No. 1 Bulldogs sprint away from field
No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast ran away from the field in their second MACCC event of the season Tuesday, posting a 1-under round to win the Hinds Invitational easily.
Peyton Russell (So., Gautier/Gautier) continued his strong play, shooting 2-under to win by seven shots at Castlewoods Country Club in Brandon.
"We played well this week," Gulf Coast coach Brad Thornton said. "It was a complete team effort. Everybody contributed, and everybody stuck to the gameplan. A couple of guys played a little better in their execution, but I couldn't be more pleased than to come away with a 31-shot win."
Gulf Coast was 1-under for the tournament to beat No. 10 East Central. Jones was another shot back at 31-over, and No. 2 Meridian was fourth at 34-over.
Russell shot 8-under for the two-day event to beat East Central's Paul Swanepoel. The Bulldogs dominated the All-Tournament Team, with Stanley Campbell (So., London, England/Essex Golf College), John Mark Mills (So., Pontotoc/Mike Bender Golf Academy) and Ludvig Behring (So., Sollentuna, Sweden/Osterakers Gymnasium) joining Russell.
"It feels really good to get this win after struggling the last couple of weeks," Russell said. "To finally post a really good round, a 6-under in the first round, was great. Today, I got off to a rough start, but on the back nine getting a couple of birdies coming in got that lead stretched out."
He had four birdies on the back, finishing the tournament with 13.
Campbell fired a second-round-leading 69 to finish fourth at 1-over. Mills and Behring were 3-over for the tournament.
Garner Seymour (So., Biloxi/Biloxi), who was playing as an individual, fired his second straight 74 to tie for seventh. Five Bulldogs finished in the top eight, and Harlan Yerger (Fr., Oxford/Oxford) tied for 15th.
Gulf Coast will be back in action next week in the MGCCC Fall Invitational. The 54-hole event starts Monday at Windance Country Club in Gulfport. It's a non-conference event, but there will be nine MACCC squads in the 15-school field.
Team scores |
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| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| 1. Gulf Coast | 288-277—575 (-1) |
| 2. East Central | 310-296—606 (+30) |
| 3. Jones | 292-315—607 (+31) |
| 4. Meridian | 313-297—610 (+34) |
| 5. East Mississippi | 308-311—619 (+43) |
| 6. Northeast Mississippi | 316-304—620 (+44) |
| 7. Hinds | 312-320—632 (+56) |
| 8. Copiah-Lincoln | 308-328—636 (+60) |
| 9. Itawamba | 329-311—640 (+64) |
| 10. Pearl River | 327-328—655 (+79) |
| 11. Northwest Mississippi | 341-319—660 (+84) |
| 12. Southwest Mississippi | 338-347—685 (+109) |
MGCCC scores |
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| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| 1. Peyton Russell | 66-70—136 (-8) |
| 4. Stanley Campbell | 76-69—145 (+1) |
| T5. Ludvig Behring | 72-75—147 (+3) |
| T5. John Mark Mills | 74-73—147 (+3) |
| T7. Garner Seymour* | 74-74—148 (+4) |
| T15. Harlan Yerger | 76-76—152 (+8) |
| * — Played as individual | |
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