CARROLLTON, Ga. --- The Mississippi College golf team finished 10th with a three-round score of 901 (+37) at the Matt Dyas Invitational, hosted by the University of West Georgia at the Oak Mountain Championship Course.

The Choctaws shot a final-round score of 303, led by a 72 (E) from senior Force Choi. Senior Davis Murphy (218, +2) was the top individual finisher for MC in a tie for 23rd. Choi finished tied for 27th, moving up seven spots from where he started Tuesday morning.

Rounding out the Choctaw finishers were freshman Grant Mahaney (233, T-50th), freshman Adam Murphree (234, 53rd) and junior Parker Brooks (244, 59th).

West Georgia won the team competition by nine strokes over Lee University and Delta State University, shooting a 278 (-28) as a unit. Montevallo (858, -6) finished 4th, followed by Clayton State (859, -5), Trevecca Nazarene (870, +6), North Greenville (875, +11), Shorter (893, +29), Christian Brothers (895, +31), MC (901, +37) and Emmanuel (956, +92).

Zach Zediker (203, -13) of Delta State won the individual championship, defeating Tristan Neinhuis of Montevallo (206, -10) by three strokes and Dylan Lillard (207, -9) of Lee by four strokes.

The Choctaws will wrap up the 2019 fall season next week when they travel to Southaven for the South Preview Invitational hosted by Christian Brothers University.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.