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Rebels Climb To First Place At The Grove
9/19/2016 | Men's Golf
COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. - Three Rebels found the top-five to propel the Ole Miss men's golf team to first place at the FAMC Intercollegiate at The Grove Monday.
Sophomore Braden Thornberry and junior Kerry Sweeney combined for seven birdies and only one bogie to post a pair of 3-under par 69s, the second-lowest scores of the tournament through two rounds. Thornberry moved into sole possession of the lead thanks to his tournament-high eight birides, and looks for his third career medalist honors. Sweeney climbed 26 sports up the leaderboard into tie for fifth place. The Melbourne, Florida native is tied for first in the field on par-5s at 4-under.
"I was extremely impressed with our teams performance today," said Ole Miss head coach Chris Malloy. "We had three guys go out and lead the way and really set the tone for the day. Anytime that you have three guys in the top five of the individual standings you are going to be in good shape as a team. I know that they are looking forward to getting out there tomorrow and picking up where they left off today."
Senior Ben Wolcott continued his consistent play with a 1-under par 71 in the second round. The Dickson, Tennessee native is tied for fourth with Sweeney and is seeking his 15th top-20 finish of his career. He leads the field on scores on par-4s at 4-under.
Ole Miss combined for a 2-under par 286, the lowest score of the tournament through two rounds and the only combined score under par. The Rebels lead second-place College of Charleston by two strokes and are ahead of four ranked teams, including No. 3 Georgia and No. 40 North Carolina State.
Freshman Brody Blackmon is tied for 57th at 8-over 152, while sophomore Josh Seiple is tied for 71st place. Senior Noah West is 10-over through two rounds and tied for 66th.
The Rebels will tee off the final round Monday at 12:30p.m. CST. Fans can follow live stats by downloading the Ole Miss Athletics mobile app or at the Golfstat website. For all Ole Miss Men's golf news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMGolf, on Instagram at OleMissMGolf and on Facebook at facebook.com/OleMissMGolf. Fans can also follow head coach Chris Malloy on Twitter @CoachMalloy12.
Individual Results
1. Thornberry 71-69--140
T5. Wolcott 72-71--143
T5. Sweeney 74-69--143
T57. Blackmon 75-77--152
T66. West 75-79-154
T71. Seiple 77-78--155
Team Results
1. Ole Miss 292-286--578
2. College of Charleston 292-288--580
3. Cincinnati 288-293--
4. Middle Tennessee- 290-296--
5. Memphis 293-294--587
T6. Georgia 295-293--588
T6. McNeese State 295-293--588
T8. Kennesaw State 300-290--590
T8. Troy 292-298--590
T10. Wisconsin 295-297--592
T10. Louisville 301-291--592
12. Louisiana 297-297--594
13. North Carolina State 301-305--606
14. Elon 306-310--616
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