CLEVELAND, Miss. --- The Mississippi College golf team shot a final-round score of 306 to finish 7th at the Derrall Foreman Intercollegiate, hosted by Delta State University at the Cleveland Country Club.

The Choctaws tallied a three-round, two-day score of 910 (+46), led by senior Davis Murphy, who finished tied for 8th with a final score of 218 (+2). Senior Force Choi also finished in the top 10 with a score of 219 (+3).

Rounding out the Choctaw finishers were freshman Adam Murphree (235, +19), senior Jacob Berry (238, +22) and freshman Grant Mahaney (253, +37).

Delta State cruised to a victory in their hometown tournament, shooting a final round score of 271 to shoot a two-day score of 831 (-33), winning the event by 40 strokes over second-place Arkansas-Monticello (877, +13).

The top four individual finishers also came from DSU, led by medalist and reigning GSC Golfer of the Year, Zach Zediker, who shot a three-round score of 199 (-17). He won the tournament by seven strokes over fellow Statesmen Zach Smith (206, -10).

Rounding out team team scores at the Derrall Foreman Intercollegiate were: Montevallo (878, +14), Union (889, +25), Spring Hill (893, +29), Meridian CC (902, +38), Mississippi College (910, +46), Shorter (913, +49), Spring Hill "B" (939, +75) and Hendrix (949, +85).

The Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on October 21-22 at the Matt Dyas Invitational, hosted by the University of West Georgia at the Oak Mountain Championship Golf Club in Carrollton, Ga.
 

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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.