ARLINGTON, Texas – Grand Canyon’s Nixon Lauritzen has been named the University Credit Union Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Golfer of the Month for September 2024.

Lauritzen, a freshman, enjoyed a pair of top-10 finishes in his first two career collegiate starts for the Lopes. Lauritzen was the top GCU player at the Southern Dunes Invitational on Sept. 9-10 in Maricopa, Arizona, carding rounds of 63-73-72 to claim solo third place at 208 (-8). Lauritzen’s bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 over the opening 18 holes was the best individual round of the tournament. Lauritzen followed up with a tie for sixth place at the William H. Tucker Invitational on Sept. 20-21 at the Championship Golf Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lauritzen logged rounds of 69-71-73 to finish at 4-under-par 213.

2024 University Credit Union WAC Men’s Golf Monthly Awards

MEN’S GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Nixon Lauritzen, Fr., Grand Canyon (September)