Nov. 4, 2007

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss closes its 2006-07 men's golf fall season when they host the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate Monday and Tuesday at the Canebrake Country Club.

The event is named for former Southern Miss golfer and coach, Sam Hall, who lettered from 1955 to 1958, and later coached the program on two separate occasions. His last stint as coach was a ten-year stint from 1990-2000. Hall has distinguished himself on the golf course as a player by winning more than 300 tournaments as an amateur.

Along with Southern Miss, the teams participating in the event include Illinois State, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Louisiana Tech, St. John's, Troy, Louisiana-Monroe, New Orleans, Rhode Island, and Conference USA foe UAB.

The Golden Eagles are coming off a 12th-place finish at the Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Classic in Ruston, La. October 15-16. Junior Rocky Cleland shot a three-over 219 to finish in a tie for 23rd-place. Senior Kyle Ramey came in 28th with a four-over 220.

The course the tournament is being played on is a challenging par-71 course, designed by Jerry Pate. The course's unique design, undulating fairways and changes in elevation make it a popular destination for golfers looking for a challenge.

Southern Miss is still looking for its first individual tournament title of the fall. Cleland came the closest, shooting a four-over 220 to tie for second place at the Adams Cup of Newport in Newport, R.I.

The tournament begins Monday with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. The teams will play 36 holes on Monday, followed by the final 18 on Tuesday.