MADISON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College golf team got the 2020 spring season started with an opening day score of 575 (-1) at the MC Spring Invitational at Lake Caroline Golf Club.

The Choctaws are currently sitting in 3rd after shooting 289 in the first round and improving to a 286 in the second round. The final round of the tournament is scheduled to be played on Tuesday morning.

Davis Murphy was MC's top finisher on the day, shooting a two-round score of 141 (70-71, -3) to be tied for 7th after the first day. Force Choi was also under par on the day with a 143 (70-73, -1) to be tied for 12th.

Xavier Carr shot a 69 (-3) in the second round to move 16 spots up the leader board heading into the final round of the tournament. He is 14th after shooting 144 (75-69, E) on the day.

Adam Murphree (147, +3) finished tied for 22nd and Cameron Little (159, +15) is tied for 57th as the two were the other team finishers for the Choctaws.

Dumas Tua (48th), Grant Mahaney (T-49th), Will Horn (T-55th) and Parker Brooks (T-57th) played as individuals in MC's home tournament.

Delta State had an explosive first day, firing a team score of 539 (-37) to take a 32-shot lead over Christian Brothers (-5) heading into the final round on Tuesday.

Noah Zediker (128, -16) and Zach Zediker (133, -11) of Delts State will take the individual lead into the final round on Tuesday.
 

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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.