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Three Days of Stroke Play Set to Run April 19-21 with Match Play to Follow
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The Ole Miss men's golf team will begin its postseason play this week at the 2023 SEC Championship, with the tournament set for April 19-23 at the Sea Island Golf Club.
The annual SEC Championship will feature all 14 Southeastern Conference teams competing in three rounds of stroke play to determine the SEC individual champion and tournament seeding. The top eight teams from stroke play will then move forward into the match play bracket, which will be played out Saturday and Sunday until a team champion is crowned.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 19 – 18 holes of stroke play
Thursday, April 20 – 18 holes of stroke play
Friday, April 21 – 18 holes of stroke play
Saturday, April 22 – Match Play Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 22 – Match Play Semifinals
Sunday, April 23 – Match Play Championship
TV COVERAGE
Saturday's semifinals will be available live digitally on SEC+ beginning at 3:00 p.m. CT. The championship match on Sunday, April 23 will then be televised live on SEC Network beginning at 6:30 a.m. CT.
THE LINEUP
SARUT VONGCHAISIT (Sr.)
-- Earned back-to-back top-3 finishes in the past two tournaments
-- Shot 17 par or better rounds this season
-- Deserved new career bests in low-18 score (64), low-54 score (203), and best individual finish (T1) at the Mossy Oak Collegiate
-- Entering the postseason with a 71.23 stroke average
HUGO TOWNSEND (Gr.)
-- Grabbed sixth top-20 finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship
-- Has earned a spot in the lineup in every tournament this season for Ole Miss
-- Leads the team with 21 par or better rounds
-- Entering the postseason with a 70.93 stroke average, the lowest on the team
PATTON SAMUELS (Fr.)
-- Ended the regular season with a season-best finish of tied for 15th at the Mason Rudolph Championship
-- Shot a round score of 67 (-4) in the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship to give him a 2-under overall score
-- Competed in eight tournaments during the regular season in his freshman campaign
-- Grabbed 11 par or better rounds this season
CAMERON TANKERSLEY (Fr.)
-- Has earned a spot in the lineup in every tournament this season for Ole Miss
-- Placed in the top 20 six times during his freshman year
-- Holds a stroke average of 71.76 entering the postseason
-- 2x SEC Freshman of the Week
KYE MEEKS (So.)
-- Finished tied for 11th at the Mason Rudolph Championship
-- Shot all three rounds par or better at the Vanderbilt Legends Club
-- Competing in his 18th tournament in his career
-- Entering his second SEC Championship with a 71.43 stroke average
BRETT SCHELL (Jr.)
-- Earned his first tournament title in his career at the All-American Intercollegiate Individual Tournament (Mar. 20-21)
-- Shot career-low round score of 64 at the Cabo Collegiate (Mar. 5-7)
-- Grabbed 11 par or better rounds this season
-- Making his third SEC Championship appearance
THE FIELD
No. 17 Alabama
No. 36 Arkansas
No. 8 Auburn
No. 9 Florida
No. 31 Georgia
No. 82 Kentucky
No. 41 LSU
No. 18 Mississippi State
No. 21 Ole Miss
No. 62 South Carolina
No. 13 Tennessee
No. 15 Texas A&M
No. 1 Vanderbilt
THE COURSE
The SEC Men's Golf Championship has been played at Sea Island since 2001. Rated No. 1 in the U.S. among the "World's 50 Best Golf Hotels" by Golf Digest Index, Sea Island Golf Club offers three exceptional 18-hole championship courses. The Seaside Course, home to the PGA TOUR's McGladrey Classic, is a links course graced by majestic ocean vistas in the tradition of St. Andrews.
The Seaside Course was totally reconfigured by Tom Fazio and reopened in October 1999. The new Seaside Course is the brilliant blending of Colt & Allison's original nine-hole Seaside and Joe Lee's Marshside nine into one seamless, contemporary 18-hole golf course. Tidal creeks, dunes, saltmarshes and St. Simons Sound frame the course which plays fast, firm and fun in the tradition of legendary Scottish links.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH MALLOY
"We are excited to get post-season play started this week. This group has had a great spring season and really shown a great deal of consistency even when they haven't had their best stuff. We need to make sure that we handle all of the little things better than the other teams this week and we should be just fine."
ROOT FOUND HIS GROOVE
Senior Sarut Vongchaisit is riding a hot streak entering the postseason. In the last two tournaments of the regular season, Vongchaisit recorded back-to-back top-3 finishes. At the Mossy Oak Collegiate, the senior accomplished new career bests in low-18 score (64), low-54 score (203), and best individual finish – earning the first tournament title of his career. Vongchaisit's 64 (-8) second-round score is tied for third in Ole Miss men's golf program history for the lowest single-round score and his total 203 (-13) score is tied for fifth in program history for the lowest three-round score.
At the Mason Rudolph Championship, the Bangkok, Thailand, native put in his final two rounds in the 60s, including a second-round score of 65 (-6). His overall score of 205 (-8) placed him tied for 3rd and above five top-25 ranked players.
SEASON RECAP
The Rebels close out their regular season ranked as the No. 21 team in the nation according to Golfstat, along with ranking No. 23 in the latest GolfWeek Men's Team Collegiate Rankings Presented by StrackaLine. Ole Miss has finished in the top 10 in all 10 of its regular season tournaments this season, including six top-5 finishes and five top-3 finishes. At the All-American Intercollegiate, Ole Miss took home the tournament title with an 855 (-9) overall score.
