Sam Broadhurst tabbed as Holiday Tire Railsplitter of the Week

2016 Sep 20

Lincoln Memorial University sophomore golfer Sam Broadhurst (Nuneaton, England) powered a strong showing for the Railsplitters in the season-opening Kiawah Island Invitational, and has been tabbed as the Holiday Tire Railsplitter of the Week winner for the week of September 20, 2016.

Among a loaded field featuring several of the nation's best programs, Broadhurst carried LMU to a fourth-place finish in Kiawah Island, S.C. last week, carding an even-par round of 72 in the opening round before closing with a five-under par round of 67 to take sole possession of second place in the 90-player field. Broadhurst fell just two shots back of Limestone's Cabrick Waters in the race for individual medalist honors.

On the wings of Broadhurst's sterling final-round, five-under par 67, the Railsplitters fired a one-under par 287 as a team to leap six spots and finish alone in fourth place at the Kiawah Island Invitational. Lincoln Memorial was a single shot out of third place with a six-over par, 36-hole total of 582.

It marked the sixth top-10 placement in just 12 career events for Broadhurst, who led the Railsplitters in scoring average last season (73.07) and was recognized as the 2015-16 SAC Freshman of the Year. Over the course of 31 career rounds in the Blue and Gray, Broadhurst has shot even par or better 14 times.