No. 22 Bulldogs Return to the Desert for the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate

TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 22 Mississippi State men's golf looks to win back-to-back tournaments in the desert at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate. The 7,006-yard, par-72 Tucson Country Club hosts 13 teams on March 17-18. Two rounds will be played on Monday with the final round on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs were victorious at the Desert Mountain Collegiate in their most recent event and rose five spots in the latest SCOREBOARD Top 25. They are joined by ranked teams No. 10 Utah and No. 25 Arizona in this week's field.

"This will be a great test for us this week," head coach Dusty Smith said. "The golf course is in great shape and very firm. It will be a fun challenge for us. Our focus this week is to continue to embrace the journey we are on. We know what we are capable of, but we also know what is required to be at our very best. We look to be locked in on our process this week, compete hard, and to have fun out there."

The Dawgs notched their first victory since 2023 last week and the sixth under Smith. The same lineup will start in Tucson – Garrett Endicott (No. 1), Josep Serra (No. 2), Dain Richie (No. 3), Ugo Malcor (No. 4), and Drew Wilson (No. 5). Harrison Davis will compete as an individual.

Endicott earned his first SEC Golfer of the Week honor for his performance at the Desert Mountain Collegiate. The junior matched the best finish of his collegiate career, tying for second with a score of 9-under 207. He fired rounds of par or better in all three rounds, including a 5-under 67 and a 4-under 68. He was second in the 96-person field with 17 birdies and has risen to 46th in the SCOREBOARD national player rankings, the highest mark of his career.

Serra has been one of the Bulldogs' most consistent players with four top-20 finishes in his last five events. He began his spring season with a 14th-place showing at the Watersound Invitational, in which he fired two under-par rounds. His best performance this season came at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational, where he finished in a tie for ninth.

Richie is coming off his best showing at Mississippi State, tying for eighth at the Desert Mountain with three rounds of par or better. It marks the third-consecutive tournament he has bested his top finish at MSU and his first top 10 finish in the Maroon and White. He leads the team with 11 par or better rounds.

Malcor opened the Desert Mountain with a 5-under 67 to lead the event after round one, his career-best round at State. He ultimately finished in a tie for 24th. He is second on the team with five rounds in the 60s.

Wilson closed his week at the Desert Mountain with his best round of the season, a 4-under 68. He began the event with a 1-under 71, bookending the event with under-par rounds.

Davis, competing as an individual, put together the best result of his MSU career with a tie for eighth. He opened with a round of 1-under 71 and fired a 4-under 68 in the final round with a bogey-free 33 on the back nine.

Wilson gets the Dawgs going off No. 1 at 9:30 a.m. CT, followed by Malcor at 9:39 and Richie at 9:48. Serra and Endicott conclude State's team contingent at 9:57 and 10:06, then Davis tees off at 11:09. Live results are available on SCOREBOARD.

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No. 22 Bulldogs Return to the Desert for the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate

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Garrett Endicott

Ugo Malcor

Dain Richie

Josep Serra

Drew Wilson

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