NEXT ON THE TEE
Following the SEC Championships, the Rebels will wait to learn their postseason fate with the NCAA Selection Show on May 3, 2023. It is there that the team will learn what NCAA Regional they will be traveling to May 15-17.
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.
The annual SEC Championship will feature all 14 Southeastern Conference teams competing in three rounds of stroke play to determine the SEC individual champion and tournament seeding. The top eight teams from stroke play will then move forward into the match play bracket, which will be played out Saturday and Sunday until a team champion is crowned.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 19 – 18 holes of stroke play
Thursday, April 20 – 18 holes of stroke play
Friday, April 21 – 18 holes of stroke play
Saturday, April 22 – Match Play Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 22 – Match Play Semifinals
Sunday, April 23 – Match Play Championship
TV COVERAGE
Saturday's semifinals will be available live digitally on SEC+ beginning at 3:00 p.m. CT. The championship match on Sunday, April 23 will then be televised live on SEC Network beginning at 6:30 a.m. CT.
THE LINEUP
SARUT VONGCHAISIT (Sr.)
-- Earned back-to-back top-3 finishes in the past two tournaments
-- Shot 17 par or better rounds this season
-- Deserved new career bests in low-18 score (64), low-54 score (203), and best individual finish (T1) at the Mossy Oak Collegiate
-- Entering the postseason with a 71.23 stroke average
HUGO TOWNSEND (Gr.)
-- Grabbed sixth top-20 finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship
-- Has earned a spot in the lineup in every tournament this season for Ole Miss
-- Leads the team with 21 par or better rounds
-- Entering the postseason with a 70.93 stroke average, the lowest on the team
PATTON SAMUELS (Fr.)
-- Ended the regular season with a season-best finish of tied for 15th at the Mason Rudolph Championship
-- Shot a round score of 67 (-4) in the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship to give him a 2-under overall score
-- Competed in eight tournaments during the regular season in his freshman campaign
-- Grabbed 11 par or better rounds this season
CAMERON TANKERSLEY (Fr.)
-- Has earned a spot in the lineup in every tournament this season for Ole Miss
-- Placed in the top 20 six times during his freshman year
-- Holds a stroke average of 71.76 entering the postseason
-- 2x SEC Freshman of the Week
KYE MEEKS (So.)
-- Finished tied for 11th at the Mason Rudolph Championship
-- Shot all three rounds par or better at the Vanderbilt Legends Club
-- Competing in his 18th tournament in his career
-- Entering his second SEC Championship with a 71.43 stroke average
BRETT SCHELL (Jr.)
-- Earned his first tournament title in his career at the All-American Intercollegiate Individual Tournament (Mar. 20-21)
-- Shot career-low round score of 64 at the Cabo Collegiate (Mar. 5-7)
-- Grabbed 11 par or better rounds this season
-- Making his third SEC Championship appearance
THE FIELD
No. 17 Alabama
No. 36 Arkansas
No. 8 Auburn
No. 9 Florida
No. 31 Georgia
No. 82 Kentucky
No. 41 LSU
No. 18 Mississippi State
No. 21 Ole Miss
No. 62 South Carolina
No. 13 Tennessee
No. 15 Texas A&M
No. 1 Vanderbilt
THE COURSE
The SEC Men's Golf Championship has been played at Sea Island since 2001. Rated No. 1 in the U.S. among the "World's 50 Best Golf Hotels" by Golf Digest Index, Sea Island Golf Club offers three exceptional 18-hole championship courses. The Seaside Course, home to the PGA TOUR's McGladrey Classic, is a links course graced by majestic ocean vistas in the tradition of St. Andrews.
The Seaside Course was totally reconfigured by Tom Fazio and reopened in October 1999. The new Seaside Course is the brilliant blending of Colt & Allison's original nine-hole Seaside and Joe Lee's Marshside nine into one seamless, contemporary 18-hole golf course. Tidal creeks, dunes, saltmarshes and St. Simons Sound frame the course which plays fast, firm and fun in the tradition of legendary Scottish links.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH MALLOY
"We are excited to get post-season play started this week. This group has had a great spring season and really shown a great deal of consistency even when they haven't had their best stuff. We need to make sure that we handle all of the little things better than the other teams this week and we should be just fine."
ROOT FOUND HIS GROOVE
Senior Sarut Vongchaisit is riding a hot streak entering the postseason. In the last two tournaments of the regular season, Vongchaisit recorded back-to-back top-3 finishes. At the Mossy Oak Collegiate, the senior accomplished new career bests in low-18 score (64), low-54 score (203), and best individual finish – earning the first tournament title of his career. Vongchaisit's 64 (-8) second-round score is tied for third in Ole Miss men's golf program history for the lowest single-round score and his total 203 (-13) score is tied for fifth in program history for the lowest three-round score.
At the Mason Rudolph Championship, the Bangkok, Thailand, native put in his final two rounds in the 60s, including a second-round score of 65 (-6). His overall score of 205 (-8) placed him tied for 3rd and above five top-25 ranked players.
SEASON RECAP
The Rebels close out their regular season ranked as the No. 21 team in the nation according to Golfstat, along with ranking No. 23 in the latest GolfWeek Men's Team Collegiate Rankings Presented by StrackaLine. Ole Miss has finished in the top 10 in all 10 of its regular season tournaments this season, including six top-5 finishes and five top-3 finishes. At the All-American Intercollegiate, Ole Miss took home the tournament title with an 855 (-9) overall score.
NEXT ON THE TEE
Following the SEC Championships, the Rebels will wait to learn their postseason fate with the NCAA Selection Show on May 3, 2023. It is there that the team will learn what NCAA Regional they will be traveling to May 15-17.
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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