Saturday, October 27
Loxley, Ala. (Steelwood CC)
All Day
Mississippi State
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Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
State Fourth After Saturday At Steelwood Invite
October 27, 2018 | Men's Golf
by Austin Coats, Student Assistant/Communications
LOXLEY, Ala. – Following the first two rounds of its final tournament of the fall, the Mississippi State men's golf team sits fourth as a result of shooting 3-over par on Saturday.
"I thought we came out in the first round and played pretty solid as a team," MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith said. "Ultimately, we did not have our best golf today. We made some errors on some par-5s and some short par-4s. We need to clean up some mental mistakes if we want to be successful in tomorrow's round. Tomorrow is another opportunity for this team and a chance to gain some momentum heading into the off season."
State started its day shooting an even 288 in the opening round, powered by a 2-under 70 from junior Garrett Johnson. Freshman Ford Clegg shot a 72 to help the Bulldog cause, while Junior Peng Pichaikool and Ross Bell each shot 1-over par at the par-72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club.
Then, Pichaikool and Bell gave MSU a pair of 71s during round two as they carded even 144s for their two-round totals, good enough for a share of 13th.
Johnson shot a 75 in round two for a 1-over 145 total that puts him in a tie for 18th. Clegg's 74 gave him a 146 total en route to a tie for 22nd going into Sunday's final round. Play continues at 8 a.m. CT, with MSU teeing off from the first hole tee at 8:09 a.m.
Senior Austin Rose filled out Smith's lineup card with an 8-over 152 two-round total.
Playing as an individual, sophomore Griffin Agent shot 5-over par to tie for 43rd.
Wake Forest leads all teams at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, while Indiana's Brock Ochsenreiter sits atop the player leaderboard.
MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith:
"I thought we came out in the first round and played pretty solid as a team. Garrett did a nice job of leading us and Ford birdied two of his last three to get us a round that we really needed. This afternoon we did a good job of hanging in there after a tough start. Bell and Peng gave us a couple of under-par scores in round two which we really needed. Ultimately, we did not have our best golf today. We made some errors on some par-5s and some short par-4s. We need to clean up some mental mistakes if we want to be successful in tomorrow's round. Tomorrow is another opportunity for this team and a chance to gain some momentum heading into the off season. I know if we focus on the right things and play a complete round of golf, we will be where we need to be."
Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
1. Wake Forest (286+277=563, -13)
2. Kennesaw State (286+286=572, -4)
3. Indiana (295+281=576, E)
4. Mississippi State (288+291=579, +3)
5. Richmond (297+287=584, +8)
T6. South Alabama (299+288=587, +11)
T6. Kansas State (295+292=587, +11)
8. Southern Mississippi (292+296=588, +12)
9. Rice (299+290=589, +13)
10. Kentucky (298+295=593, +17)
11. Wofford College (309+285=594, +18)
12. North Alabama (298+297=595, +19)
MSU Players
T13. Peng Pichaikool (73+71=144, E)
T13. Ross Bell (73+71=144, E)
T18. Garrett Johnson (70+75=145, +1)
T22. Ford Clegg (72+74=146, +2)
T57. Austin Rose (77+75=152, +8)
T43. Griffin Agent (75+74=149, +5)*
* - playing as an individual
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LOXLEY, Ala. – Following the first two rounds of its final tournament of the fall, the Mississippi State men's golf team sits fourth as a result of shooting 3-over par on Saturday.
"I thought we came out in the first round and played pretty solid as a team," MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith said. "Ultimately, we did not have our best golf today. We made some errors on some par-5s and some short par-4s. We need to clean up some mental mistakes if we want to be successful in tomorrow's round. Tomorrow is another opportunity for this team and a chance to gain some momentum heading into the off season."
State started its day shooting an even 288 in the opening round, powered by a 2-under 70 from junior Garrett Johnson. Freshman Ford Clegg shot a 72 to help the Bulldog cause, while Junior Peng Pichaikool and Ross Bell each shot 1-over par at the par-72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club.
Then, Pichaikool and Bell gave MSU a pair of 71s during round two as they carded even 144s for their two-round totals, good enough for a share of 13th.
Johnson shot a 75 in round two for a 1-over 145 total that puts him in a tie for 18th. Clegg's 74 gave him a 146 total en route to a tie for 22nd going into Sunday's final round. Play continues at 8 a.m. CT, with MSU teeing off from the first hole tee at 8:09 a.m.
Senior Austin Rose filled out Smith's lineup card with an 8-over 152 two-round total.
Playing as an individual, sophomore Griffin Agent shot 5-over par to tie for 43rd.
Wake Forest leads all teams at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, while Indiana's Brock Ochsenreiter sits atop the player leaderboard.
MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith:
"I thought we came out in the first round and played pretty solid as a team. Garrett did a nice job of leading us and Ford birdied two of his last three to get us a round that we really needed. This afternoon we did a good job of hanging in there after a tough start. Bell and Peng gave us a couple of under-par scores in round two which we really needed. Ultimately, we did not have our best golf today. We made some errors on some par-5s and some short par-4s. We need to clean up some mental mistakes if we want to be successful in tomorrow's round. Tomorrow is another opportunity for this team and a chance to gain some momentum heading into the off season. I know if we focus on the right things and play a complete round of golf, we will be where we need to be."
Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
1. Wake Forest (286+277=563, -13)
2. Kennesaw State (286+286=572, -4)
3. Indiana (295+281=576, E)
4. Mississippi State (288+291=579, +3)
5. Richmond (297+287=584, +8)
T6. South Alabama (299+288=587, +11)
T6. Kansas State (295+292=587, +11)
8. Southern Mississippi (292+296=588, +12)
9. Rice (299+290=589, +13)
10. Kentucky (298+295=593, +17)
11. Wofford College (309+285=594, +18)
12. North Alabama (298+297=595, +19)
MSU Players
T13. Peng Pichaikool (73+71=144, E)
T13. Ross Bell (73+71=144, E)
T18. Garrett Johnson (70+75=145, +1)
T22. Ford Clegg (72+74=146, +2)
T57. Austin Rose (77+75=152, +8)
T43. Griffin Agent (75+74=149, +5)*
* - playing as an individual
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching @HailStateMG.
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