Speirs Leads Rebel Golfers On Day One Of SEC Championship

ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, Ga. Junior Jesse Speirs led the No. 21 ranked Ole Miss men’s golf team in the first round of the SEC Championship at the Frederica Golf Club Friday, firing a 2-under 70.  The Bangor, Maine native is tied for second in the individual standings.

Speirs is tied with Michael Thompson of Alabama and two back of the Crimson Tide’s Joseph Sykora, who carded a 68.   Speirs finished with three birdies, including one on the par-five 15^th.  

The Rebels as a team, finished with a 298 and sit in a tie for eighth.   Alabama was the only team to go under par, carding a 3-under 285 to lead the field. Georgia and Florida are tied for second at 290, LSU is fourth with a 292, and Mississippi State rounds out the top five with a 293.

“It’s a long tough golf course,” head coach Ernest Ross said.  “We got off to a very poor start.  We were eight over before I even got my sweater off.  Jesse played great only making one bogey all day.  Kyle (Ellis) made a clutch birdie on the last hole to finish with a good round.  These are the fastest greens I’ve seen since I’ve been back coaching.  We had a good practice session after our round, and we are going to get after it tomorrow and try to play better.”

Senior Kyle Ellis was 1-under heading into hole 13 but went bogey, double-bogey to move to +2.  His birdie on the final hole (Par 5) gave him a 73, and he is tied for 17^th.

Freshman Johnny Delprete shot a 77, and senior David Marino turned in a 78 to round out the Rebel scoring.  Freshman Jonathan Randolph, who finished second in the Bank of America Intercollegiate recently, double-bogeyed his first hole, and never got back on track, for a 79 in his first SEC Championship.

The Rebels will tee of the second round Saturday beginning at 7:50 a.m. CT.

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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