MCC Golfers Nominated for Jack Nicklaus Award

From School Reports

The semifinalists for the 2016 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award have been announced and two members of the MCC golf team are among the semifinalists. Grant Renegar and Lance Strickland of MCC were among 30 players from around the country that were named semifinalists for the prestigious award. The finalists for the award will be announced on May 11 and the award will be presented on June 2  by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Country Club.

In addition to receiving the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, the recipient will compete in the Barbasol Shootout for an exemption into the PGA TOUR’s Barbasol Championship, held July 14-17, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National in Opelika, Alabama. The Barbasol Shootout will be held Saturday, June 4 at the storied Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio – the same club where Jack Nicklaus learned the game of golf as a young boy.

Renegar and Strickland will also participate for MCC in the NJCAA National Tournament next month in Plymouth, Indiana. The Eagles are fresh off a second place finish in the 2016 Region 23 Tournament earlier this week in Senatobia.