Jacob Forsythe has been named the first-ever Great Midwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Month for men’s golf. In the month of September, Forsythe led the Cedarville Yellow Jackets to two top five finishes in three tournaments, and led the conference in individual performances.
Individually, Forsythe fired the top overall 36-hole score in conference, coming in his most recent tournament. At the NCAA Great Lakes Fall Regional (9/30 - 10/1), he shot an impressive even par two-day score (144) to finish in a tie for third place in a field of 120 golfers.
Forsythe also shot the three lowest 18-hole rounds in conference. At the first round of the Atlantic Region Invitation (9/17), he posted the club-house lead with a 2-under 70. Maybe more impressive was his 1-under 71 during the first round of the NCAA Great Lakes Fall Regional (9/31). The course played at 6,977 yards, which was the longest yardage of the year for any tournament in the conference, and 499 yards longer than the course at the Atlantic Region Invitation.
In his other 18-hole rounds, Forsythe ranks in a three-way tie for 3rd with a one-over 73 second round at the NCAA Great Lakes Fall Regional, and is in a four-way tie for 6th with a two-over 74 second round at Cedarville’s home Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Forsythe’s 36-hole performances rank 1st (Even Par - 144 at the NCAA Great Lakes Fall Regional), 4th (+6 - 150 at the Bluegrass Fall Classic) and in a tie for 6th (+8 - 152 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational) in conference.
Men’s and Women’s Golf name an Athlete of the Month, rather than Athlete of the Week due to the fact that the NCAA golf season covers both the fall and spring semesters. The randomness of a specific golf schedule also does not adapt itself well to a weekly award since there are weeks in which a team may not play and tournaments are not restricted to weekends only. Winners will be announced following the months of September, October, March, and April.