Mississippi State
Sam Hall Intercollegiate
Boasson Leads Bulldogs To 5-Under-Par 279 In Final Round
September 13, 2011 | Men's Golf
MSU bettered its team score each day and managed a 2-under-par 850 for the two-day, three-round event. Using the 5-under-par 279, the Bulldogs maintained sixth place. UAB claimed the tournament title with a 16-under-par 836.
Boasson's 15-stroke improvement included a round-high seven birdies. He turned in a team-best 14 birdies to raise the Bulldogs' event-total to 53.
"I was more relaxed and had better focus today," Boasson said. "I was in control of my ball today, but the key to my score was putting. I was making a lot more putts, especially some good up and down putts."
Sophomore Chad Ramey backed up his second-round 65 with a 1-over-par 72 to finish tied for sixth overall. Blake Kelly of South Alabama used a final-round, 1-under-par 70 to win the event with a 10-under-par 203.
Senior Alex Rowland capped off his tournament notching a 2-under-par 69 in the final round to finish 1-over, while fellow senior Lee Heaton tallied 11 birdies en route to a 4-over-par 217.
Seeing his first collegiate action, redshirt freshman Tyler Smith claimed back-to-back 73's before turning in a 77 in the final round.
"We improved each round," MSU coach Clay Homan said. "Shooting the second lowest round of the day at 279 was a definitely positive. I was proud of the way Axel rebounded from his 82 to shoot a 67. Chad had his chances to make a move up the leaderboard but just couldn't get many putts to drop."
Mississippi State returns to action Oct. 3rd at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Birmingham, Ala. Fans can follow Mississippi State Golf on Twitter at @mstateMG and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mstateWG.
Sam Hall Intercollegiate
Third Round - September 13, 2011
TEAM RESULTS
1. UAB (285+278+273=836, -16); 2. South Alabama (278+282+281=841, -11); 3. UL-Lafayette (286+276+282=844, -8); 4. Memphis (287+277+281=845, -7); 5. Ole Miss (276+282+288=846, -6); 6. Mississippi State (287+284+279=850, -2); 7. Southern Miss (287+284+289=860, +8); 8. Louisiana Tech (292+285+287=861, +9); 9. Sam Houston State (282+291+289=862, +10); 10. UALR (285+288+292=865, +13); 11. Southeastern Louisiana (291+287+288=866, +14); 12. Arkansas State (295+287+285=867, +15);13. UL-Monroe (299+295+288=882, +30);14. Rice (297+292+299=888, +36); 15. McNeese State (299+298+302=899, +47).
MSU INVIDVIDUAL RESULTS
T6. Chad Ramey 70+65+72=207, -6
T23. Alex Rowland 72+73+69=214, +1
T37. Lee Heaton 73+73+71=217,
+4
T53. Axel Boasson 72+82+67=221, +8
T61. Tyler Smith 73+73+77=223,
+10
