RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech head coach Matt Terry has been named the Louisiana Men's Golf Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as announced by the organization on Friday.
 
Seniors Mac Murphy and Sam Murphy also earned LSWA honors as M. Murphy was named first team all-Louisiana and S. Murphy was named to the second team.
 
In Terry's fourth season at the helm of the Bulldog program, he helped lead Louisiana Tech to a No. 119 GolfStat ranking, three top-five team finishes and one team title. LA Tech finished in the top-10 in seven tournaments, including three top-five finishes: LaTour Intercollegiate (1st, -12), Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (4th, -4) and Linger Longer Invitational (4th, -4). Louisiana Tech finished the LaTour Intercollegiate 18 strokes ahead of second place Jacksonville State as LA Tech registered a combined -12 (288-276=564). Tech's -12 (276) second round performance tied for the lowest team round score in program history. LA Tech won its lone head-to-head match play contest of the season with a 4.0-2.0 victory over North Texas. As a team, the Bulldogs carded an 11-under (277) twice at both the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and the Little Rock Invitational.
 
M. Murphy, who was the 2020 LSWA Newcomer of the Year, was named third team all-Conference USA in the 2021 season. The Decatur, Ala., native competed in all 10 events as a senior. He led the team with a stroke average of 72.56 over 25 rounds. M. Murphy finished a team-best 14 rounds at or under par. He shot a season-low 67 twice at the LaTour Intercollegiate (Feb. 14) and the Linger Longer Invitational (March 14). The Bulldog senior tied for second twice with a -5 at the LaTour Intercollegiate (Feb. 13-14) and a -4 at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational (April 12-13). M. Murphy placed in the top-30 in eight of the Tech's nine tournaments. Individually, M. Murphy competed in the final qualifier for the 2021 U.S. Open.
 
S. Murphy also competed in all 10 events as a senior. The native of Decatur, Ala. won his first individual intercollegiate tournament after finishing the LaTour Intercollegiate with a combined -7 (69-68=137). S. Murphy placed in the top-20 in seven of the Tech's nine tournaments. He was second on the team with a stroke average of 72.72 over 25 rounds. S. Murphy finished 12 rounds at or under par during his senior campaign. He shot a career-low 65 in the second round of the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 19).
 
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All-Louisiana Men's First Team:
GARRETT BARBER, LSU
DREW DOYLE, LSU
GUILLAUME FANONNEL, ULM
CHARLIE FLYNN, LOUISIANA
MAC MURPHY, LOUISIANA TECH 
 
All-Louisiana Men's Second Team:
PETER HINNANT, LOUISIANA
FLORIAN MOOSMEIER, UNO
SAM MURPHY, LOUISIANA TECH 
CARTER NICHOLSON, LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS
OTTO VAN BUYNDER, ULM
 
All-Louisiana Women's First Team:
MADISON BATES, LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS
CHANTAL DUERINGER, ULM
INGRID LINDBLAD, LSU
LATANNA STONE, LSU
CARLA TEJEDO MULET, LSU
 
MEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
GARRETT BARBER, LSU
 
MEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
DREW DOYLE, LSU
 
WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
INGRID LINDBLAD, LSU
 
WOMEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
CARLA TEJEDO MULET, LSU
 
WOMEN'S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
CHANTAL DUERINGER, ULM
 
MEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR:
MATT TERRY, LOUISIANA TECH
 
WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR
GARRETT RUNION, LSU