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Franklin American Mortgage Company Intercollegiate at the Grove
Rebel Golf Wins 2016 FAMC Intercollegiate At The Grove
9/20/2016 | Men's Golf
COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. - Sophomore Braden Thornberry broke the tournament record to help lead the Ole Miss men's golf team to a first-place finish at the Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove Tuesday.
The Olive Branch, Mississippi native chipped-in a birdie on the final hole to finish the day with a 1-under par 71 and posted a tournament-record, 5 under 211 en route to medalist honors. Thornberry picked up the third career victory and has two top-5 finishes in two starts on the season.
"Braden is off to a very impressive start this season," said Ole Miss head coach Chris Malloy after his second tournament title with the Rebels. "He showed again this week that he is becoming one of the elite players in the entire country."
The Rebels earned their first tournament title of the season as they outlasted College of Charleston down the stretch. Ole Miss cleared second-place No. 49 Kennesaw State by five strokes and would go on to best three other ranked opponents, including 2016 SEC Champions No. 3 Georgia.
"I'm so proud of our guys for the way they battled down the stretch today," Malloy said. "We got off to a great start and then stumbled a bit. However, instead of giving in they showed so much poise and played their best golf down the stretch."
Senior Ben Wolcott helped seal the victory by birding three of his final four holes to finish in a tie fourth place. The Dickson, Tennessee native reached a milestone with his 15th career top-20 finish after a three-round total of even-par 216. Junior Kerry Sweeney earned his first top-10 finish as a Rebel by rolling in four birdies in the final round en route to a 2-over 74 in the final round. The Melbourne, Florida native highlighted his outing in the second round with a 3-under 69 with finish with a 1-over 217.
Senior Noah West finished first among players competing as individuals thanks to a final round score of 4-under par 68. The Tupelo, Mississippi native rolled in seven birdies to climb 42 spots on the leaderboard. Sophomore Josh Seiple started with three birdies in a row and birdied his final hole to finish the final round at even-par 72 and tied for 52nd in the tournament. Freshman Brody Blackmon birdied twice on the back-nine to finish 5-over 77 on the day and in a tie for 62nd.
"Today was a great day for our program and where are headed," said Malloy. "This is just the beginning!"
The Rebels tee off next at the Marquette Intercollegiate October 2. 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 71-69-71--211
T4. Wolcott 72-71-73--216
T7. Sweeney 74-69-74--217
T24. West 75-79-68--222
T52. Seiple 77-78-72--227
T62. Blackmon 75-77-77--229
Team Results
1. Ole Miss 292-286-290--868
2. Kennesaw State 300-290-284--874
3. College of Charleston 292-288-298--878
4. Middle Tennessee- 290-296-294--880
T5. Troy 292-298-293--883
T5. Georgia 295-293-293--883
T7. Louisville 301-291-292--884
T7. Cincinnati 288-293-301--884
9. Memphis 293-294-300--887
10. McNeese State 295-293-301--889
11. North Carolina State 301-305-290--896
12. Wisconsin 295-297-308--900
13. Louisiana 297-297-310--904
14. Elon 306-310-312--928
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