Mississippi State
Linger Longer Invitational
MSU Concludes Play At Linger Longer Invitational
March 16, 2008 | Men's Golf
GREENSBORO, Ga. ? The Mississippi State men's golf team concluded play at the 2008 Linger Longer Invitational after firing a 908 in the three-round event to finish in a tie for 13th at the par-72 Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga. on Sunday March 16.
Three of the five Bulldogs competing finished among the top 50, led by junior Matt Fast who shot a 1-under-par final round that boosted the Hattiesburg, Miss.- native into a 25th place finish. The junior notched a 2-over-par 74 in round one followed by a 5-over-par round two before leading MState in third round competition. Despite only notching four birdies, current team-stroke average leader Noah Goldman finished in a tie for 30th after his 7-over-par 223 performance. The Longwood, Fla.-native was under-par through round one with a 71, followed by a 75 and 77 in the final two rounds of play. Senior Josh Oller fired off a 227 and tied for 40th. The senior was in the top 10 after his 3-under-par round one performance that included the only eagle earned by the Bulldogs, before firing consecutive plus-par rounds of 80 and 78 to close out the event. Carlos Sainz, Jr. finished the tournament with a 236 followed by Logan Young, who made his spring debut with a three-round score of 241.
The Bulldogs finished in a tie for 13th with Big Ten opponent, Purdue University and were nine strokes back from the 11th place finishers host-school Mercer University and South Alabama. SEC-foe Mississippi won the event with their 8-under-par showing, followed by Georgia, Chattanooga, Georgia State, Memphis, Texas Tech, Clemson, Kennesaw State, Eastern Michigan and Michigan.
The Bulldogs will resume play on March 25 at the par-72 Herron Lakes Country Club in Mobile, Ala. at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate.
Linger Longer Team Results:
1.Mississippi, U. of 277-292-287=856, -8 2. Georgia, U. of 284-291-286=861, -3 3. Chattanooga 278-298-292=868, +4 4. Georgia State U. 284-293-303=880, +16 5. Memphis, U. of 296-290-295=881, +17 6. Texas Tech 296-297-292=885, +21 7. Clemson 292-301-295=888, +24 T8. Kennesaw State U. 285-301-304=890, +26 T8. Eastern Michigan U. 289-296-305=890, +26 10. Michigan, U. of 302-296-296=894, +30 T11. Mercer U. 299-300-300=899, +35 T11. South Alabama, U. of 292-304-303=899, +35 T13. Mississippi State U. 293-310-305=908, +44 T13. Purdue U. 312-298-298=908, +44
MSU Individual Results:
T25 Matt Fast 74-77-71=222, +6
T30 Noah Goldman 71-75-77=223, +7
T40 Josh Oller 69-8-=78=227, +11
T68 Carlos Sainz, Jr. 79-78-79=236, +20
72 Logan Young 80-82-79=241, +25
