GOLFERS OF THE WEEK
MEN’S
Ryan Dixon, St. Mary’s, SR, Mechanical Engineering, Blackhall Colliery, England, Hartlepool Sixth Form College
Dixon claimed his first career tournament victory this week as the senior carded a seven-under 209 at the DBU Patriot Classic. Dixon saved his best for last, firing a 69 in the final round to win by a stroke over the field. Dixon led the field with 15 birdies in the tournament.
 
WOMEN’S
Sarah Wongsinth, Texas A&M-Commerce, SR, Sport & Recreation Management, Udon Thani, Thailand
Wongsinth claimed the championship at the WT Desert Invitational and was the runner-up at the Palm Valley Classic last week.  At Palm Valley, she was 1-under for 36 holes, placing second by one stroke and leading the Lions to a third place finish.  At the Desert Invite, she won the individual championship by one stroke for her second career title. This also pushed the Lions to an 8-stroke victory as a team. In five events this season, she has three top five finishes and four top 10s.
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Men’s
S-24      Garrett Leek, Midwestern State
O-8       Trevor Norby, Oklahoma Christian
O-15     Eemeli Jarvinen, West Texas A&M
O-22     Andres Brictson, Oklahoma Christian
O-29     Garrett Leek, Midwestern State (2)
F-12      Alex Motes, Oklahoma Christian
F-26      Parker Holekamp, Texas A&M International
             Matt Prieskorn, DBU
M-5      No nominees
M-12    Parker Holekamp, Texas A&M International (2)
M-19    Trevor Norby, Oklahoma Christian (2)
M-26    Trevor Norby, Oklahoma Christian (3)
A-9       Ryan Dixon, St. Mary’s
 
Women’s
S-24      Olivia Mitchell, DBU
O-8       Rylie Cook, West Texas A&M
O-15     Anna Wiklund, Angelo State
O-22     Evelyn Arguelles, DBU
O-29     Julia Garcia, DBU
F-12      Loukyee Songprasert, West Texas A&M
F-26      No nominees
M-5      Faith DeLaGarza, DBU
M-12    Alexandria Bennett, Oklahoma Christian
M-19    Alexandria Bennett, Oklahoma Christian (2)
M-26    Hanna Harrison, DBU
A-9       Sarah Wongsinth, Texas A&M-Commerce
 
SELECTED NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
      Trevor Norby, Oklahoma Christian, for a third straight tournament, posted a top-two individual finish, placing second in the DBU Patriot Classic at Wildhorse Golf Club at Robson Ranch in Denton, Texas. He led an Oklahoma Christian team playing without two of its usual starters to its fourth title of the 2020-21 season. Norby, who opened the tournament with consecutive rounds of 3-under 69, recorded an eagle along the way while tying for second with three Texas Tech golfers at 6-under 210. He finished ahead of nine other NCAA Division I golfers in the 98-man field.
      Monica Dibildox, St. Mary’s, picked up her second victory of the season this week at the Hardscrabble Invitational. She finished with a three-round total of 220 (70-72-78) and shared top medalist honors with Hannah Choi of Henderson State.  Dibildox carded 29 pars and nine birdies over three rounds. The graduate transfer started the tournament by shooting even-par and went just two-over in the second round to lead the Rattlers to their second team tournament win of the season.
      Wilma Merenmies, Oklahoma Christian, shot 72-73—145 (1-over-par) to tie for fifth in a 107-woman field and lead OC to a runner-up finish – the highest among six LSC squads in the 20-team event – in the Palm Valley Classic at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Ariz., last Friday and Saturday. She opened her first round with three straight birdies and finished with five on the day. Her second round included three birdies and helped OC post its best team round in program history, an even-par 288 that vaulted the Eagles up the leaderboard.