PEORIA, Ill. -- Senior men's golfer Bobby Jacobs (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week after helping the Bradley men's golf team win the season-opening Crusader Collegiate last week.
Jacobs opened the 2016-17 season with the lowest 54-hole total of his career (215), tying for second at the Crusader Collegiate. After a three-over 75 in the first round at Sand Creek Country Club in Chesterton, Ind., Jacobs fired a one-under 71 in the second round. He wrapped up the two-day event with a career-best three-under 69 to finish at 215, one shot behind teammate Ethan Brue (Chandlerville, Ill.