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Scenic City Invitational
Men’s Golf Travels to Chattanooga for Season-Opening Tournament
9/19/2021 | Men's Golf
Rebels Kick Fall Season Off with Scenic City Invitational
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Ole Miss men's golf team is set to begin its fall season on Monday with the team taking part in the Scenic City Invitational. The tournament will span over Sept. 20-21 with a total of three rounds being played by each golfer.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 20 — 36 holes continuous play (Rebels tee off at 7:00 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Sept. 21 — 18 holes
THE LINEUP
Kye Meeks (R-Fr.) — 7:00 a.m. CT off No. 11
- Making his collegiate debut after redshirting last season
- Won the prestigious Cotton States Invitational over the summer
- 2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Ranked as the No. 1 recruit coming out of the state of Mississippi
- Two-time individual state champion in high school
Jackson Suber (Sr.) — 7:00 a.m. CT off No. 10
- Ranked No. 11 in PGA TOUR University Rankings
- Named 2020-21 PING All-American Honorable Mention, becoming the 11th All-American in school history
- 2021 First Team All-SEC and led the Rebels with a 71.70 stroke average
- Earned his first two collegiate tournament wins during 2020-21 season
- Making his 30th start, playing in every tournament since arriving on campus
Sarut Vongchaisit (Sr.) — 7:00 a.m. CT off No. 12
- Appeared in all nine of the Rebels' 2020-21 tournaments last season
- Finished the 2020-21 season with a 74.22 stroke average
- Put together his best 18-hole round (66) of the 2020-21 season at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
- Making his 24th career start
- Recorded a team-high nine birdies in the Rebels' season-opener tournament last year, the 2020 Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Evan Brown (Gr.) — 7:00 a.m. CT off No. 13
- Making his Ole Miss debut after transferring from Loyola (Maryland)
- 2020-21 PING All-American Honorable Mention
- Played in 28 tournaments and posted a school-record 71.85 stroke average over his career
- Finished 2020-21 season at Loyola with a team-best 70.90 stroke average, another school record
- Collected a pair of individual tournament wins in his time with the Greyhounds
Brett Schell (So.) — 7:00 a.m. CT off No. 12
- Recorded a 74.19 stroke average last year, his first season competing for Ole Miss
- Paced the Rebels at the NCAA Stillwater Regional, tying for 21st at 4-over par (75-71-74—220)
- Played in all nine tournaments last season
- Shot a career-low 213 (73-71-69) at the 2020 Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate, 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
Jack Gnam (Sr.) — 7:00 a.m. CT off No. 18
- Posted a stroke average of 73.17 during the 2020-21 season, ranking second on the team
- Had his best finish of 2020-21 campaign at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate, where he finished tied for 11th with a career-low 54-hole total (65-70-70–205)
- His opening round of 65 (-6) at the 2020 Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate was a career low
- Appearing in his 25th tournament as a Rebel
- Played in eight tournaments in each of his first three seasons on campus
THE FIELD
Augusta
Chattanooga
Clemson
ETSU
Georgia
Kennesaw State
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
UAB
UNCG
Vanderbilt
Virginia
THE COURSE
The Honors Course will play from 7,400 yards as a par 72. The Honors is a hallowed hall for amateur golf hosting several top events such as the U.S. Amateur, two NCAA Championships along with several USGA and international events. It was built to honor amateur golf with no plans to ever host professional events. It is the third year (non-consecutive) the event is hosted at the Honors Course.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH MALLOY
"We are extremely excited to kick off our season," head coach Chris Malloy said. "The guys have worked extremely hard to prepare for this event and are ready to get back in action. The Honors Course is one of the best tests in all of college golf, so we will know where we stand right out of the gate. This group has a great mix of youth and experience, and I know that they will only get better throughout the year."
SUBER EARNS NO. 11 RANKINGS FOR PGA TOUR UNIVERSITY
As it was first announced by PGA TOUR University on Sept. 8, senior Jackson Suber found himself at No. 11 in the Velocity Global Ranking. He is one of just four SEC golfers to crack the top 15. Suber has now held the No. 11 ranking for the first two weeks of the rankings. At the conclusion of the seasons, the top five finishers will earn membership on the Korn Ferry Tour, while No. 6 to No. 15 will earn membership on a PGA TOUR international tour. Suber enters his senior campaign after earning PING All-American Honorable Mention and First Team All-SEC accolades a seasons ago. His 2020-21 season featured a pair of medalist honors, while leading the team with a 71.70 stroke average.
KYE MEEKS TO MAKE REBEL DEBUT
After being redshirted for the 2020-21 season, Kye Meeks kicked off this fall with impressive performances in the team's qualifiers leading up to the tournament. The Walnut, Mississippi, native won all four qualifiers to lock up his spot in the tournament lineup. His strong play from the summer, in which he won the prestigious Cotton States Invitational as well as another tournament at The Country Club of Oxford, carried into the fall. Meeks committed to Ole Miss as the No. 1 ranked golf recruit out of the state of Mississippi following two individual state championships with Walnut High School.
NEW REBEL, BUT A VETERAN
Evan Brown may be the newest Rebel, but he's one of the most experienced golfers on the team. After graduating from Loyola (Maryland), where he set numerous school records and became a PING All-American Honorable Mention, Brown transferred to Ole Miss for his final season of college golf. Over his career, Brown played in 28 tournaments for the Greyhounds. Last season, he produced a 70.90 stroke average to break his own school record. Making the starting five in his first tournament as a Rebel, Brown adds a veteran presence to the Ole Miss lineup.
THE MALLOY EFFECT
Now entering his eighth season at the helm of the Ole Miss men's golf program, head coach Chris Malloy is prepared to lead a promising roster into the 2021-22 season. Coming off of a season where Malloy led the Rebels to an appearance in the NCAA Stillwater Regional, as well as coaching an All-American in Jackson Suber for the third time in his tenure as head coach for the team, Malloy is looking to carry that momentum into a new year. As the Rebels' head coach, Malloy has coached the team to six team tournament victories alongside 16 individual tournament titles being won under his guidance, two of which came last season.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Ole Miss will be competing in the Scenic City Invitational for the second time in school history. In 2006, the Rebels finished sixth with a team score of 912 (294-305-313).
FALL SLATE
The Scenic City Invitational marks the first of four tournaments that the Rebels will take part in this fall. Next up, Ole Miss will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 4-6) on GOLF Channel. The Rebels will then head south to Birmingham, Alabama to take part in the SEC Match Play Championship (Oct. 10-12), before wrapping up their fall campaign in The Bahamas for the White Sands Bahamas Invitational (Oct. 29-31).
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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