Dalton State men’s golf has comeback fall just short in second-place finish

Published 1:15 pm Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The No. 1 ranked Dalton State College men’s golf team trailed heading into the final round and charged on the back nine, but the comeback effort fell just short as the Roadrunners finished second by one stroke in the Carey Collegiate Classic at Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Monday and Tuesday.

No. 8 Lindsey Wilson (-10, 842) took the tournament title, with Dalton State finishing at (-9, 843) in second. No. 12 Point was third at 856 (+4) as No. 5 Truett-McConnell (857, +5) came home fourth. No. 17 William Carey, the tournament host, rounded out the top five at 863 (+11).

ROUND 1

Dalton State’s Steve Kibare and Brock Hoover led the Roadrunners in the first round with matching rounds of 3-under 68. Trevor Bassett shot 1-over 72, with Jack Whaley posting 2-over 73. Jarod Edwards had the fifth score with a 6-over 77. As a team, DSC shot 3-under 281.

ROUND 2

Edwards had a big turnaround in round two as he and Hoover both shot 1-under 70. Kibare and Whaley snagged the other keepers at even-par 71 as Bassett carded 4-over 75 as the fifth score. Dalton State kept the consistency with a 2-under 282 team round.

ROUND 3

Trailing by 12 strokes, the Birds did all they could to pressure the leader, Lindsey Wilson. It took the round of the day from any team, a 4-under 280, but the comeback fell just short. Bassett and Whaley each hit red figures at 2-under 69, with Kibare and Edwards carding even-par 71. Hoover locked the fifth score at 3-over 74.

QUOTES FROM COACH

Coach Ben Rickett: “Losing by one really stings, but there were a lot of great things that came out of this week. We really haven’t had much adversity this season and we had our backs against the wall heading into the third round and the players responded.”

“The focus, execution and determination was on show and we almost caught a very good team in Lindsey Wilson. The consistency has been what I have been most impressed with, but still knowing that we haven’t seen the best of this team yet!”

UP NEXT

Dalton State will once again head to Mississippi when they hit the course on March 25 in the BMCC Spring Golf Classic at Mossy Oak Golf Club in West Point.