Mississippi State
Mason Rudolph Collegiate Championship
MSU Men's Golf In 10th After One Round At Mason Rudolph
September 26, 2008 | Men's Golf
FRANKLIN, Tenn. ? The Mississippi State men's golf team stands in 10th place after one round of play in the Mason Rudolph Invitational at the par-71 South Course at Legends Club. As a team, the Bulldogs notched a 291, 7-over-par round in Friday's opening round.
MState was led by senior Carlos Sainz, Jr., who is tied for 11th after his 1-under par (70) performance in round one. Redshirt freshman Lee Heaton trails Sainz, Jr. by one stroke through the first round and is in an eight-way tie for 16th place. Senior Josh Bevell was 3-over par in his first action of the
2008-09 season. Fellow seniors Noah Goldman and Matt Fast rounded out the Bulldog lineup with scores of 5 and 7-over-par, respectively.
South Carolina fired a 3-under-par 281 to capture the lead after day one. Host Vanderbilt sits two shots back with a 1-under-par 283. Arkansas State posted an even-par 284 and Kentucky shot a 1-over-par 285 to round out the top-4.
Day two of the tournament will begin play at 8 a.m. CT Saturday morning. Live stats can be found at
www.mstateathletics.com.
MASON RUDOLPH INVITATIONAL
First Round Team Results (Par - 284)
1. South Carolina - 281 (-3) 2. Vanderbilt - 283 (-1) 3. Arkansas State ? 284 (E) 4. Kentucky - 285 (+1) t5. Purdue - 286 (+2) t5. Kennessaw State - 286 (+2) 7. South Alabama - 288 (+4) t8. Western Carolina - 289 (+5) t8. Eastern Michigan - 289 (+5) 10. Mississippi State - 291 (+7) 11. Middle Tennessee State - 294 (+10) t12. Memphis - 295 (+11) t12. Belmont - 295 (+11) 14. UNC-Greensboro - 298 (+14) 15. Western Kentucky - 300 (+16) 16. Iowa State - 305 (+21) 17. Tennessee State - 314 (+30).
MSU Individual Results (Par 71)
Carlos Sainz, Jr 70 (-1)
Lee Heaton 71 (E)
Josh Bevell 74 (+3)
Noah Goldman 76 (+5)
Matt Fast 78 (+7)
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