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Mason Rudolph Championships
Ellis, Shields Tied For Tenth At Mason Rudolph Championships
9/22/2003 | Men's Golf
Sept. 22, 2003
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman Kyle Ellis and junior David Shields fired sub-par rounds of 70 on the first day of action at the Mason Rudolph Championships to help push the Ole Miss men's golf team to tie for third.
The Rebels fired a first-round score of 290 for the position.
The tournament, which was originally scheduled for 54 holes, saw the first round canceled due to inclement weather.
Both Ellis and Shields sit tied for 10th in the overall standings heading into the final round of play. The tournament, which is being played at the par-71, 6-844-yard Golf Club of Tennessee, will conclude with a single round on Tuesday.
"I'm really excited for the way Kyle Ellis and David Shields stepped up to the plate and led this team today," said head coach Woody Cowart. "We are in a good position to separate ourselves on Tuesday, we just have to maintain our focus and intensity as a team and all play our best golf."
The three other players for the Rebels all finished the first round tied for 51st overall. Junior Jarrod Gardner, senior Pope Spruiell and freshman Chris Rogers all fired a score of 75 in first-round action.
UAB leads the tournament with a score of 273 after the first round, while South Carolina-Aiken sits in second with a score of 288.
TEAM SCORES1. UAB 2732. South Carolina-Aiken 2883. OLE MISS 290 South Carolina 2905. LSU 291 Georgia State 291 Baylor 2918. Kentucky 2929. FSU 293 Texas A&M 29311. C. of Charleston 295 Vanderbilt 29513. Alabama 29614. Furman 29715. Rhode Island 29816. Virginia 299 North Florida 29918. Navy 311
INDIVIDUAL SCOREST10. Kyle Ellis 70T10. David Shields 70T51. Jarrod Gardner 75T51. Pope Spruiell 75T51. Chris Rogers 75
