El Chaib Earns CUSA Weekly Honor
9/16/2026 12:05:00 PM | Women's Golf
DALLAS—Jax State junior Lara El Chaib was selected as the Conference USA Women's Golfer of the Week following her Top 10 finish at the Pirate Collegiate Classic.
El Chaib finished in a tie for eighth at three-under for the 54-hole tournament. She started the tournament with a four-under round of 68, carding a 32 on the front nine with five birdies. In the second round, the Abu Dhabi native she birdied 16 and 18 to get to an even-par 72.
In the final round, El Chaib picked up a birdie on the ninth hole after a double bogey on the eighth to get to even in the round before finishing the day at one over.
Her 14 birdies during the tournament were tied for third most in the field.
The Gamecocks will be back in action on Monday at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky.
El Chaib finished in a tie for eighth at three-under for the 54-hole tournament. She started the tournament with a four-under round of 68, carding a 32 on the front nine with five birdies. In the second round, the Abu Dhabi native she birdied 16 and 18 to get to an even-par 72.
In the final round, El Chaib picked up a birdie on the ninth hole after a double bogey on the eighth to get to even in the round before finishing the day at one over.
Her 14 birdies during the tournament were tied for third most in the field.
The Gamecocks will be back in action on Monday at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky.
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