MCC Golf Alumni in action

TROY UNIVERSITY GOLF

MACON, Ga. – The Troy University men’s golf team finished the three-day Brickyard Collegiate Championship at the Brickyard at Riverside, in eighth place, one shot ahead of fellow Sun Belt Conference member Middle Tennessee.

The tournament was played on a par 72, 7,128-yard Mark McCumber designed championship course that opened in 2005 and included nationally-ranked teams from Georgia, Clemson and Georgia Tech, which finished as the top three teams in the event.

“I was proud of our effort,” Troy coach Matt Terry said. “We will be a better team in the long run because of having played in this tournament. We should realize that we can play with the best teams in the country.”

Troy junior Justin Eaves finished tied for 44th overall with an eight-over score of 224 and senior Jordy Hayden finished tied for 52nd with scores of 11-over, 227, both Eaves and Hayden are from Meridian Community College.

The Trojans will return to action October 14-16 at the Belmont Fall Shootout in Nashville, Tenn.

“We’ll face another quality field next weekend, but we should be more comfortable in that situation,” Terry said.


SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY GOLF

NORMAL, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University men's golf team shot a final-round 2-over 282 on Monday to take second place at the 11-team D.A. Wiebring Intercollege at the Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. The Salukis placed four in the top 15 and all five in the top 20 out of 69 participants.

SIU recorded a three-round total of 854 and finished behind the University of Illinois who earned team medalist with a final-round 8-under 272 and 54-hole total of 837. The Salukis beat out of five other Missouri Valley Conference teams, including host school Illinois State, for their third second-place finish of the fall.

"We did a great job competing and everyone contributed," said coach Leroy Newton. "It's a real accomplishment to finish ahead of all the other teams in your conference, especially the defending MVC Champions on their home course."

Senior captain Matt Ellis, from Meridian C.C., shot a final-round 2-under-par 68 for the third-best score of the day. Ellis placed tied for 14th with a 54-hole total of 6-over 216.

"The wind was really blowing today, a lot more than yesterday, but I was able to make some putts which helped me score well," said Ellis. "The team played well and it was great to finish ahead of the other MVC teams."