State In Striking Distance Entering Final Round At Blessings

Tuesday, October 1

Fayetteville, Ark. (Blessings GC)

Mississippi State

Blessings Collegiate Invitational

State In Striking Distance Entering Final Round At Blessings

October 01, 2024 | Men's Golf

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By: Brian Ogden, Associate Director/Communications

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On a challenging day that saw only one team shoot par, Mississippi State men's golf held onto second place and kept the gap between itself and No. 15 LSU at just two strokes. The Bulldogs remain in second; however, their lead over third place has been cut from 10 strokes to five.

Louisville, which entered the day in a tie for sixth place, was the only squad to record a par round, climbing up to third place overall. BYU shot 7-over as a team to slip just one spot to fourth place, and MSU and LSU were 9-over on the day.

"The golf course played a lot more difficultly today," head coach Dusty Smith said. "I thought we navigated it well for the most part. We need to do a better job of embracing when things get more difficult. Champions rise to the challenge, and we need to do a better job of that tomorrow. We have a great opportunity in front of us, and I can't wait to see what this group does with that opportunity."

Drew Wilson continues to lead the way for State. He carded a 1-over round on a day when only 12 golfers shot par or better. Wilson now sits at 1-under for the tournament in fourth place. After a double-bogey on the first hole, he responded with four birdies throughout the round.

Garrett Endicott played a resilient round on Tuesday. After shooting even par in the opening round, he remains in a tie for eighth at 2-over for the tournament.

Dain Richie, who also entered the round at even-par, carded five birdies throughout the course of the day to stay in contention. Richie is tied for 14th with Ugo Malcor at 4-over. Malcor also carded a 2-over day thanks to a pair of birdies on the back nine.

The Bulldogs will tee off at 10:50 a.m. CT on Wednesday. Live coverage of the final round on the GOLF Channel begins at 3:30 p.m. CT, and live scoring for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational is available on Scoreboard powered by Clippd.

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