Mississippi State
Desert Mountain Classic
Logan Earns Top-10 Finish at Desert Mountain Classic
March 06, 2022 | Men's Golf
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.ย โย Juniorย Hunter Loganย ended his time at the Desert Mountain Classic in seventh place, marking his second straight top-10ย effortย this season and theย third of his career.ย
Mississippi State's men's golf team will return to Starkville with fifth-place team finish. The Bulldogs carded 42 birdies and three eagles throughout the competition. State's overall score was 877 (16-over).
"Obviously disappointed with the way we played today," said head coach Dusty Smith. "We got off to a slow start and never settled into the round. We looked tentative and didn't capitalize on a great opportunity. This one certainly hurts, but we have a resilient group and a group of guys that are made up of the right character."
"The great thing about this week is we got experience being overnight leaders," Smith continued. "This is a hungry group that keeps knocking on the door, it's only a matter of time. We need to make sure we get back to living out our toughness during our week of preparation for Louisiana. We are excited to get back in the arena quickly."
Logan's third-round performance consisted of back-to-back birdies on Holes 16 and 17. His steady play throughout the 54-holes earned him his spot on the leaderboard at even par.
Sophomoreย Pedro Cruz Silvaย earned a career-high finish, tying for 25th. Cruz Silva shot 7-over and tacked onย 11 birdies.ย
Competing individually for the Bulldogs,ย Austin Vukovitsย played steady golf in the third round, shooting even par on 14 of 18 holes.ย Vukovitsย finished tied for 39th at 10-over.
Seniorย Ford Cleggย tied for 44th place at 11-over. Sophomoreย Loïcย Ettlinย finished tied for 52nd with seniorย Ben Nelsonย not far behind in a tied for 57th.
The Bulldogs will have a quick turnaround as they head to the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette, Louisiana, on March 14-15.ย
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