PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Memphis senior Thomas Perrot was named the American Men's Golf Player of the Week on Wednesday after winning the Colleton River Collegiate.
Perrot posted his second medalist honor of the year at the event, which took place Mar. 7-8 at the Colleton River Plantation in Bluffton, S.C. The senior carded a three-round score of 217 and led the Tigers to a runner-up finish. Memphis’ final round 292 tied for the lowest round in the tournament, and its 893 was two strokes off of team champion College of Charleston's 891.
American Men’s Golf Notebook:
- Cincinnati
- Senior Emerson Newsome tied for seventh at the Colleton River Collegiate on Mar. 7-8 in Bluffton, South Carolina…The Bearcats finished fifth overall in the 12-team event.
- Cincinnati is off for a week and returns to the links on Mar. 21-22 at the Lone Star Invitational.
- UConn
- Zach Zaback posted a Top 15 finish at the Colleton River Collegiate on Mar. 7-8…The Huskies were sixth in the team standings.
- UConn returns to action on Mar. 25 at the FAU Slomin Autism Invitational in Lake Worth, Fla.
- East Carolina
- The Pirates posted a fourth-place finish at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto in Aiken, South Carolina…East Carolina tied with Chattanooga in the team standings while three Pirates finished in the Top 20.
- The Pirates next take the course on Mar. 12-13 at the General Hackler Championships.
- Memphis
- Memphis finished as the runner-up at the Colleton River Collegiate on Mar. 7-8…Thomas Perrot led three Tiger individual finishers in the Top 12.
- Memphis returns to the links at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational on Mar. 21-22 in Stuart, Fla.
- Tulsa
- Tulsa competed at the Auburn Tiger Invitational on Mar. 6-8 and placed 18th overall…Freshman Jack Knoesel was the top finisher for the Hurricane.
- Tulsa will be in action next at the Desert Shootout on Mar. 18-19 in Goodyear, Ariz.