MSU's Deraney Concludes NCAA Competition With A Round Of 73
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mississippi State senior golfer Joe Deraney completed his run in the NCAA East Regional on Saturday at The Golf Club of Tennessee. He registered a final-round two-over par 73 on the par-71 course on the outskirts of Nashville, Tenn.
The Statesboro, Ga. product finished the 54-hole tournament at three-over par and finished in a tie for 48th. His best round of the three-day event came on Friday with a one-under par 70. The round of 70 was his 16th round under par this season. Deraney carded an opening round 73 on Thursday.
His final round included five birdies and seven bogeys. He drained birdies on two of the four par-5's on the course.
"We knew coming into today that he was going to have play aggressive and go for some tough pins," said MSU head coach Clay Homan. "He played a lot of really good golf today. He enjoyed himself out there and had a great experience."
With his three rounds this weekend, Deraney moved into third place on MSU's career rounds-played chart with 131 rounds as a Bulldog golfer. He concludes his senior season with a scoring average of 73.08.
"He has had a nice career here at MSU," added Homan. "He is looking forward to his professional career in golf and wants to make a living doing this."
Wake Forest University led the East Regional from start to finish. The Demon Deacons held off Tennessee by two strokes at 17-under par. The University of Georgia, Florida and Georgia State rounded out the top-five teams in the standings.
The top-10 teams move on to the NCAA Championships on June 1-4 in Baltimore, Md.
Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson turned in the round of the day with a seven-under par 64 to capture medalist honors in the postseason event. East Tennessee State's Rhys Davies finished a shot back at 14-under par.
T48 Joe Deraney 73-70-73=216 (+3)