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Mason Rudolph Championship
Randolph Paces Rebels To Third At Mason Rudolph
9/26/2010 | Men's Golf
Sept. 26, 2010
FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Senior Jonathan Randolph fired a 3-under 68 in the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship Sunday to pace the Rebels to a 4-under 280 and a third place finish at the Legends Club.
Memphis shot even par in the final round, but their 274 in the opening round turned out to be enough. Both South Carolina and Ole Miss made charges, but could not quite get there. The Tigers finished at 842, two better than the Gamecocks (844) and five better than the Rebels (847).
"We got close to winning. It felt good to be under pressure, and our guys responded," head coach Ernest Ross said. "I am proud of the improvement we made from our first tournament. Each of our players had some good moments, and I know this is something we can build on."
Randolph tied for fourth with a 71-70-68--209, earning his seventh top-five finish in his last nine collegiate starts dating back to last year. In addition to a strong finish, the All-American accepted a sponsor's exemption this weekend into the PGA TOUR's Viking Classic, which begins this week near his hometown (Brandon) in Madison.
Never to be counted out, Randolph began the tournament tied for 16th and then moved up to a tie for eighth with the second round 70, before Sunday's final round 68 got him in the top five.
Junior Billy Brozovich turned in a solid outing for the Rebels, capped by a final round 69 which vaulted him to a tie for 12th. Local product (Madison, Tenn.) Joe David came into the final round tied for third. He looked to be in good position to earn a top 10 finish, but shot 75 and tied for 17th.
Pete Kellermann shot 72 and redshirt freshman Thomas Watkins rebounded from a tough first two days to card an even par 71.
The Rebels will be back in action Oct. 8-10 at the Brickyard Collegiate in Macon, Ga.
MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP - FRANKLIN, Tenn.
TEAM STANDINGS (FINAL)
1. Memphis 274-284-284--842
2. South Carolina 285-279-280--844
3. Ole Miss 282-285-280--847
4. Oklahoma 274-292-282--848
5. Middle Tennessee 292-284-274--850
6. Vanderbilt 285-286-285--856
T7. Chattanooga 290-282-286--858
T7. Davidson College 287-287-284--858
9. Akron 289-287-290--866
10. Mississippi State 292-290-287--869
11. Arkansas State 293-290-287--870
12. South Alabama 294-294-283--871
13. Georgia State 306-287-291--884
14. Tennessee-Martin 302-288-298--888
15. Western Carolina 294-293-302--889
16. Belmont 301-296-302--899
17. Lipscomb 297-315-300--912
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T4. Jonathan Randolph 71-70-68--209
T12. Billy Brozovich 70-73-69--212
T17. Joe David 70-69-75--214
T29. Pete Kellermann 71-73-72--216
T75. Thomas Watkins 78-79-71-228
