Final Stats
DELHI, LA-The Millsaps Majors men's golf team placed fourth out of 17 teams at the Mississippi College Invitational, the third top-5 finish for the Majors so far this season.
"Our team was very confident heading into the final round. We are a good team in bad weather conditions and being only three shots back, we felt this was our tournament to win," coach Eddie Brescher said. "As a team we played solid today, having three guys play good, but we were one man away from having a strong chance of winning this event."
The conditions we a bit better than the blustery Monday the players faced. The average score dropped five shots from 87 to 82. One player that took advantage was Drew Richardson, who fired a invite best 71 to lead the Majors on Tuesday. Richardson for the tournament finished 12th in par-4 scoring.
"Drew played a very impressive round today. On his first hole he stuck his approach to a foot, then drained a fifty footer on the second to get to two under after his first two holes", Brescher said. "Drew had been feeling sick the past few days, but he showed how much of a fighter he is today. For him to be under par for the entire round, in these tough conditions, was an impressive round to watch. He was pretty upset with his first round score, but he is a tough competitor and he showed up big time for his teammates today."
The Majors improved 19 shots from Monday to Tuesday, led by Richardson's 71. Ryan Henry Fired a 77 and finished 4th par-3 scoring, 9th in birdies made, 10th in pars made and a T-21 for the invite. Lewis Peters fired a 79 and finished 10th in par-5 scoring, 1st in eagles made.
"Overall, the weather was a big factor for everyone this week. We fought hard for every hole in this tournament," Brescher said after the invite. "We are pleased with the result of this tournament, but we know we can do better. We had an opportunity to win this tournament and we fell just shy in the end. It is still early in the season, so we will take a lot of positives out of this tournament and look to step up in our next event at Jekyll Island."
The Majors will head to Jekyll Island, Georgia next Wednesday for the Jekyll Island Collegiate. The Majors will be one of the third top-flight teams in what promises to be a competitive field.
