No. 2 MGCCC trails leaders by 4
No. 2 Mississippi Gulf Coast has four shots to make up at the Copiah-Lincoln Spring Invitational after a remarkably close first round Wednesday.
The Bulldogs are in fourth place, and five of the six teams are within 11 shots of No. 8 Meridian. The Eagles shot 24-over 312, and sixth-place Itawamba is at 323.
Chase Wilkinson (Fr, Madison Central/Madison) led the Gulf Coast golfers with a 4-over 76 and is three behind Southwest Mississippi's Brett Baker, who leads the field. Wilkinson and Hayden Green (So, D'Iberville/Biloxi) are in the top 10, but are playing as individuals and not part of the five-person squad whose scores count in the team standings.
Matt Wilkinson (Fr, Madison Central/Madison) is tied for eighth with Green at 5-over, and Reeves Johnson (Fr, Germantown/Madison) is tied for 12th two more shots back.
The final round will be played Tuesday at Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Wesson.
Team scores |
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| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| 1. Meridian | 312 (+24) |
| 2. Northeast Mississippi | 313 (+25) |
| 3. Copiah-Lincoln | 315 (+27) |
| 4. Gulf Coast | 316 (+28) |
| 5. Southwest Mississippi | 321 (+33) |
| 6. Itawamba | 323 (+35) |
| 7. Hinds | 352 (+64) |
MGCCC scores |
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| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| T6. Chase Wilkinson* | 76 (+4) |
| T8. Matt Wilkinson | 77 (+5) |
| T8. Hayden Green* | 77 (+5) |
| T12. Reeves Johnson | 79 (+7) |
| T12. Ethan Trouth* | 79 (+7) |
| T17. Hayden Russell | 80 (+8) |
| T17. Peyton Norwood | 80 (+8) |
| T21. Cade Wilkinson | 81 (+9) |
| T21. Dawson Thompson* | 81 (+9) |
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