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Mattox Earns First SSAC Golfer of the Week Honor

Junior Fires 2-Under At FHU Invite To Lead Firehawks

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced its Golfer of the Week awards for the week of Sept. 29–Oct. 5, recognizing UT Southern's Luke Mattox as the SSAC Men's Golfer of the Week and Dalton State's Sara Burger as the SSAC Women's Golfer of the Week.

Mattox, a junior from Lawrenceburg, Tenn., earned his first career conference honor after a strong showing at the FHU Invite, where he finished second out of 59 golfers. Mattox fired rounds of 70 and 72 for a two-under 142, carding six birdies across the tournament to pace the Firehawks.

On the women's side, Burger captured her third all-time honor after winning the Invite at Innisbrook by four strokes, shooting a six-under 207 (65, 71, 71).

Previous SSAC Golfers of the Week

Week Men's Winner Women's Winner
1 Juan Cespedes (Faulkner) Eryn Blakeley (Point)
2 Cobey Riddle (Blue Mountain) Iona Pollitt (UT Southern)
3 Nathan Calahan (UT Southern) Jia Kataria (Dalton State)
4 N/A Sara Burger (Dalton State)
5 Luke Mattox (UT Southern) Sara Burger (Dalton State)

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Players Mentioned

Nathan Calahan

Nathan Calahan

Senior
Luke Mattox

Luke Mattox

Junior

Players Mentioned

Nathan Calahan

Nathan Calahan

Senior
Luke Mattox

Luke Mattox

Junior
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