State Finishes 13th At Louisiana Classics

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State Finishes 13th At Louisiana Classics

February 27, 2018 | Men's Golf

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LAFAYETTE, La. – Mississippi State finished 13th in its sixth tournament of the season Tuesday at the Louisiana Classics Golf Tournament in Lafayette, La.

The Bulldogs shot a 10-over 877 over two days at Oakbourne Country Club.

"I thought we got off to a pretty good start but we weren't able to sustain it through the round," MSU head men's golf coach Dusty Smith said. "This is a resilient group of guys and I know we will bounce back."

Sophomore Peng Pichaikool finished the highest of MSU's squad, shooting even for the final round and 2-over for the event into a tie for 34th.

Pichaikool shot one stroke better than junior Ross Bell, who finished tied for 40th.

Sophomore Garrett Johnson and senior Taylor Grant shot 4-over and 5-over, respectively.

Senior Jacob Ross rounded out MSU's lineup card, and finished 82nd.

Texas A&M swept the team and individual titles, as Dan Erikson finished atop the player leaderboard to lead the Aggies into first place.

State will begin its next tournament in five days, with a trip to RTJ Grand National in Auburn, Ala., for the three-day Tiger Invitational.

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Mississippi State head men's golf coach Dusty Smith:

"We talked last night about having a total team effort for today's round. Five guys battling and clawing for every single shot today. I thought we got off to a pretty good start but we weren't able to sustain it through the round. This is a resilient group of guys and I know we will bounce back. We have to continue to trust our process. We will get back to work this week as we have a quick turnaround for our next event. The goal is, and will always be, to get a little bit better each and every single day. The entire season is made up of stepping stones. This was our next step in our process. We will learn from it and move on. It's a long journey and we look forward to our next opportunity."

Louisiana Classics Golf Tournament

1. Texas A&M (282+273+280=835, -29)
2. Illinois (281+281+281=843, -21)
3. Kent State (281+282+288=851, -13)
4. McNeese State (289+277+287=853, -11)
5. Louisville (281+292+286=859, -5)
6. ULM (288+285+290=863, -1)
7. Sam Houston State (290+282+293=865, +1)
8. Texas State (290+284+292=866, +2)
T9. Toledo (297+285+290=872, +8)
T9. UTSA (287+294+291=872, +8)
T11. Rice (301+285+288=874, +10)
T11. Louisiana-Lafayette (295+289+290=874, +10)
13. Mississippi State (287+292+298=877, +13)
14. UMKC (288+289+303=880, +16)
15. Southern Miss (299+299+298=896, +32)

MSU Players
T34. Peng Pichaikool (69+77+72=218, +2)
T40. Ross Bell (74+72+73=219, +3)
T46. Garrett Johnson (72+70+78=220, +4)
T52. Taylor Grant (72+74+75=221, +5)
82. Jacob Ross (80+76+78=234, +18)

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