Posted: Sep 25, 2024
IAIN GRIGGS OF UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, a junior from Madison, Ala., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week for competition played from Sunday, September 22 through Tuesday, September 24. SCAC Golf Release (Week 2)
Griggs earned medalist honors at the Rhodes College Fall Invitational, firing a final round 69 (-3) on Tuesday at Tunica National Golf Club to take the one shot victory over a pair of golfers from Rhodes. Griggs, who started the day in fifth place after opening rounds of 73 and 70, shot the second-lowest round on the final day and posted just one of seven sub-70 rounds among the three rounds of play of the 78-player field. He finished the event with a score of 212 and four-under par and led University of Dallas to a fifth-place team finish.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior Andrew Bennett of Centenary finished in a tie for second place at 3-under par 141 (71-70) as he helped lead the Gents to a tie for third place on Tuesday at the UMHB Invitational at Sammons Park Golf Course in Temple, Texas. The Gents shot a 22-over par 582 to finish in a three-way tie with host Mary Hardin-Baylor’s “A” and “B” teams. Sophomore Ricky Mitchell of Southwestern finished at even par (216) to lead the Pirates to the team title at the Rhodes College Fall Invitational, Monday and Tuesday at Tunica National Golf Club. Mitchell finished tied for sixth in the 78-player field, moving up four places on Tuesday after his final round 71 (-1). First-year Tripton Roberts of McMurry led the War Hawks at the UMHB Invitational, finishing sixth in the 56-player field with a two-day score of 140, which included a final round 69 on Tuesday. First-year Cooper Hollomon of Texas Lutheran, after entering the final round of the Rhodes College Fall Invitational with a three stroke lead on the individual leaderboard, finished 14th at three-over par (219) over 54 holes.
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| Week 1 | Jacob Mason, Trinity University |
| Week 2 | Iain Griggs, University of Dallas |
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