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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Thornberry Finds Top 10 At SEC Championships
4/15/2016 | Men's Golf
SEA ISLAND, GA. – Freshman Braden Thornberry found the top-10 to lead the Ole Miss men’s golf in the opening round of the SEC Championships Friday.
The freshman from Southaven, Mississippi fired two birdies on the back nine to post a score of even-par 70 on the 7,005-yard Seaside Course at the Sea Island Golf Club. Thornberry is four strokes off leader Matthias Schwab of Vanderbilt and finished ahead of 17 ranked players.
“Braden continued his solid play and has put himself in
Ole Miss post a team score of 301 in the opening round and sits in 13t­h place after 18 holes three shots clear of Mississippi State. The Rebels trail 11th-place Alabama and LSU by seven strokes while Kentucky and Georgia are tied for the lead after a first-round 277.
Junior Ben Wolcott fired three birdies on the day to finish the opening round with a score of 4-over par 74 and is tied for 38th heading into tomorrow’s second round. Senior Forrest Gamble finished the day in a tie for 58th with a score of
Second round play of the SEC Championships begin tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. CST. Fans can follow live stats at OleMissSports.comor GolfStat.com. For all Ole Miss Men's golf news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMGolf, on Instagram atOleMissMGolf and on Facebook facebook.com/OleMissMGolf. Fans can also follow head coach Chris Malloy on Twitter @CoachMalloy12.
Ole Miss Individuals
T10. Braden Thornberry- 70
T38. Ben Wolcott- 74
T58. Forrest Gamble- 77
T66. Connor Davis- 80
T69. Noah West- 81
Team Standings
T1. Kentucky- 277
T1. Georgia- 277
3. Florida- 285
T4. Vanderbilt- 286
T4. Tennessee- 286
6. Texas A&M- 287
7. Arkansas- 288
8. Missouri- 289
9. Auburn- 291
10. South Carolina- 292
T11. LSU- 294
T11. Alabama- 294
13. Ole Miss- 301
14. Mississippi State- 304
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