Mississippi State
SEC Championship
State's Sainz Tied For Third; Team In Sixth At SEC Men's Golf Championship
April 18, 2009 | Men's Golf
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. ? The Mississippi State men's golf team fell one spot into sixth place on day two of the 2009 Southeastern Conference Championship Saturday, firing a 290, and is 7-over-par after two rounds.
“We played a pretty solid round today,” said head coach Clay Homan. “And, like yesterday, we did not start off particularly well, but we finished the day strong which gave us a big boost.”
Senior Carlos Sainz, Jr. shot a second -round, 4-under-par 68 to finish with a two-day total of 5-under-par. Sainz notched the tournament's third-lowest, second-round score, and moved into a tie for third after two days of play.
“Carlos has been a big player for us so far,” said Homan. “He especially showed up today and was able to get us our only score under par, which was huge.”
Behind Sainz on the day, senior Brian Mason notched a 2-over-par 74 and is 4-over-par after two rounds of play and in a tie for 24th. Senior Noah Goldman shot a 78 and, along with his first-round, 1-under-par 71, is currently in a tie for 34th. Senior Matt Fast stands in a tie for 47th after shooting a 75 in round two while playing the back nine 1-under-par. Senior Josh Bevell rebounded from a tough day yesterday to shoot a 1-over-par 73 Saturday and stands at 14-over-par after two days.
MState will tee off tomorrow at 7 a.m. CT with live stats available through www.MStateathletics.com.
2009 SEC Men's Golf Championship Team Standings:
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MSU Individuals:
T3 Carlos Sainz, Jr. 71-68=139, -5
T24 Brian Mason 74-74=148, +4
T34 Noah Goldman 71-78=149, +5
T47 Matt Fast 77-75=152, +8
58 Josh Bevell 85-73=158, +14
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