The University of Mississippi Athletics
Men’s Golf Fall Notebook
10/31/2024 | Men's Golf
OXFORD, Miss. – New heights were achieved in the first half of the season under head coach Chris Malloy for the Ole Miss men's golf program. The fall slate saw the Rebels win two of their four events and receive the No. 1 overall ranking for the first time in program history.
SNAPSHOT OF THE FALL
STRONG OUT OF THE GATES
Ole Miss began their fall slate finishing second at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. Cameron Tankersley and Kye Meeks each set new career-low 54-hole scores in the Volunteer State. Tankersley finished solo second with a score of 202 (-8). Meeks finished solo seventh with a score of 205 (-5) in his opening weekend.
The end of September saw Ole Miss travel west to compete in one of the deepest fields in collegiate golf at the Valero Texas Collegiate. Eight teams inside the top 25 competed including No. 1 Auburn, No. 3 Virginia, and No. 4 Vanderbilt. Three Rebels placed inside the top 15 with Cohen Trolio finishing fourth, tying a career-low 54-hole best of 206 (-10).
MEMORIES ARE MADE IN OCTOBER
The month of October was special for the Rebels starting in the Empire State at the Hamptons Intercollegiate. The team finished with a 54-hole score of 838 (-26) in route to a 20-stroke victory. Junior Michael La Sasso secured his first individual title shooting 201 (-15), leading the field by 11 strokes. The last tournament sweep came on Oct. 31, 2021, at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational. Ole Miss shot 838 (-26) finishing first and Jackson Suber took home medalist honors shooting 205 (-11).
It was a special day for Ole Miss golf as the women's program also secured victory on Oct. 8, at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medina. It marked just the second time both teams have won on the same and the first time since Oct. 13, 1992, when both teams competed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The men won the Mississippi Coca-Cola Invitational, and the women won the Mississippi Intercollegiate.
The winning ways continued for the Rebels at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational Oct. 19-21. The team posted a score of 844 (-20), marking the first back-to-back team victories since the 2016 season. Four Rebels finished inside the top 10 with senior Kye Meeks leading the way with a T2 finish. Meeks had a career weekend setting a new career-low 18-hole score of 65 and a career-best individual finish at T2.
FULL SWING AHEAD
The spring season will kick off for the Rebels in Statesboro, Georgia at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Feb. 1-2. Following play in the Peach State, the Rebels will play their first team event in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico at the Puerto Rico Classic Feb. 10-12.
For updates throughout the season, follow the Rebels on X 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.
SNAPSHOT OF THE FALL
- Ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history.
- Back-to-back victories (Hamptons Intercollegiate & Fallen Oak Collegiate Inv.) for the first time since 2016.
- Across the board: Nine top 10 finishes, one individual win, and five players finished inside the top five at least once.
- Finished second or better in every tournament.
- Across the 12 rounds: team scoring average of 278.42 equating to 69.61 per player average.
- Michael La Sasso led the team with a 69.33 stroke average and eight rounds in the 60s. He also won his first collegiate title at the Hamptons by 11 strokes shooting 201 (-15).
- La Sasso, Cameron Tankersley, and Cohen Trolio each had three top 10 finishes across the four events.
- Tankersley and Kye Meeks each set a new career-low 54-hole score at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. Cohen Trolio tied his career-low at the Hamptons Intercollegiate.
- Both the men's and women's programs won on the same day (Oct. 8) for just the second time in program history and the first time since October 13, 1992.
STRONG OUT OF THE GATES
Ole Miss began their fall slate finishing second at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. Cameron Tankersley and Kye Meeks each set new career-low 54-hole scores in the Volunteer State. Tankersley finished solo second with a score of 202 (-8). Meeks finished solo seventh with a score of 205 (-5) in his opening weekend.
The end of September saw Ole Miss travel west to compete in one of the deepest fields in collegiate golf at the Valero Texas Collegiate. Eight teams inside the top 25 competed including No. 1 Auburn, No. 3 Virginia, and No. 4 Vanderbilt. Three Rebels placed inside the top 15 with Cohen Trolio finishing fourth, tying a career-low 54-hole best of 206 (-10).
MEMORIES ARE MADE IN OCTOBER
The month of October was special for the Rebels starting in the Empire State at the Hamptons Intercollegiate. The team finished with a 54-hole score of 838 (-26) in route to a 20-stroke victory. Junior Michael La Sasso secured his first individual title shooting 201 (-15), leading the field by 11 strokes. The last tournament sweep came on Oct. 31, 2021, at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational. Ole Miss shot 838 (-26) finishing first and Jackson Suber took home medalist honors shooting 205 (-11).
It was a special day for Ole Miss golf as the women's program also secured victory on Oct. 8, at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medina. It marked just the second time both teams have won on the same and the first time since Oct. 13, 1992, when both teams competed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The men won the Mississippi Coca-Cola Invitational, and the women won the Mississippi Intercollegiate.
The winning ways continued for the Rebels at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational Oct. 19-21. The team posted a score of 844 (-20), marking the first back-to-back team victories since the 2016 season. Four Rebels finished inside the top 10 with senior Kye Meeks leading the way with a T2 finish. Meeks had a career weekend setting a new career-low 18-hole score of 65 and a career-best individual finish at T2.
FULL SWING AHEAD
The spring season will kick off for the Rebels in Statesboro, Georgia at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Feb. 1-2. Following play in the Peach State, the Rebels will play their first team event in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico at the Puerto Rico Classic Feb. 10-12.
For updates throughout the season, follow the Rebels on X 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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