Mississippi State
Louisiana Classics
Bulldogs Set to Tee Off at Louisiana Classics
March 13, 2022 | Men's Golf
LAFAYETTE, La. – Mississippi State's men's golf program is set to compete in the 37th annual Louisiana Classics tournament for the eighth time in program history. This will be the first time the Bulldogs have competed at the event since 2015.
The Bulldogs are set for a fierce competition on the Oakbourne Country Club par-72, 6,866-yard course with a 16-team field that includes host Louisiana, No. 17 Ole Miss, No. 21 Texas A&M and No. 25 LSU along with others from across the nation.
"We are excited for our next step this week," head coach Dusty Smith said. "We had a great week of reflection and preparation. We need to continue to embrace the opportunities that are in front of us. It's important that we play within ourselves and the system we have in place in order to be successful. We need to embrace playing for each other and everything else will take care of itself."
Mississippi State is coming off a quick turnaround from the Desert Mountain Classic in Phoenix, Arizona, last weekend where the Bulldogs finished in fourth place.
Senior Ford Clegg will lead off for the Bulldogs. Clegg has started in every tournament for the Bulldogs, and this will be Clegg's 35th tournament to compete in Maroon and White. Hunter Logan will take the second spot, coming off his second-straight top-10 finish after placing seventh in the Desert Mountain Classic.
Sophomore Pedro Cruz Silva will play from the No. 3 spot. Cruz Silva has competed in five out of six tournament this season for State and recently had a career-high finish tied for 25th at the Desert Mountain Classic.
Freshman Jay Nimmo is set to compete for the fifth time this season in his spring season debut. Graduate student Ruan Pretorius will wrap it up for the Bulldogs in his second career tournament in the Maroon and White.
State will begin competition on Monday, March 14, at approximately 8:00 a.m. CT for a shotgun start. The Bulldogs will play 36-holes and then follow-on Tuesday at approximately 7:30 a.m. CT for the final round with a fixed start on holes 1 & 10.
The final round will be broadcasted on ESPN+ on Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. CT.
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