BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Cole Isbell, a freshman at the University of Tennessee at Martin, has been crowned as Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Week after a top-10 finish at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate.
Cole becomes only the 19th different Skyhawk golfer to win this award and the first since his brother Dax Isbell brought home the honor on Feb. 22, 2024.
Competing in just the third collegiate tournament of his career, Cole placed seventh in the field of 84 golfers at the event hosted by Arkansas State at RidgePointe Country Club. He shot a 207 (-9) behind rounds of 66-70-71, leading the entire field in eagles (two) while ranking in the tournament’s top-eight in par-4 scoring (3.93, -2), par-5 scoring (4.42, -7) and pars (37).
The Cumming, Ga. native added 11 birdies and only had four scores of bogey or worse in the 54-hole tournament. At one point, Cole completed 44 holes with just two bogeys in that stretch, climbing all the way up to second place in the tournament standings on the final day before finishing seventh.
Cole currently ranks seventh in the OVC in scoring, collecting a 70.6 stroke average over eight rounds. He has carded par or better in five of those rounds, dialing up 26 birdies with two eagles so far in 2024-25.
UT Martin continues its fall schedule on Oct. 14-15 when it heads to the Pinetree Intercollegiate hosted by Kennesaw State.
