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No. 16 Men’s Golf Set to Battle in Difficult Cabo Collegiate
2/26/2022 | Men's Golf
Three-Day Tournament Features Nine Teams Ranked in Golfstat’s Top 25
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – The No. 16 Ole Miss men's golf team is going international for its second straight tournament to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to take part in the annual Cabo Collegiate Invitational Feb. 27-Mar. 1.
Featuring a stacked field with nine of the 15 teams in attendance holding Golfstat Top 25 rankings, the three-day tournament is set to take place at the scenic Cove Club Golf Course at Cabo Del Sol.
Tournament Schedule
Sunday, Feb. 27 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 9 a.m. CT)
Monday, Feb. 28 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 9 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 9 a.m. CT)
The Lineup
Brett Schell (So.)
-- Holds second-highest stroke average of the year for the Rebels (69.67)
-- Jumped up to No. 16 in the nation in the latest Golfstat NCAA Player Rankings (was No. 42)
-- Finished with a career-best finish at the Puerto Rico Classic, tying for fourth overall
-- Also logged career-low 18-hole (65) and 54-hole (201) scores in his performance at Puerto Rico
-- Earned first collegiate top 20 finish at Blessings Collegiate Invitational (T-12th)
-- Capped off the fall season with his first ever top 10 finish at the White Sands Bahamas (T-7th)
Jackson Suber (Sr.)
-- Currently posting a team-high stroke average of 69.22 on the year
-- Entered spring season ranked as No. 1 golfer in the nation by Golfstat
-- Named to the 2022 Ben Hogan Award Watch List
-- Captured third career individual tournament victory at the White Sands Bahamas with a 205 (-11)
-- Holds No. 9 ranking in latest PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Rankings
-- Also ranked No. 19 and No. 26 in the Golfstat NCAA Player Rankings and the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings
-- Named 2020-21 PING All-American Honorable Mention, becoming the 11th All-American in school history
Sarut Vongchaisit (Sr.)
-- 71.67 stroke average on the 2021-22 season so far
-- Finished with a perfect 4-0 record individually at the SEC Match Play Championship
-- Recorded seven birdies in the team's season-opening tournament at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational
-- Logged a new career-low 54-hole score of 208 (-8) in his T22nd finish at the Puerto Rico Classic
-- Also tallied a season-low round of 69 (-3) on his final day in Puerto Rico
-- Tied for 21st at the Asia-Pacific Amateur in Dubai, finishing four-under on the week
Kye Meeks (R-Fr.)
-- Posting 73.11 stroke average on the 2021-22 season
-- Made collegiate debut for the Rebels at the Blessings Collegiate, where he also recorded his first collegiate birdie on Hole 15
-- Finished the SEC Match Play Championship with a 3-1 record individually, including a victory over then-No. 11 ranked Tyler Johnson of Tennessee
-- Ended Puerto Rico Classic with a career-low round of 69 (-3) on the day
-- Ranked as the No. 1 recruit coming out of the state of Mississippi in 2020
-- Two-time individual state champion in high school
Evan Brown (Gr.)
-- Ended the fall season with a 72.50 stroke average
-- 2020-21 PING All-American Honorable Mention
-- Earned his best individual finish for the Rebels at the White Sands Bahamas, tying for 11th
-- Logged season-low round of 68 (-4) on day two of the White Sands Invitational
-- Played in 28 tournaments and posted a school-record 71.85 stroke average over his career at Loyola (Md.)
-- 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
The Field
No. 20 Alabama
No. 28 Arizona
No. 2 Arizona State
No. 7 Arkansas
Baylor
California
No. 41 Florida State
Houston
No. 3 Oklahoma State
No. 16 Ole Miss
Rice
No. 8 Stanford
No. 10 Tennessee
No. 6 Texas Tech
No. 21 Vanderbilt
The Course
Playing at 6,807 yards as a par 71, the Jack Nicklaus Signature Cove Club Golf Course (formerly the Ocean Course) has set the bar for the Los Cabos golf experience since opening for play in 1994. Stretching for more than a mile along the Sea of Cortéz, the Cove Club Golf Course features four unforgettable ocean-front holes perched above roaring waves of the Pacific.
Ole Miss Maintains Top 25 Status
Following a sixth place finish as a team at the Puerto Rico Classic where the Rebels tied a program record for lowest tournament score set at the 1982 Mississippi Intercollegiate with a final tournament score of 828 (-36). With the finish the Rebels saw themselves remain in the top 25 in both the Golfstat and Golfweek/Sagarin NCAA Team Rankings. Now holding a Golfstat team ranking of No. 16 in the nation and a ranking of No. 22 in the NCAA by Golfweek, the Rebels will clash with a total of 10 other Golfstat Top 50 teams in the Cabo Collegiate, eight of which sit in Golfstat's Top 25 Rankings as well.
Rebels in the Rankings
Jumping up after a stellar week in Puerto Rico, sophomore Brett Schell currently leads the way for the Rebels by holding the No. 16 spot in the latest Golfstat NCAA Player Rankings. Not far behind Schell is senior Jackson Suber, who is ranked No. 19 by Golfstat, while also holding the No. 26 ranking in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. Schell comes in ranked No. 50 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
Suber to Make PGA TOUR Debut
Rebel senior Jackson Suber is set to take part in his PGA TOUR debut later in March, after the Tampa, Florida, native received a sponsor's exemption for the 2022 Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida. The tournament, which is scheduled to run March 17-20, will mark the first time a Rebel has appeared in since November 2021, when Braden Thornberry took part in the first two rounds of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.
Career Week for Schell in Puerto Rico
Sophomore Brett Schell capped off a red-hot week in Puerto Rico by earning multiple career-bests in his performance, including his first ever collegiate top 5 finish by finishing tied for fourth overall. Additionally, Schell logged a new career-low round of 66 (-6) on day two, followed by yet another career-low round of 65 (-7) on day three to finish with a career-low 54-hole total of 201 (-15) on the week. Schell's score of 201 ranks as the third-lowest three-round score in program history.
PGA TOUR University Rankings for the Rebels
In the latest PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Rankings, Jackson Suber slotted into No. 9 in the nation following his tournament in Puerto Rico. Further down the board for the Rebels is Evan Brown, who ranks No. 59 after missing the team's spring season-opener due to injury. At the conclusion of the season, the top five finishers in the Velocity Global Rankings will earn membership on the Korn Ferry Tour. Players finishing sixth through 15th will earn membership on a PGA TOUR international tour.
Next on Tee
Following the team's trip to Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, the Rebels will return to the States to take part in the Louisiana Classic in Lafayette, Louisiana. The two-day invitational is set to take place Mar. 14-15 at the Oakbourne Country Club.
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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