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Brugge, Funkhouser Collect Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar Recognition from the GCAA


Photo courtesy of CNU NORMAN, Okla. -- For the first


time in program history, a pair of Christopher Newport men’s golfers earned Division III Srixon/ Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar recognition in the same year, as juniors Chris Brugge and Kurt Funkhouser became just the third and fourth ever recognized for CNU. The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced the list of 62 Division III golfers on Wednesday as part of a new record number of student-athletes earning All-America Scholar honors.


To be eligible for Srixon/ Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years


Chris Brugge


at the collegiate level, participate in 50% of his team’s competitive rounds, and have a stroke average under 79.0. He must also maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 while being of high moral character and in good standing at his college or university.


Brugge and Funkhouser join a


select group that includes Brian Jaeger (‘12) and Sam Robinson (‘16) as the only Captains to ever earn the esteemed academic honor. Jaeger earned the recognition twice, in 2012 and 2013.


This year, Brugge registered the


finest performance on the team at the 2018 Capital Athletic Conference Championship, collecting first


team All-Conference honors with a third-place finish. He tied for third with a 15-over 231 (74-83-74), finishing just three strokes behind the individual medalist. His junior campaign included a career-low round of 71 at the Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate, where he finished 9-over par. Five of his eight spring rounds were carded under 80 and he lowered his season scoring average to a career-best 77.3.


Earning All-Conference honors


for the first time, Funkhouser picked up second team All-CAC recognition with a 12th-place finish at the CAC Championships. Over the course of the season, he finished with a pair of top 20 efforts in eight


Kurt Funkhouser


events played. His stroke average was 77.2, trailing only All-Region golfer David Rabil for the team lead.


In the classroom, Brugge had a perfect 4.0 in the spring and now boasts a cumulative GPA of 3.66 while majoring in Accounting. Funkhouser also is working toward a degree in accounting with a cumulative GPA of 3.41.


The GCAA was established


in 1958 and is the professional organization of golf coaches. The GCAA strives to recognize the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors.


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