ST. LOUIS, Mo. – In spite of the third round of the tournament being cancelled due to rain, junior David Perkins has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week for his performance at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate.
Perkins' final score of two-under-par (142) in two rounds finished him in a seven-way tie for 17th place. He helped the Redbirds climb up the leaderboard five places in the first day, ending in a four-way tie for seventh place with Louisiana, Richmond, and Oral Roberts. The Redbirds went up against nationally ranked teams such as Florida State and Louisville, who finished in first and second place.