MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Matthew Cole (Junior, Fayetteville, Ark)
Junior Matthew Cole collected his best finish of the season at the Little Rock Invitational, tying for second place among 90 players to lead Arkansas State to the tournament championship over team such as No. 25 UNLV and Sun Belt Conference members Little Rock, ULM, Texas State and Little Rock. He shot a 3-under par 213 (77-67-69), which was his lowest three-round score of the year. His total score included a 67 and 69 for the second and third rounds, respectively -- his best two of the season. The Fayetteville, Ark., native averaged 71.0 strokes per round as he picked up his fourth career top-10 finish.
WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Siti Shaari, South Alabama (Sophomore, Subangjaya, Malaysia)
Siti Shaari averaged 73.33 strokes per round, recorded a career-low 18-hole score and a season-low three-round total, and earned a second-place finish over two tournaments in the reporting period. She carded a career-low 68 and her lowest three-round score of the season, a 217 (+4), to lead the Jaguars to their first team win of the year and earn second-place individually at the UT Arlington Invitational Oct. 22-23. The sophomore ranked first overall in even-pars (37) and second in par-4 scoring (4.12, +4). She finished 12th at the Little Rock Golf Classic Oct. 28-30 with a 7-over-par 223 and tied for second in par-4 scoring (E).
GOLFER OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE
September 20 - MEN: Zan Luka Stirn, Arkansas State | WOMEN: Julie Hovland, South Alabama
October 4 - MEN: Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern | WOMEN: Jahaanvie Walia, ULM
October 18 - MEN: Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern | WOMEN: Caroline Berge, South Alabama
November 1 - MEN: Matthew Cole, Arkansas State | WOMEN: Siti Shaari, South Alabama