Photo by: Emily Kish / Jax State
11/4/2026 12:01:00 PM | Women's Golf
DALLAS—Jax State junior Lara El Chaib was named the Conference USA Women's Golfer of the Week after winning the Samford Intercollegiate on Monday.
El Chaib won the event by nine shots and was the only player under par for the 54-hole tournament at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham. During the first round on Sunday, El Chaib was three under, highlighted by a run of four birdies over the last six holes, then followed it up with a two-over round of 73. In the final round on Monday, the Abu Dhabi native posted four birdies on the back nine to get to 69 on the day.
She led the field in both Par 3 scoring at 2.92 and Par 4 scoring at 4.0, and total birdies at 13.
The Gamecocks won the event by 11 shots to close out their fall season.
Jax State will return to action on February 26th at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational in Greensboro, Ga.
El Chaib won the event by nine shots and was the only player under par for the 54-hole tournament at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham. During the first round on Sunday, El Chaib was three under, highlighted by a run of four birdies over the last six holes, then followed it up with a two-over round of 73. In the final round on Monday, the Abu Dhabi native posted four birdies on the back nine to get to 69 on the day.
She led the field in both Par 3 scoring at 2.92 and Par 4 scoring at 4.0, and total birdies at 13.
The Gamecocks won the event by 11 shots to close out their fall season.
Jax State will return to action on February 26th at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational in Greensboro, Ga.
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