Bulldogs Host Old Waverly Collegiate Championship

WEST POINT, Miss. – Mississippi State men's golf returns to West Point to host the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship on April 14-15.

The Bulldogs welcome 12 other schools to their home course this week – No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 15 Alabama, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Memphis, Missouri, Murray State, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy, ULM and UTEP.

MSU's home event returns to Old Waverly after three years at Mossy Oak Golf Club across the street, which is currently undergoing renovations. In the eight previous Old Waverly Collegiate Championships, the Bulldogs have compiled six top-five finishes with two victories coming in 2013 and 2014.

"First and foremost, I want to thank Old Waverly for allowing us to host this event," head coach Dusty Smith said. "We are very thankful to call Old Waverly and Mossy Oak home, and we do not take it for granted. We are excited to host this week. It's always special to have a home event, and we look forward to some great competition.

"It's important for us to treat this week as the next step in our journey and nothing more. If we trust ourselves and each other this week, we will be successful."

State's lineup includes Garrett Endicott (1), Dain Richie (2), Harrison Davis (3), Drew Wilson (4) and Ugo Malcor (5). Alejandro Fierro, Trip Duke and David Beard will also compete as individuals.

Endicott is coming off a sixth-place finish last week at the Mason Rudolph Championship, his third top 10 of the season. His score of 9-under 204 matched his season best, and he fired his lowest round of the year with a second round 65, which was 6-under. He is now tied for third in program history with 26 career rounds in the 60s.

Richie continues to play consistent golf, having put together four top-20 finishes in his last five starts. Last week at the Mason Rudolph, Richie began the tournament with rounds of 2-under 69 and 1-under 70 and he now leads the team with 15 par or better rounds, including 13 of his last 15.

Davis has played very solid golf in his fifth campaign in the Maroon and White with three top-20 finishes. He tied for 26th at the Mason Rudolph with two par or better rounds. He recorded the best showing of his Bulldog career at the Desert Mountain Collegiate, finishing in a tie for eighth en route to a team victory.

Wilson's best showing this season was a sixth-place finish at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, and he tied for 25th at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate. He carded a 4-under 68 in the final round of the Desert Mountain Collegiate, helping propel the Bulldogs to the title.

Malcor returns to the lineup this week, having tied for 20th in his last start at the Thunderbirds. He placed seventh at the Blessings Collegiate and put together top-25 finishes at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate and the Desert Mountain Collegiate.

Fierro, Duke, and Beard round out the State contingent as individuals. All three marked the best finishes of their MSU careers at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate in February.

Play begins on Monday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. CT. Teams will play 36 holes on Monday with the final 18 on Tuesday. Endicott and Richie tee off on Hole No. 1 with Davis starting on No. 2, Wilson on No. 3 and Malcor on No. 4. Fierro and Duke begin their tournaments off No. 16 with Beard on No. 17.

Live results will be available on SCOREBOARD.

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Bulldogs Host Old Waverly Collegiate Championship

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Players Mentioned

David Beard

Harrison Davis

Trip Duke

Garrett Endicott

Alejandro Fierro

Ugo Malcor

Dain Richie

Drew Wilson

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