March 13, 2007

Final Stats

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss senior men's golfer Joel Myrick (Hattiesburg, Miss.) fired a final-round 74, Tuesday, to finish 13th in the 54-hole, two-day Carter Plantation Intercollegiate played at Carter Plantation in Hammond, La., while the Golden Eagles captured ninth in the 15-team field.

Myrick posted his third Top 20 finish of the campaign as he ended the tournament with a three-over par 219.

Redshirt freshman Paul Apyan (Chattanooga, Tenn.) was the second highest finisher for the Golden Eagles tallying a final-round 76 to post a 226 stroke total, good for a 34th-place tie. Sophomore Rocky Cleland (Hattiesburg, Miss.) shot a 76 in his last round to post a 227 total and 41st-place tie.

Junior Kyle Ramey (Paducah, Ky.) shot a 78 in his final round to complete the event in a 51st-place tie with a stroke total of 229. Freshman Alex Park (Ithaca, N.Y.) completed the Golden Eagle finishers with a 78 during the last day of action. Park placed 57th with a 54-hole total of 233 strokes.

James Taverner of Southeastern Louisiana fired a five-under 67 during the final round to win the individual championship, while the host Lions of SLU won the event by six strokes over Middle Tennessee with 862 total.

MTSU finished at 868, while South Alabama was third at 879 and Jacksonville State in fourth at 881. Following the Gamecocks were Chattanooga (886), Ole Miss (890), Louisiana Tech (896), Mississippi State (898), Southern Miss (303=898), Arkansas State (902), USF (904), SLU Green (905), Texas-San Antonio (909), Nicholls State (919) and Louisiana-Monroe (929).

The Golden Eagles return to action, March 19-20, at the Grub Mart Intercollegiate in Jacksonville, Ala., at the Silver Lakes Golf Club.

9. Southern Miss 302 293 303 898 13. Joel Myrick 70 75 74 219 T 34. Paul Apyan 79 71 76 226 T 41. Rocky Cleland 76 75 76 227 T 51. Kyle Ramey 80 72 77 229 57. Alex Park 77 78 78 233

Team Finishers 1. Southeastern La. 285 286 291 862 -2 2. Middle Tennessee 293 289 286 868 +4 3. South Alabama 295 289 295 879 +15 4. Jacksonville St. 298 294 289 881 +17 5. Chattanooga 294 299 293 886 +22 6. Ole Miss 295 302 290 887 +23 7. Louisiana Tech 299 294 297 890 +26 8. Mississippi St. 298 302 296 896 +32 9. Southern Miss 302 293 303 898 +34 10. Arkansas State 297 301 304 902 +38 11. USF 302 303 299 904 +40 12. SLU Green 303 307 295 905 +41 13. Texas-San Antonio 310 296 303 909 +45 14. Nicholls State 306 297 316 919 +55 15. Louisiana - Monroe 313 311 305 929 +65