The No. 3 Ole Miss Men’s Golf team participated in the Mason Rudolph Championship on April 4-5 and placed second. The competition was held at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.
The Rebels posted a score of -33, falling short of Auburn who shot a tournament best 16 under-par in round three Saturday to put auburn at -38.
Micheal La Sasso tied for sixth place and was the Rebels highest placed finisher at -9.
Impressively, all five Rebels finished in the Top 13.
Due to inclement weather, the format of the tournament was changed from match play to continuous play to speed up the pace of the game
Ole Miss capitalized on the softer conditions during round one. All five Rebels posted under-par scores to open the weekend.
Round two took place over Friday and Saturday. The Rebels matched their round one mark and finished -12 under-par, good for second place as the round concluded.
Round three would be one to forget for the Rebels; however posting a score of -9 was more than enough to lock in a second place finish as the previous leader Vanderbilt fell apart in round three. The hosts finished +1 over-par to fall to a third place finish at -27.
Who’s next?
Ole Miss Men’s Golf will return to play April 14-15, in West Point, Miss. at the Mossy Oak Invitational. The Mossy Oak Golf Club and Mississippi State will host the two-day event.
The Rebels will look to build on another successful tournament appearance for their regular season finale as the postseason nears.
