DICKSON, Tenn. – The Millsaps men's golf team shot a 634 (+58) on Sunday afternoon over two rounds in the SAA Men's Golf Preview. The team shot a 320 (+32) in the first round, then improved to shoot a 314 (+26) in the second.
Freshman
Tanner Tabor (Hoover, Ala.) led the Majors by shooting a 153 (+9) for the event, which was good for finishing tied for 38th place individually. He shot an 80 (+8) in the first round and a 73 (+1) in the second round of play.
Freshman
John Tompkins (Ruston, La.) and
Kyle Estay (Galliano, La.) both finished tied for 52nd place in the event, they both shot 158 (+14). Tompkins shot a 78 (+6) in round one and 80 (+8) in the second. Estay finished with an 82 (+10) in the first round and improved to a 76 (+4) in the second.
Rounding out the team was sophomore
Eli Freeman (Morrison, Tenn.) who finished the day at 166 (+22), shooting 81 (+9) in the first round and 85 (+13) in the second. Freshman
Mathew Hendrickson (Gulfport, Miss.) finished the day at 168 (+24). He shot 81 (+9) in round one and 87 (+15) in round two. And freshman
Drake Vance (Tahlequah, OK.) shot a 169 (+25) over the two rounds. Shooting 84 (+12) and 85 (+13).
"The freshman got a taste of the grind that is college golf." Said head coach
Jack Belote. "They also were awakened to the level of competition that we face."
Millsaps continues its fall season on September 17th in the Rhodes Fall Collegiate Classic in Tunica, Mississippi.