Huntingdon’s Lambeth named Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist

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NORMAN, Okla. (huntingdonhawks.com) – Huntingdon junior Addison Lambeth was recently named a Division III semifinalist for the 2016 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award.

Finalists for Division III will be named at the Golf Coaches Association of America Division III National Awards Banquet on May 10. The winners will be announced June 2, with the honor presented by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Na­tionwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Lambeth is the fourth-ranked golfer in Division III. In 23 rounds this season, he is averaging 72.13 per round. He has won two tournaments and has finished in the top five in seven of the Hawks’ 10 tournaments this season. He was named first team All-Conference by the USA South Athletic Conference.

The winners of the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award will compete in the Barbasol Shootout for an exemption into the PGA TOUR’s Barbasol Championship, held July 14-17, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National in Opelika, Alabama. The Barba­sol Shootout will be held Saturday, June 4 at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.