University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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WVe 3 © T •PHOTO COURTESY OF SPORTS INFORMATION :001 Mens Golf Roste f: ! Name Year Exp. j 1 John Arnette FR HS : Phil Caravia SR 2L : : Allen Chaney JR SO : Tommy Clement JR SQ j : Robert Dreyfus SR 1L ; : Brendan Fisher SO 1L : : Bryan Kane FR HS i • Josh Kelley FR RS ; : Ben Lowery JR SQ i : Andrew Medley SO 1L i : Troy Muller SR 3L i : Buck Purselley SR 1L i : David Shields FR HS : : J.J. Thomspson JR TR : v oacJkes : •Head Coach: : Woody Cowart ■ •Asst. Coach: : Haymes Snedeker 1 Ole Miss Golf ScLeJ uile: Sports i Date Tournament • : 10 3-4 Adams Cup Collegiate j : 10 16-17 Gary Koch Cleveland Intercollegiate : : 10 30-31 Couniry Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate ; : 1 1 6-7 Henry Giffitts Baylor Invitational : i 1 29-30 Ping-Arizona Intercollegiate : 2 10-11 Gator Invitational : 2 19-20 Beau Chene Collegiate : 3 5-6 Matlock Collegiate ■ : 3 12-13 Louisiana Classics : : 3 23-25 Alabama Spring Invitational j 4 6-8 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate i 4 21-23 SEC Championships : 5 17-19 NCAA Regionals j : 5 30-9 2 NCAA National Championships :

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The 2000-2001 version of the Ole Miss Mens Golf. team was a very successful one. The team finished ' 5th in the SEC championships and earned a birth to play in the NCAA regionals in Williamsburg, Virginia. They defeated Duke University in a one-hole playoff at the 200 1 NCAA East Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships May 30- June 2 at the Duke University Club in Durham, N.C. This marks the fourth time in school history that the Rebels have advanced to the NCAA Championships. ' Ole Miss also made appearances in 1984, 1985, and s 1999. This also marked the second time in three years that the Rebels were in the NCAA Championships. In the NCAA championships, the Ole Miss Mens Golf team shot a second-round 296i Thursday to miss the cut for the finals of the NCAA Championships by two strokes. The Rebels finished! the two rounds with a 296-296-592 to tie for 18th, only six strokes out of the top 1 0. The top 1 5 teams advanced to Fridays and Saturdays final rounds. Not only did Ole Miss make it to the NCAA championships, they had many top 5 finish in their other tournaments during the year. In the SEC Championships, The Rebels were led by J.J. Thompson (73-71-73-217) and Andrew Medley (67-73-77-217) who finished tied for 12th place. Phil Caravia tied for 17th place with a 73-75-70-218. Tommy Clement fired a 54-hole total of 77-73-76-226 to tie for 39th place. Troy Muller finished the weekend tied for 54th place with a 77-77-80-234. In the NCAA East Regional Leading the way the Rebels was Phil Caravia. The senior from Belleville, III., carded a 73-68-68=209 to finish tied for eighth place overall. Andrew Medley tied for 17th place with a 70-73-68=211. Troy Muller carded a 54-hole total of 69-73-71=213 to tie for 28th place. J.J. Thompson fired a 3-day total of 73-77-73=223 to tie for 86th place. Tommy Clement scored a 74-78-75=227and finished the weekend tied for 105th place. Then in the NCAA Championships J.J. Thompson shot 2 scores of 74 73 —147 for a tie for 49th, while he tied teammate Andrew Medly who shot two scores of 73 74—147. Troy Muller carded a two-day total of 149 and a tie for 61st ( 76 73 1 49). Phil Caravia end the tournament by shooting 74 76--1 50 and tying for 81st, while Tommy Clement fired two scores of 75 76-1 51 to tie for 102nd place. The future is bright for the Ole Miss Mens golf team. With the success they enjoyed in 2000-2001, the team should be expecting another great year. J -WRITTEN BY ALEX SCRIMPSH1RE PHOTOS COURTESY Of SPORTS INFORMATION Meni; Golf