WEST POINT, Miss. - South Alabama men's golf will compete in its final regular season tournament at the Mossy Oak Collegiate Monday and Tuesday, hosted by Mississippi State.
The Jaguars will join a 19-team field highlighted by three nationally ranked programs in No. 10 Vanderbilt, No. 15 Ole Miss, and No. 17 Alabama.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Mossy Oak Collegiate (Mississippi State)
Dates:Â April 13 & 14 (Monday, Tuesday)
Format: 36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday, stroke play
Start times: 8:00 a.m. (CDT) shotgun start Monday, split-tee start Tuesday
Course: Mossy Oak GC (Par 72, 7,212 yds)
THE FIELD (19)
South Alabama, Mississippi State, UTEP, ULM, Southern Mississippi, No. 15 Ole Miss, Cincinnati, New Mexico State, No. 17 Alabama, No. 10 Vanderbilt, Rice, Kansas State, Louisiana Tech, Troy, Sam Houston, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Memphis, Coastal Carolina.
THE JAGUAR LINEUP
Hugo Thyr - Lidköping, Sweden - Senior | 23 rounds, 69.56 average, low 18: 65
Samir Davidov - Roanoke, Va. - Senior | 23 rounds, 72.22 average, low 18: 67
Josh Hill - County Antrim, Northern Ireland - Junior | 23 rounds, 70.91 average, low 18: 66
Filip Svendsen - Fredrikstad, Norway - Sophomore | 23 rounds, 72.56 average, low 18: 68
Tim Kretschmann - Viernheim, Germany - Sophomore | 23 rounds, 71.22 average, low 18: 68
TEE SHOTS
- The Jaguars are coming off its first tournament victory of the season and second consecutive team win at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate after a season-low team score of 826 (-26).
- Hugo Thyr is coming off his fourth individual tournament victory of his career after carding a season low 199 (-14) at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. The three rounds in the 60's in the win totals 12 rounds this season (65-66-68). The two-time Sun Belt Tournament champion lowered his season stroke average back into the 60's (69.56).
- Samir Davidov fired his single round season-low of 67 in round one at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, while Filip Svendsen tied his season-low of 68 in round two of the tournament.
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