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Strong Start at Cabo Collegiate Sees Men’s Golf in Third
2/27/2022 | Men's Golf
Four Rebels End Day One Below Par and in the Top 20 Individually
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – The Ole Miss men's golf team had a red-hot start to the 2022 Cabo Collegiate in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Sunday, ending day one with a team score of 274 (-10) and sitting in third with two rounds left to be played.
A total of four Rebels would end day one in the 60s, as the team logged a total of 19 birdies and a pair of eagles to help launch Ole Miss into the top three in the field consisting of nine teams currently ranked in Golfstat's Top 25.
"Our guys showed me a lot today," said head coach Chris Malloy. "We didn't have our best stuff and they never gave an inch and grinded out a good round of golf. We have a long way to go but I like what I saw today."
Putting together the best rounds of the day for the Rebels were both Kye Meeks and Evan Brown, who would wrap up their opening rounds in Cabo by logging three-under scores of 68, slotting them each into a tie for seventh.
Meeks' strong start to his tournament could best be attributed to his front nine play, where the redshirt-freshman sunk a total of four birdies to help propel him into the top 10. With birdies on two of his final three holes of the day, Meeks' score of 68 (-3) marks a new career-low 18-hole score, having previously set a career-low of 69 in the final round of the Puerto Rico Classic two weeks ago.
Brown on the other hand had his consistency help guide him to his round of 68 on the day, as the graduate transfer's day would end finishing par or better on all 18 holes, netting three birdies in the process. Despite having missed time due to injury, Brown bounced back in a big way for the Rebels, tying his season-low of 68 that was originally set at the White Sands Invitational during the fall season.
Not far down the board for the Rebels was Sarut Vongchaisit, who ended his opening round at the Cove Club by shooting a 69 (-2) to tie him for 19th. Leading the field in par-5 scoring (-4) on the day, Vongchaisit took advantage of an eagle opportunity on Hole 16 and tallied an additional four birdies on the day to help push the Bangkok, Thailand, native up the leaderboard.
Teammate Jackson Suber, who would also end his day tied for 19th with a 69 (-2), logged an eagle of his own on the par 5 Hole 4. The senior then continued to blaze the course, adding on five more birdies to his card with his only major hiccup coming on Hole 16, where he triple-bogeyed.
Rounding out the lineup for the Rebels on the day was Brett Schell, who capped off his opening round in Cabo with an 84 (+13).
Sitting atop the team leaderboard heading into day two is Oklahoma State, as the Cowboys ended round one by shooting a 271 (-13), just three strokes ahead of the Rebels.
Play at the Cabo Collegiate will resume Monday morning, with a shotgun start for all competitors set for 9:00 a.m. CT on the Cove Club Golf Course.
THE REBELS
T7. Kye Meeks: 68 (-3)
T7. Evan Brown: 68 (-3)
T19. Jackson Suber: 69 (-2)
T19. Sarut Vongchaisit: 69 (-2)
77. Brett Schell: 84 (+13)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Oklahoma State: 271 (-13)
2. Florida State: 272 (-12)
3. Ole Miss: 274 (-10)
4. Arkansas: 276 (-8)
5. Tennessee: 279 (-5)
T6. Stanford: 281 (-3)
T6. Vanderbilt: 281 (-3)
T6. Texas Tech: 281 (-3)
9. California: 282 (-2)
T10. Baylor: 285 (+1)
T10. Arizona: 285 (+1)
12. Alabama: 286 (+2)
13. Houston: 289 (+5)
14. Rice: 294 (+10)
15. Arizona State: 295 (+11)
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