NEW ORLEANS - After an outstanding run in Appalachian State's last two tournaments,
Tripp Summerlin has been tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Men's Golfer of the Week, the league announced Thursday.
A junior by way of Summerfield, North Carolina, Summerlin torched the golf course for a tournament victory at the Sept. 25-26 Patriot Intercollegiate, hosted by George Mason, before capturing a runner-up finish at the Oct. 2-3 Cleveland State Invitational in Aurora, Ohio.
"Tripp has been playing some great golf on some difficult long courses," said first-year head coach
Bo Redman, who directed the Mountaineers to their first team tournament title since 2014 with a win at the Patriot Intercollegiate. "His ability to shake off a poor shot or bad break and focus on the next shot is fantastic."
Summerlin won individual medalist honors at the Patriot Intercollegiate with a 7-under 209. He also collected a tourney-high 14 birdies as he helped his team win the first-place trophy out of a field of 16. Summerlin was the runner-up at the Cleveland State Invitational, just one stroke off the tourney champion, finishing with a three-round total of 215. He had four rounds at par or better and finished the reporting period with a 70.67 average.
This is the first time an Appalachian State player has been tabbed men's golfer of the week since the school joined the Sun Belt Conference for the 2014-15 season.
