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10/18/2026 8:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
SAUCIER, Miss.— Benjamin Fernandez turned in the third-lowest round of the day on Sunday at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational, climbing the individual leaderboard and helping Southern Miss move up a spot in the team standings at Fallen Oak Golf Club.
Fernandez shot a three-under 69 and jumped from a tie for 50th into a tie for 20th. He made four birdies, on the par-5 first, the par-4 10th, the par-5 13th and the par-5 15th, with his only bogey coming on the par-3 14th. He shot a one-under 35 on the front nine and a two-under 34 on the back. His 69 was eight strokes better than his opening round and moved him to two-over 146 for the tournament. He also ranks seventh in the field in par-4 scoring average at 4.05.
As a team, the Golden Eagles improved by seven shots from Saturday, shooting a nine-over 297 to move up to 13th at 25-over through 36 holes.
Supakorn Amornchaichan shot a three-over 75 and is tied for 54th at eight-over 152. He made back-to-back birdies on the par-4 ninth and 10th and added another on the par-5 13th. He went two-over 38 on the front nine and one-over 37 on the back.
Jake Moffitt posted a four-over 76 and is tied for 60th. He played the front nine at even-par 36 with a birdie on the par-4 seventh and made a birdie on the par-3 14th. Matthew Javier shot a five-over 77, two shots better than Saturday, and is tied for 72nd. He made birdies on the par-5 first, the par-4 seventh and the par-4 16th.
John Markow, who opened with a 73, shot a six-over 78 and is tied for 46th at seven-over 151. He made an eagle on the par-4 seventh on his way to a one-under 35 on the front nine, but a 43 on the back nine kept his score from counting toward the team total.
No. 1 Arkansas leads the team race at three-over, three shots ahead of No. 12 Illinois. No. 30 Wake Forest, No. 20 Ohio State and No. 9 Tennessee are tied for third at seven-over. Co-host No. 37 Ole Miss is 10th at 16-over, and co-host No. 34 Mississippi State is tied for 11th at 18-over with Florida State, seven shots ahead of co-host Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles passed Wisconsin on Sunday and now sit nine shots ahead of the Badgers and 18 shots ahead of Iowa.
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Southern Miss Scores
T20. Benjamin Fernandez – 77-69—146 (+2)
T46. John Markow – 73-78—151 (+7)
T54. Supakorn Amornchaichan – 77-75—152 (+8)
T60. Jake Moffitt – 77-76—153 (+9)
T72. Matthew Javier – 79-77—156 (+12)
Team Leaderboard
1. No. 1 Arkansas
2. No. 12 Illinois
T3. No. 30 Wake Forest
T3. No. 20 Ohio State
T3. No. 9 Tennessee
6. No. 46 South Carolina
7. T7. No. 36 LSU
8. T7. No. 4 Alabama
9. No. 14 Georgia
10. No. 37 Ole Miss
T11. Florida State
T11. No. 34 Mississippi State
13. Southern Miss
14. Wisconsin
15. Iowa
