Posted: Oct 13, 2015

MGCCC finishes second at The Buccaneer

MGCCC Sports information

For Immediate Release

October 13, 2015

Mississippi Gulf Coast couldn't quite hold onto the lead in the Christian Brothers fall invitational golf tournament, but a second-place finish among a field of four-year schools is still a good outing for the Bulldogs.

Gulf Coast finished at 9-over 849, four behind winners Delta State. The three-round tournament was played at the North Creek Golf Course in Southaven.

Bulldogs freshman Colin Troxler shot 69 Tuesday to finish second at 3-under, nine back of medalist Alex Clark. The Delta State golfer set a tournament record for The Buccaneer at 12-under.

"That's kind of hard to beat when a good team has a player that plays that well," Gulf Coast coach Tommy Snell said. "We just need to play well together as a team."

Gulf Coast's Phillip Hickam shot 71 was tied for third at even-par to join Troxler on the All-Tournament Team. They were joined by former Bulldog golfer Conner Entriken, who finished fifth playing for William Carey.

Grant Motter's 72 left him at 3-over in sixth.

"Colin finished second again," Snell said. "You can't ask any more from a freshman. He's played really well."

Team scores

1. Delta State 288-284-273—845

2. Gulf Coast 289-283-287—849

3. Christian Brothers 293-292-284—869

4. William Carey U. 297-294-301—892

5. Mississippi College 298-301-309—908

6. Covenant College 334-327-312—973

7. Illinois College 332-323-324—979

8. Talladega College 324-330-331—985

9. Fontbonne University 323-323-344—990