University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Eagle Golfers Lead Sam Hall Classic, After 36 Holes
2/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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Complete 36-Hole Results
Eagle Golfers Lead Sam Hall Classic, After 36 Holes
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Southern Miss men's golf team shot rounds of 285-288--573, and leads the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate by six shots over second place Stephen F. Austin (297-282--579) after Monday's 36-holes of action. The 54-hole event ends Tuesday with an 18-hole round that starts with teams teeing off both No. 1 and No. 10, starting at 7:30 a.m.
West Florida (293-288--581) is in third place, Louisiana-Monroe (298-288--586) is fourth and Louisiana-Lafayette (298-289--587) round out the top five teams.
Head Coach Steve Johnson's team started the day with a three-under-par 285 round and finished the day with five players in the top 20. West Florida's Fredrik Lundberg finished his day at seven under par, with rounds of 68-69--137. Stephen F. Austin's Dustin Byrd is three shots back at 73-67--140, UNC-Greensboro's Andy Bare is third at 72-69--141, and Judd Easterling (70-71--141) of Wichita State and Southern Miss' Michael Soroka (69-72--141) round out the top five.
In the top 20 finisher group, players recorded 24 rounds or par or better and 19 under-par rounds. Byrd's five-under-par 67 was the best round of the day.
Three Golden Eagle golfers are tied in seventh place: Danny Dennis at 73-70--143, Shane Rushing at 70-73--143 and Matt Wofford at 72-71--143. Ben Snow's 73-73--146 earned him a tie for 16th place. Wofford had rounds of 72-71--143 but his score did not count since he was playing as an individual. Other USM individual players included Will Taylor (73-77--150), and Micky D'Angelo (77-81--158).
2nd Annual Sam Hall Classic
Hattiesburg C.C. -- Hattiesburg, Miss.
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,950
School 1st 2nd 3rdTotal
1. Southern Miss 285 288 573
2. Stephen F. Austin 297 282 579
3. West Florida 293 288 581
4. La.-Monroe 298 288 586
5. La.-Lafayette 298 289 587
Wichita State 291 296 587
7. UNC-Greensboro 299 292 591
8. McNeese State 298 294 592
Nebraska 302 290 592
10. Tulane 298 298 596
11. Samford 302 295 597
12. Troy State 304 305 609
13. Delta State 309 305 614
Southern Miss Scores: 1st 2nd 3rdTotal
t3 Michael Soroka 69 72 141
t7 Danny Dennis 73 70 143
t7 Shane Rushing 70 73 143
t16 Ben Snow 73 73 146
t30 Justin Elliott 74 75 149
Top 10 Individuals: 1st 2nd 3rdTotal
1. Fredeik Lundberg, UWF 68 69 137
2. Dustin Byrd, SFA 73 67 140
3. Andy Bare, NC-G'boro 72 69 141
Judd Easterling, Wichita St. 70 71 141
Michael Soroka, USM 69 72 141
6. Brian Grossman, SFA 73 69 142
7. Danny Dennis, USM 73 70 143
Shane Rushing, USM 70 73 143
Matt Wofford, USM 72 71 143
10. Chase Cooper, ULM 75 69 144
