Mississippi State
Sam Hall Intercollegiate
Ramey Fires Career-Best 65, Two Strokes Off Lead
September 13, 2011 | Men's Golf
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Wasting no time to make noise in the 2011-12 season, sophomore Bulldog Chad Ramey fired a career-best, 6-under-par 65 during the second round of the Sam Hall Intercollegiate on Monday.
Ramey's two-round, 7-under-par 135 propelled the Mississippi State men's golf team to a 3-over-par 571 and a tie for sixth with one round remaining on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs opened with a 287 in the first round Monday morning before climbing the leaderboard with a second-round 284 in the afternoon. Ole Miss is currently atop the field after notching a 10-under-par 558 on the day.
Ramey's tally is the best round by an MSU athlete since Noah Goldman's 64 in the 2008 Roadrunner Intercollegiate. He currently trails tournament-leader Blake Kelley of South Alabama by two strokes entering the final round.
"I hit the ball really well today," Ramey said. "I had a few putts roll my way and was able to get them to fall. My goal was to stay away from trouble out there, and I feel like I accomplished that."
Senior Alex Rowland also had a couple of solid rounds, carding a 72 and 73, respectively.
Other Maroon and White scores include Lee Heaton's and Tyler Smith's 4-over-par 146's and Axel Boasson's 154.
"Chad (Ramey) played exceptional," MSU coach Clay Homan said. "He was in total control of his game today and could have even been a few shots better. We counted a lot of 73's, which is nothing special as easy as the course was playing today. We have the opportunity to post more rounds under par tomorrow if we get a few more putts to fall."
Live stats for the second round will be available through www.mstateathletics.com beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Fans can follow Mississippi State Golf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mstateMG and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mstateWG.
Sam Hall Intercollegiate
Second Round - September 12, 2011
TEAM RESULTS
1. Ole Miss (276+282=558, -10); 2. South Alabama (278+282=560, -8); 3. UL-Lafayette (286+276=562, -6); 4. UAB (285+278=563, -5); 5. Memphis (287+277=564, -4); T6. Southern Miss (287+284=571, +3); T6. Mississippi State (287+284=564, +3); T8. UALR (285+288=573, +5); T8. Sam Houston State (282+291=573, +5); 10. Louisiana Tech (292+285=577, +9); 11. Southeastern Louisiana (291+287=578, +10); 12. Arkansas State (295+287=582, +14); 13. Rice (297+292=589, +21); 14. UL-Monroe (299+295=594, +26); 15. McNeese State (299+298=596, +29).
MSU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Chad Ramey 70+65=135, -7
2. Alex Rowland 72+73=145, +3
3. Lee Heaton 73+73=146, +4
4. Tyler Smith 73+73=146, +4
5. Axel Boasson 72+82=154, +12
