Former HHCA star Nimmer named ACC golfer of the month

Bluffton native Bryson Nimmer was named the ACC Men’s Golfer of the Month for September.

The Clemson star and Hilton Head Christian Academy graduate had three top 10 finishes in national tournaments last month and has climbed to No. 9 in Golfweek’s national individual rankings.

Nimmer opened the month with a runner-up finish at the Carpet Classic in Dalton, Georgia, shooting a career-best 65 in the second round. He followed that up with a seventh-place finish at the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas before finishing 10th at the Nike Elite in Portland, Oregon, to close the month.

Nimmer posted a 69.22 scoring average for the month with six rounds in the 60s, seven rounds under par and a team-high 42 birdies.