IRVING, Texas — WKU started its season with a clean sweep on the course, as Billy Tom Sargent and Mary Joiner claimed the first men’s and women’s Conference USA Golfer of the Week awards, announced Wednesday by the league office.
Sargent and Joiner each won the individual title at their respective tournaments on a strong opening week for the Hilltopper and Lady Topper golf programs. It’s the first weekly honor for both golfers.
Sargent, a redshirt sophomore from Georgetown, Ky., won co-individual medalist honors Tuesday at Southern Miss’ Sam Hall Intercollegiate in Hattiesburg, Miss.