, Katie was instrumental in leading CSU’s comeback during the third round of strokeplay. She shot 67 as the team climbed back to force a three-team playoff and eventually claim the final spot in the matchplay stage.
