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Southern Miss Finishes Second in Sam Hall Intercollegiate
9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
HATTIESBURG, Miss. â€" The Southern Miss men's golf team fired a one-under 283 over the final 18 holes Tuesday to finish second of 15 teams in the 15th annual Sam Hall Intercollegiate at the Hattiesburg Country Club.
The Golden Eagles opened their 2016-17 golf season with a 54-hole team score of 848, falling to ULM in the team standings by only four strokes (848) on the par 71, 6,092-yard course.
"You have to realize we beat 13 teams with only one team beating us and you have to build on that," said Southern Miss coach Jerry Weeks. "We had our chances (in the final round). After hitting a lull in the middle part of the round, we did finish strong and we look forward to returning to action next week."
Freshman Walker Kesterson (Hartsburg, Mo.) collected his second below-par round over the final 18 holes with a 70 to finish at 210 and register fifth place among the individuals.
Sophomore Derick Kelting (Amarillo, Texas) added a 73 to end his tournament with a 214 and a 17th-place tie, while senior Ryan Argotsinger (Kansas City, Mo.) added a 76 for a 217 and a tie for 35th.
Sophomore Willie Hammond (Southlake, Texas) fired a final-round 73 to tally a 220 and a 53th-place tie, while Matt Codd (Red Deer, Alberta) posted the team's best round of the day at 67 and helped propel the Golden Eagles back into second place by firing five-under par over his final five holes with three birdies and an eagle. Codd ended with a 221 total score, which placed him in a 59th-place tie.
Zander Lozano of UTSA and Billy Tom Sargent each tallied 208 scores to win co-medalist individual honors.
Following ULM and Southern Miss in the team scoring was Mississippi State and WKU (852), Rice (853), Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette (856), Georgetown (859), Sam Houston State (861), Southeastern Louisiana and UTSA (865), Little Rock (867), Central Arkansas (874), Samford (876) and Texas State (883).
The Golden Eagles return to action at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate at the Squire Creek Country Club in Ruston, La., Sept. 19-20.
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