Columbia, KY – The Millsaps golf team capped of a strong showing this weekend by finishing fifth at the Blue Raider Kickoff Classic.

The tournament was held at The Pines at Lindsey Wilson College where 15 different schools and 81 golfers competed over the two-day tournament.

With a final score of +7, the Majors were able to finish strong thanks to a good showing in the second round.  The final round push moved the Majors up one spot on the leaderboard and into the top five overall for the tournament.

"We were hoping to have a strong showing and move up the leaderboard following Friday's round," Head Golf Coach Brad Johnson said.  "I was really proud of the way our guys played hard and fought to finish strong."

In the individual rankings, Tyler Kastner and Ryan Martin led the way for the Majors as they both finished T-14 with weekend scores of +1.  Overall, the Majors had a final round score of +5 (289) as they finished the weekend with a total score of 575.

With a strong showing in the final round, the Majors were able to move into the top five as they hope to use that momentum moving forward into the next tournament.

Next up for the Majors is the Rhodes Invitational played at Tunica National next week Sept. 14th-15th.