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Randolph Closes Last Home Tournament In Style To Earn Fifth
4/5/2011 | Men's Golf
April 5, 2011
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MADISON, Miss. - Ole Miss senior Jonathan Randolph closed out his last home tournament in style, carding a 5-under 67 to earn a tie for fifth at the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate here Tuesday at Reunion Golf and Country Club. The Brandon, Miss., native was one of three players to post the low round of the tournament.
Randolph shot a 74 in the first round. The tournament was shortened to 36 holes after severe storms interrupted the second round on Monday. When play was suspended in the second round due to severe storms, Randolph was even through nine. He came back on the course Tuesday morning and birdied three of his first four holes to get to 3-under and then birdied 17 and 18 for the final 67.
"It was special," said Randolph, of his final collegiate round right near his hometown. "Getting it shortened to 36 [holes] was tough, because I was just starting to play better. Knowing it was my last regular season tournament [close to my hometown] is pretty special. My freshman year I birdied the first hole and played really well. It was cool to get to finish up here on a good note."
Randolph, who earned his 15th career top-five and 21st career top-10 finish, has been on the cusp of winning a few times this spring, including his 3rd place showing at the Hootie at Bulls Bay two weeks ago.
"I've been close to winning some this semester, but I haven't been able to capitalize," said the first team All-American. "I am definitely feeling a lot better about my chances each time, because I keep getting better. I just have to start off better and keep it going. As a team, if we do the same thing, anything can happen."
The Rebels shot a final round 289 and finished fifth in the 15-team field. Junior Joe David carded a 72-74--146 to tie for 17th. Billy Brozovich posted a 73, Zach Primavera had a 75, and Chad Bounds turned in a 79 to finish out the Rebel scoring.
"When we got out of the van today, Jonathan Randolph was obviously ready to play," head coach Ernest Ross said. "He shot 5-under on the nine holes he played today and finished with a great tournament. The rest of the team struggled a little bit. Our short games just weren't what they need to be. We know what we need to work on for the next tournament."
South Alabama was the only team to finish under par, firing a 285-286--571 to take the team title. Southern Mississippi claimed second with a 290-287--577. First round leader Southeastern Louisiana carded a final round 294 for a 580 total and third, while UCF finished fourth at 581. Phillip Westermann's 68-70--138 tied for the second lowest 36-hole score and earned him medalist honors. He finished one shot better than South Alabama's Lane Hulse, who had a 139.
Ole Miss will now spend the next week and a half preparing for the SEC Championship April 15-17 at St. Simon's Island, Ga. The Rebels finished second at last year's championship, while Randolph captured third.
"Experience over there is a big plus. We have some guys that have good vibes about that place. I think we'll play well there," Ross said. "We still have some areas of our game that we need to work on, but we've got a little time before then. We'll go to work."
BANCORPSOUTH INTERCOLLEGIATE - MADISON, Miss.
1. South Alabama 285-286--571
2. Southern Mississippi 290-287--577
3. Southeastern Louisiana 284-296--580
4. UCF 287-294--581
5. Ole Miss 293-289--582
6. Middle Tennessee State 292-291--583
7. Louisiana Tech 293-291--584
8. Central Arkansas 291-294--585
T9. UNCG 291-295--586
T9. Memphis 295-291--586
11. UAB 297-291--588
12. Vanderbilt 298-299--597
13. Rice 294-305--599
14. Mississippi State 300-308--608
15. Jackson State 309-304--613
TOP 20 INDIVIDUALS
1. Philipp Westermann, Southeastern Louisiana 68-70--138
2. Lane Hulse, South Alabama 68-71--139
T3. Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee St. 73-67--140
T3. Jack Hiluta, South Alabama 70-70--140
T5. Steven Lecuyer, Central Arkansas 70-71--141
T5. Jonathan Randolph, Ole Miss 74-67--141
T5. Colin Chapman, UNCG 71-70--141
8. Brett Patterson, Middle Tennessee St. 70-72--142
T9. Greg Eason, UCF 70-73--143
T9. Jonathan Fly, Memphis 71-72--143
T9. Clinton Shepard, Louisiana Tech 70-73--143
T12. Derek Plucienski, Southern Mississippi 72-72--144
T12. Ryan Haselden, Vanderbilt 70-74--144
T12. Nuno Henriques, UCF 72-72--144
T15. Brent Hobbs, Southern Mississippi 74-71--145
T15. Jack Belote, Memphis 71-74--145
T17. Michael Whitehead, Rice 69-77--146
T17. Clay Myers, Jackson State 76-70--146
T17. Joe David, Ole Miss 72-74--146
T17. Josh Sims, Central Arkansas 72-74--146
T17. Jad Sinclair, Central Arkansas 74-72--146
T17. Sam Forgan, Louisiana Tech 73-73--146
T17. Connor Arendell, UCF 70-76--146
T17. Blake Kelley, South Alabama 74-72--146
T17. McLain Leberte, South Alabama 73-73--146
T17. Chris Contreras, Rice 74-72--146
T17. Zach Estep, Southern Mississippi 71-75--146
T17. Kevin Brady, Southern Mississippi 76-70--146
T17. Daniel Zuluaga, Southeastern Louisiana 71-75--146
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T5. Jonathan Randolph 74-67--141
T17. Joe David 72-74--146
T30. Zach Primavera 72-75--147
T35. Billy Brozovich 75-73--148
T62. Chad Bounds 76-79--155
