TUNICA - The Men's Golf team had a solid start to the fall season at the Rhodes Collegiate Men's Classic on Sunday, September 16th. Due to weather cancelling Monday's final round, the Majors finished the tournament with a team score of 308 placing them in 12th place out of 18 schools.

On Sunday weather was not a concern for the men's team. "The weather today was perfect for scoring and we did not take advantage of great weather here today," remarks Head Coach Eddie Brescher. "Everytime we play Tunica National the wind is blowing pretty hard and today the wind was not a factor at all."

Junior Captain Chris Patton shot a 75 on Sunday to lead the Majors throughout the first day of the tournament. Patton went into the clubhouse tied for 29th. 

"Chris played solid for us today," added Coach Brescher. "He hit a lot of great shots and recovered many times when he got into trouble."

Freshmen Cody Davis appeared in his first collegiate tournament shooting an impressive 76. Davis finished the day tied for 35th.

"Cody's performance today was great," added Brescher. "He showed a lot of maturity for his first college event and posted a good number for his team today."

Junior Thomas Baxter also shot well on the first day with a 77, which has him tied for 47th place.

Rounding out the Majors was junior Drew Richardson and freshmen Carlitos Fernandez who each finished the first day with an 80, which tied them for 65th.

"Our guys fought hard on the second nine of the round after getting off to a bad start to the day," explained Brescher. "We improved dramatically and played much better on the back nine at +3." 

The weather did not hold off for the last day of the Rhodes Collegiate Men's Classic as the day was cancelled and current scores are final.  The Majors came out with a 12th place finish and defeated Southern Athletic Association opponents Birmingham Southern, Sewanee, and Hendrix.

The Majors return to action on September 22nd in Birmingham, Ala. to play at SAA Conference Preview.