MILLINGTON, Tenn. – A solid three-round showing by the Millsaps men's golf team led to a ninth-place finish at the Rhodes Spring Classic, held Sunday and Monday at the Mirimichi Golf Course.
Sophomore
Gabe Brooks paced the Majors with an 11-over (80-74-73—227) to end the event in a tie for 13th.
Sunday featured first and second round action on a par-72 and 6,974-yard course while Monday's third round play was contested on a par-72 course across 7,119 yards.
Brooks and the Majors made a strong move up the leaderboard on day two. Millsaps as a team was in 10th after Sunday but made up seven strokes (318-316-312—946) to tie with Centre.
Brooks was tied for 26th entering the day with a first-round score of 80 and a second-round score of 74, but he posted an impressive 1-over 73 on Monday. He was also one of six golfers to sink an eagle, while adding nine birdies.
Teammate
Andrew Lovejoy (84-76-76—236) totaled five birdies and moved up five spots to finish tied for 38th in a field of 70 competitors at 20-over.
Harrison Rhymes (T-51st, +27),
Charlie Ellery (T-54th, +29) and
Sam Harrell (60th, +31) completed the Major scoring.
Up Next: The Millsaps men's and women's golf teams will compete in the SAA Conference Championship, April 22-25 in Braselton, Georgia at the Château Élan Golf Club.
THE MAJORS – MEN
T-13.
Gabe Brooks: 80-74-73—227 (+11)
T-38.
Andrew Lovejoy: 84-76-76—236 (+20)
T-51.
Harrison Rhymes: 78-83-82—243 (+27)
T-54.
Charlie Ellery: 81-83-81—245 (+29)
60.
Sam Harrell: 79-85-83—247 (+31)
MEN'S TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Webster: 294-289-290—873 (+9)
2. Dallas: 306-296-291—893 (+29)
3. LeTourneau: 306-294-301—901 (+37)
4. Rhodes: 304-297-301—902 (+38)
5. Millikin: 298-307-303—908 (+44)
6. Rhodes (B): 311-304-305—920 (+56)
7. Brescia: 299-315-319—933 (+69)
8. Hendrix: 311-312-317—940 (+76)
T-9. Millsaps: 318-316-312—946 (+82)
T-9. Centre: 315-312-319—946 (+82)
11. Webster (B): 322-319-307—948 (+84)
12. Belhaven: 312-325-333—970 (+106)
13. Fontbonne: 334-324-332—990 (+126)
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