Men’s Golf Tees Off in the Music City Sunday

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Ole Miss men's golf team returns to the course for its second tournament of the fall, teeing it up in the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate just outside of Nashville (Oct. 25-27). The 54-hole tournament, hosted by Vanderbilt and featuring all 14 SEC schools, begins Sunday morning.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, Oct. 25 – 18 Holes (Tee times 9:35 a.m. -10:15 a.m. CT off No. 10)
Monday, Oct. 26 – 18 holes (Tee times TBD)
Tuesday, Oct. 27 – 18 holes (Tee times TBD)

THE LINEUP
Jackson Suber (So.) – 10:15 a.m.

Making his 22nd start, playing in every tournament since arriving on campus
Tied for 46th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational to begin the season
2019-20 PING Southeast All-Region
71.04 stroke average (team-best), ranking ninth in the SEC, with three top-five finishes during the 2019-20 campaign
Qualified for match play at the 2020 U.S. Amateur

Veeti Mahonen (Fr.) – 10:05 a.m.

Making his 10th start, playing in each event since arriving on campus
Tied for 65th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational to begin the season
Ranked seventh among SEC freshman with a 72.58 stroke average a season ago
Tied for sixth, leading the Rebels to a runner-up finish at last season's Hoakalei Country Club Invitational in Hawaii
Won the Finnish Junior National Championship in 2017

Brett Schell (Fr.) – 9:55 a.m.

Led Ole Miss in his collegiate debut, tying for 34th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Fired a final round 70 (-2) to post a career best, the lowest round by a Rebel in the tournament.
His nine birdies in the season-opening tournament tied for most on the team.
2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Named the 2019 National Senior Boys' Golfer of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association

Jack Gnam (So.) – 9:45 a.m.

Making his season debut for Ole Miss, his 17th career start
Won the prestigious Cotton States Invitational over the summer
Recorded a 72.75 stroke average last season
Shot a career-low 211 (71-70-70) at the 2019 NCAA Stanford Regional
Named a Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar

Sarut Vongchaisit (So.) – 9:35 a.m.

Making his 16th career start
Made a team-high nine birdies at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Posted a career-low 72.00 stroke average after playing in all eight tournaments last season
Put together two top-10 finishes and four top-20s during the 2019-20 campaign
Recorded 16 rounds of par-or-better last season, including a career-low 65

THE FIELD
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Missouri
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

THE COURSE
Founded in 1992, Vanderbilt Legends Club is a 36-hole golf club located in Franklin, just 17 miles south of downtown Nashville. Vanderbilt Legends Club was designed by Bob Cupp, one of the world's foremost golf course architects, and Tom Kite, PGA Tour-Champions Tour veteran with 19 PGA Tour victories including the 1992 U.S. Open championship. The North course is a 7,200-yard par 72 golf course, and the South course plays 7,100 yards and par is 71.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH MALLOY
"We have been looking forward to getting back into tournament play since our last event. We have an extremely young group that has been working hard leading into this event. I look forward to watching them compete this week.

POWERED BY SCHELL
Playing in his first tournament as a Rebel, Brett Schell rose to the occasion and led Ole Miss at the season-opening Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Using a final round 70 (-2), the St. Augustine, Florida, native soared up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 34th (74-81-70—225) at the tough Blessings Golf Club. After redshirting the 2019-20 campaign, Schell has emerged this season as another Rebel finding success early on in his career.

WELCOME BACK JACK
A familiar face is back in the starting five. Teeing it up in all eight tournaments a season ago, Jack Gnam was a regular for the Rebels. A competitive stretch of qualifying saw Gnam miss out on the season-opening tournament in Arkansas, but a solid week of rounds pushed him back into the Ole Miss lineup. After finishing the 2019-20 campaign with a 72.75 stroke average, Gnam had a big summer victory by capturing the prestigious Cotton States Invitational.

YOUNG BUT EXPERIENCED
Out of the 11 golfers on the 2020-21 Ole Miss roster, junior Cecil Wegener is the only upperclassman. However, having a large group of freshmen and sophomores doesn't mean the Rebels aren't an experienced bunch. Wegener, Jackson Suber and Sarut Vongchaisit have two years apiece as mainstays in the Ole Miss lineup. The trio has played in 61 tournaments amongst themselves. In his first season as a Rebel, Veeti Mahonen competed in all eight events on the 2019-20 schedule, while also cracking the lineup for both tournaments this season. Jack Gnam and Charlie Miller also provide extensive tournament experience on the roster, leading to some intense competition to make the Ole Miss starting five.

NEXT ON THE TEE
Wrapping up the fall, the Rebels will tee it up at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate for the second straight year (Nov. 9-10). The tournament will take place at the Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

FOLLOW THE REBELS
For updates throughout the tournament, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMGolf. Additional updates and information on the team can be found on Instagram at OleMissMGolf , on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Golf and on OleMissSports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Gnam

Veeti Mahonen

Charlie Miller

Brett Schell

Jackson Suber

Sarut Vongchaisit

Cecil Wegener

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