Emma Talley is the BamaCentral Crimson Tide Pro Athlete of the Week

Following another finish near the top of an LPGA leaderboard, Talley set a mark previously unchallenged by fellow former Alabama women's golfers

Emma Talley, a former member of the Alabama women’s golf team, turned in a recent performance strong enough to move atop the professional ranks unaccompanied by other former Crimson Tide women’s golfers.

At the LPGA’s Volunteers of America Texas Shootout, Talley finished the final day with a career-low round of 63, a tied tournament course record for an LPGA competitor at Old American Golf Club. 

The score helped her secure a fourth-place finish, and she added her fifth career top-five finish, the most ever by a former Alabama women’s golfer.

Before arriving to Alabama in 2012, she was Golfweek’s top-ranked women’s golfer at the high school level. And upon leaving Tuscaloosa in 2016, Talley had snagged All-Conference and All-American honors in multiple seasons, making good on the publication’s hype-filled title of best high schooler in the country.

As you can tell by the smooth putting stroke below, she's only upped her game since the 'Bama days. 

Honorable mention:

• Kirani James, former Alabama runner and winner of back-to-back NCAA Outdoor Championships in his college days, won the 400m of a Stockholm Diamond League meet with an event-best time of 44.63.

• As a midseason addition to the St. Louis Cardinals, former Crimson Tide pitcher Wade LeBlanc pitched 5.2 innings in a shutout start against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 3rd of July. Doesn't happen there often.

Previous winners in 2021:

Dec. 29 - Jan. 5 Derrick Henry

Jan. 6 - 12 Daron Payne

Jan. 13 - 19 Levi Wallace

Jan. 20 - 26 Collin Sexton

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2. JaMychal Green

Feb. 3 - 9 Collin Sexton

Feb. 9 - 16 Kira Lewis Jr.

Feb. 17 - 23 Levi Randolph

Feb. 24 - March 2 Collin Sexton

March 3 - 9 Collin Sexton

March 10 - 16 Justin Thomas

March 17 - 23 Collin Sexton

March 24 - 30 JaMychal Green

March 31 - April 6 Collin Sexton

April 7 - April 13 Collin Sexton

April 14 - April 20 Levi Randolph

April 21 - April 27 Collin Sexton

April 28 - May 4 Davis Riley

May 5 - May 11 Collin Sexton

May 12 - May 18 Dicky Pride

May 19 - May 25 Spencer Turnbull

May 26 - June 1 Alexa Guarachi

June 2 - June 8 Kenzie Wright

June 9 - June 15 Eryk Anders

June 16 - June 22 Daniel Haugh

June 23 - June 29 Daniel Haugh