University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Men's Golf Struggles In Opening Round Of LSU Invitational
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Men's Golf Struggles In Opening Round Of LSU Invitational
BATON ROUGE, La. ? The Southern Miss men's golf team found the going tough in the opening round of the LSU Invitational, Friday, on the par 72, 7,274-yard University Club.
The Golden Eagles opened with a team total of 313 and currently stands in last place in the 17-team field. Host LSU, Texas-Arlington and Arkansas-Little Rock all are tied for first with a round of 292.
Kyle Ramey and Michael Soroka were the low scores for Southern Miss, both tying for 55th overall with respective rounds of 77. Danny Dennis is tied for 77th following his 79, while Justin Elliott and Grant Balcke are both tied for 85th with their scores of 80.
Second round action will begin Saturday morning at 8 a.m., and Southern Miss will be paired with players from Conference USA mates Memphis and USF. Final round play is set for Sunday.
LSU Spring Invitational
University Club
Baton Rouge, LA
Dates: 04/01 - 04/03 (Today: 04-01-2005)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,274
Fin. School 1st To Par
1 Louisiana State U. 292 +4
UT-Arlington 292 +4
Arkansas-Little Rock 292 +4
4 Furman University 293 +5
5 South Alabama, U. of 294 +6
6 Middle Tennessee St. 295 +7
7 Arkansas State U. 297 +9
Tulane University 297 +9
9 Mississippi St. U. 298 +10
10 Lamar University 299 +11
11 Maryland, U. of 302 +14
Louisiana-Lafayette 302 +14
13 Southeastern La. U. 303 +15
14 Jacksonville St. 304 +16
15 So. Florida, U. of 305 +17
16 Memphis, U. of 311 +23
17 Southern Miss 313 +25
Southern Miss Individuals
Pos. Player 1st To Par
T55 Kyle Ramey 77 +5
T55 Michael Soroka 77 +5
T77 Danny Dennis 79 +7
T85 Justin Elliott 80 +8
T85 Grant Balcke 80 +8
