Men’s Golf Returns to Action at Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – After a week off, the Ole Miss men's golf team returns to the course beginning Sunday morning. The Rebels will tee it up with 14 other teams for the General Hackler Championship (March 14-16) at the Dunes Golf & Beach Club.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 14 – 18 Holes (Tee times beginning at 7:45 a.m. CT)
Monday, March 15 – 18 Holes (Tee times beginning at 7:45 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, March 16 – 18 Holes (Tee times beginning at 7:15 a.m. CT)

THE LINEUP
Jackson Suber (Jr.) – 8:30 a.m. CT off No. 1

Ranked No. 29 in the country (Golfstat rankings)
Has earned medalist honors at the last two tournaments (LSU Invitational, Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate)
Earned SEC Golfer of the Week accolades following his win at the LSU Invitational (Feb. 26-28)
His 198 (-12) at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (Nov. 8-10) tied Braden Thornberry for the lowest 54-hole total in school history
Leads the team with a 70.92 stroke average
Making his 25th start, playing in every tournament since arriving on campus
2019-20 PING Southeast All-Region
Qualified for match play at the 2020 U.S. Amateur

Brett Schell (R-Fr.) – 8:21 a.m. CT off No. 1

Has played in all four tournaments this season, recording a 73.42 stroke average
Shot a career-low 213 (73-71-69) at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate (Oct. 25-27), which included his first round in the 60s as a Rebel
Led Ole Miss in his collegiate debut, tying for 34th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 5-7)
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 (Jr.) – 8:12 a.m. CT off No. 1

Returns to the lineup after competing in the LSU Invitational as an individual, tying for 33rd
Played in two tournaments during the fall, posting a team-low 70.33 stroke average
Appearing in his 20th tournament as a Rebel
Made his season debut for Ole Miss at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate (Oct. 25-27), tying for 11th with a career-low 205 (65-70-70); his opening round 65 (-6) was a career best
Won the prestigious Cotton States Invitational last summer
Recorded a 72.75 stroke average last season

Veeti Mahonen (So.) – 8:03 a.m. CT off No. 1

Has played in all four tournaments this season, recording a 73.83 stroke average
Making his 13th start, appearing in each event since arriving on campus
Tied for eighth at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate (Oct. 25-27), leading the field with 19 birdies and shooting in the 60s all three rounds
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

Sarut Vongchaisit (Jr.) – 7:54 a.m. CT off No. 1

Has played in all four tournaments this season, holding a 74.25 stroke average
Fired a 66 (-4) in his final round of the fall to lead the Rebels to the fifth-lowest team round in school history (274)
Making his 19th career start
Made a team-high nine birdies at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 5-7)
Posted a career-low 72.00 stroke average after playing in all eight tournaments last season
Recorded 16 rounds of par-or-better last season, including a career-low 65

INDIVIDUAL
Cecil Wegener (Jr.) – 10:00 a.m. CT off No. 10

Competing as an individual for the first time this season after cracking the lineup in two previous tournaments
Played in one event during the fall, the season-opening Blessings Collegiate Invitational, his first tournament in 17 months
Missed the entire 2019-20 season due to injury
Competed in the 2020 U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes
As a sophomore, played in all 12 tournaments (72.76 stroke average) which included capturing medalist honors at the All-American Collegiate
SEC All-Freshman in 2018

THE FIELD (Rankings: Golfstat)
Coastal Carolina (host)
East Carolina
ETSU
Indiana
Kent State
Louisville
Miami (Ohio)
NC State
#8 North Carolina
North Florida
Ole Miss
Penn State
UCF
UNCG
Virginia Tech

THE COURSE
The legendary Dunes Golf and Beach Club is a premier country club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that measures 7,233 yards as a par 72. Designed by world-renowned course architect Robert Trent Jones, the Dunes is consistently ranked in the top 100 courses in the nation across virtually all major golf media outlets. The Dunes has played host to many PGA Tour and Champions Tour events as well as USGA Championships.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH MALLOY
"We're excited to get back to competition. We spent a lot of time last week on the Tosh Family Short Course working on things to prepare us for this week. The Dunes is a true championship test of golf, and the weather conditions will be tough. Our guys should be ready to go."

A DIFFERENT FIELD
The General Hackler Championship will have a different field than the other tournament Ole Miss has competed in this season. All three fall tournaments were strictly conference competition, while the LSU Invitational had 12 SEC schools in the 15-team field. The Rebels are the lone SEC school in this week's General Hackler Championship.

LAST TIME OUT
Holding the 36-hole lead, Jackson Suber made sure his name stayed at the top of the leaderboard. The Ole Miss golfer produced his third straight under-par round, firing a final round 71 (-1) to capture medalist honors at the LSU Invitational (Feb. 26-28). Suber finished the week at 5-under (71-69-71—211) for a three-shot victory, his second win in as many starts. As a team, the Rebels posted a final round 294 (+6) to move up the leaderboard and into eighth place. Ole Miss (+29) finished ahead of SEC foes Mississippi State (+30), No. 12 Georgia (+35), Kentucky (+36), Missouri (+39), host LSU (+40), Alabama (DNF) as well as Louisiana Tech (+67). No. 6 Illinois won the tournament at 12-over.

SUBER NAMED SEC GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Jackson Suber earned SEC Golfer of the Week honors after winning the LSU Invitational (Feb. 26-28). In a 90-player field that featured seven of the top 15 golfers in the country, Suber played better than all of them. He finished 5-under for the tournament (71-69-71—211), the only one in the field to produce three under-par rounds. Out of the 54 holes, Suber birdied 14 of them for another tournament best. He dominated the par 5s throughout the weekend, playing the long distance holes 7-under to pace the field. The junior from Tampa, Florida collected the accolade for the first time in his career.

CONSISTENCY IN THE LINEUP
Chris Malloy has found consistency in his lineup with four Rebels playing in all four events so far this season: Veeti Mahonen, Brett Schell, Jackson Suber and Sarut Vongchaisit. Jack Gnam and Cecil Wegener are the other two Rebels to crack the lineup, appearing in two tournaments apiece.

THE VOYAGE TO SEA ISLAND CONTINUES
After this week, Ole Miss will be halfway through its spring season as it prepares for the SEC Championship. In back-to-back weeks, the Rebels play two familiar courses. Remaining in state, Ole Miss returns to the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship in West Point, Mississippi (March 26-28). Beginning the month of April and rounding out play before the conference championship, the Rebels head back to Birmingham for the Shoal Creek Invitational (April 5-7). Then, Ole Miss has two weeks to prepare for the SEC Championship (April 21-25).

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

Brett Schell

Jackson Suber

Sarut Vongchaisit

Cecil Wegener

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