Eagle Golfers Are 11th At Tennessee Tourney

Eagle Golfers Are 11th At Tennessee Tourney

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Southern Miss Monday shot a 36-hole, 9-over-par 585 team total on the opening day of the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions event being hosted here by the University of Tennessee, and is in 11th place in the 15-team field.

The Swedish National Team leads the 54-hole event with a 279-284---563 total, 13-under par, and three shots in front of host Tennessee (284-282--566) and Georgia Southern (285-281--566).

The final round of the tournament will be played Tuesday morning.

The Swedish Team's Jonas Blixt sits alone atop the leaderboard after 36 holes, after shooting a blistering 11-under-par 133 (68-65), breaking the tournament record for two rounds. Georgia Southern's Aron Price (69-66--135) is two shots off the pace, and a total of 17 players were at par or better after opening day action.

For Southern Miss, Ben Snow led the Eagles with identical rounds of one-under-par 71 and his 142 total has him in a tie for 13th place with 18 holes remaining. Other Southern Miss players and their scores include Danny Dennis (74-74--148) tied for 42nd, Matt Wofford (77-72--149) tied for 48th, Shane Rushing (76-74--150) tied for 54th and Justin Elliott (81-70--151) tied for 58th.

Elliott had Southern Miss' worst round of the day (80) and also the best round, at two-under-par 70.

The final round of the tournament will be played Tuesday morning, leaving Head Coach Steve Johnson and his team with only a single fall tournament remaining, Oct. 27-28, at the USA Fall Beach Classic in Gulf Shores, Ala.

That South Alabama tournament will end fall action for the Eagles, who then will play next in the Tulane Invitational, Feb. 9-10, at the English Turn Golf Club in New Orleans, La.

Tennessee Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions

 Holston Hills C.C. -- Knoxville, Tenn.

36-Hole Results

Par: 72

Yardage: 6,991

School 1st 2nd 3rd Total

1. Swedish Nationals 279 284 563

2. Tennessee 284 282 566

Ga. Southern 285 281 566

4. Vanderbilt 286 284 570

5. Pepperdine 292 282 574

6. Tennessee (White) 289 289 578

7. South Alabama 289 292 581

8. Virginia 294 289 583

9. Auburn 303 281 584

Tulane 296 288 584

11. Southern Miss 298 287 585

12. E. Tenn. State 294 294 588

13. James Madison 301 288 589

14. Memphis 299 295 594

15. Rice 300 301 601

Southern Miss Scores: 1st 2nd 3rd Total

T13 Ben Snow 71 71 142

T42 Danny Dennis 74 74 148

T48 Matt Wofford 77 72 149

T54 Shane Rushing 76 74 150

T58 Justin Elliott 81 70 151

Top Individual Finishes 1st 2nd 3rd Total

1. Jonas Blixt, Sweden 68 65 133

2. Aron Price, Ga. Souhern 69 66 135

3. Jeremy Luce, Virginia 67 69 136

4. Jay Woodson, J. Madison 71 66 137

Mark Donnell, Vanderbilt 70 67 137

6. Michael Putnam, Pepperdine 71 68 139

Brandon Skeen, Tenn. White 70 69 139

8. Ross McGowan, Tennessee 71 69 140

Oscar Hennigsson, Sweden 66 74 140

University of Southern Mississippi Athletics

Eagle Golfers Are 11th At Tennessee Tourney

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