VU's Curran is SEC Men's Golfer of the Week

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Vanderbilt junior Jon Curran has been named the SEC Male Golfer of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.

The Hopkinton, Mass. native, finished as a runner-up in the Furman Intercollegiate, held March 28-30 at the Furman University Golf Course in Greenville, S.C.

Curran fired a tournament scorecard of 71-72-71 for a total of 214, one shot behind tournament winner Jonathan Hodge of Chattanooga. He finished in the top two in his third consecutive tournament after winning the Seminole Intercollegiate and placing in a tie for second at the Kauai Collegiate Cup.

Curran leads Vandy with a 72.54 scoring average over 24 rounds and has shot par-or-better in eight of his last nine rounds. He is also ranked 50th in the nation by Golfweek.

The honor marks the fifth weekly award of the 2008 SEC spring season. The next SEC Male Golfer of the Week will be selected on April 15 while the next SEC Female Golfer of the Week will be named on April 2.