Mississippi State
Linger Longer Invitational
MSU In Top 10 After First Round At Linger Longer Invitational
March 14, 2008 | Men's Golf
GREENSBORO, Ga. ? The Mississippi State men's golf team is in ninth place after the first round on Friday at the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga. The Bulldogs shot a 5-over-par, 293 at the par-72 Reynolds Plantation.
Senior Josh Oller leads the way for MState posting a 3-under-par 69, which included a team-high four birdies and the team's only eagle of the day on the 436-yard, par-4 hole 12. The Brandon, Miss-native is in a tie for seventh among the individual field. Junior Noah Goldman is in the top 20 after his 1-under-par showing through round one. The Longwood, Fla.-native was consistent with par through the first 10 holes before notching a bogey, but finished strong with two birdies to close out the round. Junior Matt Fast was 3-under-par through six holes, but finished the round at 2-over-par with a 74. Carlos Sainz, Jr. notched a 79 through the first round followed by junior Logan Young, who was making his first appearance for MState this spring, finished the first round with an 80 for 8-over-par.
The 14-team field includes seven teams ranked among the top 50. In-state rival Mississippi is in first place through round one with an 11-under-par showing. Chattanooga trails in a close second after their 10-under-par showing with SEC-foe Georga and Georgia State in a tie for third at 4-under-par. Kennesaw State closed out the top five at 3-under-par. Eastern Michigan is in sixth place at 1-over-par followed by Clemson and host-school Mercer at 4-over-par. Texas Tech, Memphis, South Alabama, Michigan and Purdue round out the field.
MSU will resume play on Saturday, March 15 at 9:10 CST. Live stats will be available on mstateathletics.com.
Linger Longer Team Results (Round One):
1.Mississippi, U. of 277, -11 2. Tennessee-Chattanooga 278, -10 T3. Georgia 284, -4 T3. Georgia State U. 284, -4 5. Kennesaw State U. 285, -3 6. Eastern Michigan U. 289, +1 T7. Clemson 292, +4 T7. Mercer U. 292, +4 9. Mississippi State U. 293, +5 T10. Texas Tech 296, +8 T10. Memphis, U. of 206, +10 12. South Alabama, U. of 299, +11 13. Michigan, U. of 302, +14 14. Purdue U. 312, +24
MSU Individual Results:
T7 Josh Oller 69, -3
T16 Noah Goldman 71, -1
T32 Matt Fast 74, +2
T64 Carlos Sainz, Jr. 79, +7
T68 Logan young 80, +8
