Mississippi State
Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational
Bulldogs Conclude Play At Turtle Bay Invitational
November 12, 2008 | Men's Golf
OAHU, Hawaii - The Mississippi State men's golf team concluded play Wednesday at the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational, finishing in 12th place. Playing at the par-72 Fazio course, the Bulldogs fired a score of 869 for a 5-over-par performance.
Mississippi State's top finisher in the event was Matt Fast. Fast shot a three-round score of 212, and finished at 4-under-par. The senior started off the tournament with a 1-over-par performance and improved every round. Fast fired a 2-under-par mark in the second round followed by a 3-under-par in the final round guiding Fast to a tie for 14th in the individual field. The 14th-place finish is the best this season for the Hattiesburg, Miss., native.
Senior Josh Bevell shot a 1-over-par with rounds of 71 and 76 after the first two rounds of play. He then fired a 2-under-par 70 on the final day to finish in a tie for 36th. Noah Goldman tied for 60th with a three day total of 222. Carlos Sainz, Jr. finished at 224 and in a tie for 74th with fellow Bulldog Brian Mason also posting a three-round score of 224.
Senior Logan Young played as an individual and his three round score of 229 did not count towards the team score.
MSU will begin spring play at the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. on February 14.
TURTLE BAY RESORT COLLEGE INVITATIONAL
Team Results
1. Texas, Univ. of 280-290-273=843 (-21) 2. San Diego State U. 277-291-278=846 (-18) T3. UNLV 281-287-282=850 (-14) T3. UT-Arlington 280-299-271=850 (-14) 5. Ohio State Univ. 283-288-281=852 (-12) 6. UC Irvine 284-291-278=853 (-11) 7. New Mexico State U. 291-284-281=856 (-8) T8. Oregon State U. 295-293-278=866 (+2) T8. Pepperdine Univ. 294-288-284=866 (+2) T8. Hawaii, Univ. of 285-296-285=866 (+2) 11. Baylor University 287-294-286=867 (+3) 12. Mississippi St. U. 285-296-288=869 (+5) 13. Long Beach State 290-292-290=872 (+8) 14. Santa Clara Univ. 294-290-290=874 (+10) 15. Cal Poly 293-297-288=878 (+14) 16. Saint Mary's (CA) 285-307-291=883 (+19) 17. ULM 293-306-289=888 (+24) 18. Point Loma Nazarene 301-302-287=890 (+26) 19. Charleston, Coll. of 298-300-293=891 (+27).
MSU INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T14. Matt Fast 73-70-69=212 (-4)
T36. Josh Bevell 71-76-70=217 (+1)
T60. Noah Goldman 70-75-77=222 (+6)
T74. Carlos Sainz, Jr. 74-75-75=224 (+8)
T74. Brian Mason 71-79-74=224 (+8)
97. Logan Young 76-82-74=229 (+13)
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