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Getz Leads Rebels After the First 18 in Tennessee
10/11/2019 | Men's Golf
Senior Shoots Season-Best 2-under 70
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – The No. 34 Ole Miss men's golf team completed the first round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate on Friday at Blackthorn Club at the Ridges. In his return to the lineup, Chip Getz paced the Rebels with a bogey-free round of 70 (-2).
The Rebels sit in a tie for eighth after the first 18 holes following a 3-under 285. Four out of the five Ole Miss starters shot par-or-better on Friday. No. 23 Tennessee leads the tournament following an opening round team score of 273 (-15).
"We got off to a solid start but just threw too many shots away down the stretch," head coach Chris Malloy said. "Very similar to last week, we did all of the hard things well but didn't do a very good job on the easy things. I look for this group to respond tomorrow and move up the leaderboard for the final round."
Getz is in the top-20 individually after his 2-under performance, a season-best round. The senior played bogey free golf today, paring 16 out of his 18 holes today with a pair birdies down the stretch coming on Nos. 16 and 18. His 16 pars rank second in the 86-man field.
Jackson Suber fired a 1-under 71, his seventh round of par-or-better this fall. The sophomore is tied for 27th overall and leads the team in birdies with four, two coming on his first two holes of the day.
Jack Gnam shot even par Friday and sits tied for 39th. Gnam played bogey-free golf his first 16 holes with three birdies, two coming back-to-back to start his back nine, until his only two miscues came on the final two holes.
Sarut Vongchaist matched Gnam's even-par round on the scorecard. The sophomore is second on the team with three birdies.
Veeti Mahonen shot an opening round 74 (+2) that featured a trio of birdies.
Second round play begins Saturday morning with tee times for Ole Miss starting at 7:30 a.m. CT. The Rebels will be paired with Coastal Carolina and East Carolina.
T-19. Getz: 70 (-2)
T-28. Suber: 71 (-1)
T-39. Vongchaisit: 72 (E)
T-39. Gnam: 72 (E)
T-54. Mahonen: 74 (+2)
*T-54. Blackmon: 74 (+2)
1. No. 23 Tennessee: 273 (-15)
2. No. 8 Louisville: 274 (-14)
3. Furman: 277 (-11)
T-4. UNC Wilmington: 280 (-8)
T-4. No. 47 NC State: 280 (-8)
6. No. 29 East Tennessee St.: 281 (-7)
7. Coastal Carolina: 282 (-6)
T-8. No. 34 Ole Miss: 285 (-3)
T-8. East Carolina: 285 (-3)
10. Penn State: 287 (-1)
11. Virginia Tech: 288 (E)
12. No. 38 Missouri: 291 (+3)
13. Virginia: 292 (+4)
14. VCU: 299 (+11)
15. Villanova: 313 (+25)
The Rebels sit in a tie for eighth after the first 18 holes following a 3-under 285. Four out of the five Ole Miss starters shot par-or-better on Friday. No. 23 Tennessee leads the tournament following an opening round team score of 273 (-15).
"We got off to a solid start but just threw too many shots away down the stretch," head coach Chris Malloy said. "Very similar to last week, we did all of the hard things well but didn't do a very good job on the easy things. I look for this group to respond tomorrow and move up the leaderboard for the final round."
Getz is in the top-20 individually after his 2-under performance, a season-best round. The senior played bogey free golf today, paring 16 out of his 18 holes today with a pair birdies down the stretch coming on Nos. 16 and 18. His 16 pars rank second in the 86-man field.
Jackson Suber fired a 1-under 71, his seventh round of par-or-better this fall. The sophomore is tied for 27th overall and leads the team in birdies with four, two coming on his first two holes of the day.
Jack Gnam shot even par Friday and sits tied for 39th. Gnam played bogey-free golf his first 16 holes with three birdies, two coming back-to-back to start his back nine, until his only two miscues came on the final two holes.
Sarut Vongchaist matched Gnam's even-par round on the scorecard. The sophomore is second on the team with three birdies.
Veeti Mahonen shot an opening round 74 (+2) that featured a trio of birdies.
Second round play begins Saturday morning with tee times for Ole Miss starting at 7:30 a.m. CT. The Rebels will be paired with Coastal Carolina and East Carolina.
the rebels
T-28. Suber: 71 (-1)
T-39. Vongchaisit: 72 (E)
T-39. Gnam: 72 (E)
T-54. Mahonen: 74 (+2)
*T-54. Blackmon: 74 (+2)
team leaderboard
2. No. 8 Louisville: 274 (-14)
3. Furman: 277 (-11)
T-4. UNC Wilmington: 280 (-8)
T-4. No. 47 NC State: 280 (-8)
6. No. 29 East Tennessee St.: 281 (-7)
7. Coastal Carolina: 282 (-6)
T-8. No. 34 Ole Miss: 285 (-3)
T-8. East Carolina: 285 (-3)
10. Penn State: 287 (-1)
11. Virginia Tech: 288 (E)
12. No. 38 Missouri: 291 (+3)
13. Virginia: 292 (+4)
14. VCU: 299 (+11)
15. Villanova: 313 (+25)
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