Jackson, MS – The Millsaps Men's and Women's Golf Teams recently competed at the MC Spring Invite, hosted by Mississippi College.
The Spring Invite, which took place Sunday through Monday, featured over 15 schools competing at Lake Caroline Golf Club. After the two days of play, both Millsaps Men's and Women's Golf teams finished in the top five for the successful weekend.
For the Women's team all five Majors finished in the top 20 individually. Senior
Lauren Durbin led the way with rounds of 77 and 75 and a tournament total of 152. Her +5 performance on Sunday placed seventh overall, as did her +3 total on Monday.
Mariah Stewart finished close behind with scores of 90 and 80 while
Andrea Vasquez scored 87 for both rounds.
Mattie Schwall and Kristen Burke also finished top 20 for the tournament with overall scores of 174 and 175 respectively. For the tournament, the Majors finished third – just a few strokes behind Union University (Tenn.) and William Carey University.
The Millsaps Men's Golf team placed fifth overall with a total score of 587. Cody Davis led the Majors with scores of 69 and 74. His -1 performance on Sunday tied for third overall in the field of 73.
Ryan Martin and Ryan Henry both tied for 15th place with overall scores of 147. Tyler Kastner shot 154 with rounds of 81 and 73 while Connor Todd completed the tournament shooting 77 and 79 for an overall score of 156.
In all, opening tournament for spring play was a successful, solid two days for the Majors. With both teams finishing top five, Millsaps Men's and Women's Golf has a great deal of momentum heading into their next tournament later this month.
Next up for Millsaps Golf is the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Oglethorpe College. Opening play for the Invitational is set for Thursday, March 17th.
