Blevins and Goode Sweep Big South Men's Golf Weekly Awards
10/8/2026 4:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced Thursday afternoon that Radford men's golf junior Benson Blevins (Golfer of the Week) and David Goode (Freshman of the Week) swept the conference's weekly awards list for the second time this season.Â
After a slow start in the Golfweek Fall Challenge finishing in T-50th Place and T-55th place at the Bryan National Collegiate, Blevins would have a breakout performance this week competing at the Testudo Cup. The junior would place eighth overall with a score of 215 (-1) to lead the Highlanders. Blevins would start out day one slow going three-over par on his first round of play, as Radford as a team took a round to get going. That was followed by shooting one-over during his second round to end the day at four-over. However, on the second day and final round of play, Blevins would go on to tie the best round of the competition with a score of five-under par for a round score of 67. Blevins would find his stride on hole eight's 483-yard hole with the junior shooting an eagle to go along with five other birdies.
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The next best scoring Highlander would be the freshman Goode with a score of 216 (E) to finish just one place behind Blevins in T-9th place overall to continue his strong start to the year. The freshman would play consistent in all three rounds as he would finish each round of play with a 72 (E). Goode would score 10 birdies over the course of the Cup with two eagles on the final round of play. These eagles came on the longest hole on the course being the 527-yard par-5 of hole 12 followed by the 502-yard par-5 of hole 16. In the rest of the third round, Goode would work through some bogies on two and three in the front nine then 10,11, followed by a triple bogie on hole 15. Through the rest of the round Goode, would recover well to end even on the day and across the Cup.
This is Blevins first Big South Weekly Award since he won the Freshman of the Week nod on April 3rd, 2025 with a tied for 16th finish at the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate. This is Goode's first nod for Freshman of the week after the Virginia native took home Golfer of the Week following his individual championship at the Bryan National Collegiate earlier this season.
The Highlanders now turn their focus towards finishing out the fall section of their season strong at the Phoenix Invitational running from October 12th through October 13th.
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After a slow start in the Golfweek Fall Challenge finishing in T-50th Place and T-55th place at the Bryan National Collegiate, Blevins would have a breakout performance this week competing at the Testudo Cup. The junior would place eighth overall with a score of 215 (-1) to lead the Highlanders. Blevins would start out day one slow going three-over par on his first round of play, as Radford as a team took a round to get going. That was followed by shooting one-over during his second round to end the day at four-over. However, on the second day and final round of play, Blevins would go on to tie the best round of the competition with a score of five-under par for a round score of 67. Blevins would find his stride on hole eight's 483-yard hole with the junior shooting an eagle to go along with five other birdies.
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The next best scoring Highlander would be the freshman Goode with a score of 216 (E) to finish just one place behind Blevins in T-9th place overall to continue his strong start to the year. The freshman would play consistent in all three rounds as he would finish each round of play with a 72 (E). Goode would score 10 birdies over the course of the Cup with two eagles on the final round of play. These eagles came on the longest hole on the course being the 527-yard par-5 of hole 12 followed by the 502-yard par-5 of hole 16. In the rest of the third round, Goode would work through some bogies on two and three in the front nine then 10,11, followed by a triple bogie on hole 15. Through the rest of the round Goode, would recover well to end even on the day and across the Cup.
This is Blevins first Big South Weekly Award since he won the Freshman of the Week nod on April 3rd, 2025 with a tied for 16th finish at the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate. This is Goode's first nod for Freshman of the week after the Virginia native took home Golfer of the Week following his individual championship at the Bryan National Collegiate earlier this season.
The Highlanders now turn their focus towards finishing out the fall section of their season strong at the Phoenix Invitational running from October 12th through October 13th.
STAY SOCIAL WITH RADFORD MEN'S GOLF
For all the latest on Radford Men's Golf, be sure to follow the team on X (@RadfordMGolf), Instagram (@radfordmgolf), and "like" the team's official Facebook Page (Radford Men's Golf).
#RiseAndDefend
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