Final ResultsOLIVE BRANCH – Hosting its annual Northwest Invitational at North Creek/Wedgewood Golfer's Club on March 31-April 1, the Rangers carded a two-day score of 614 (305-309) to place sixth of 10 teams.
Hayes Carr and
Stuart Cochran were the lone Rangers to place in the Top 15, with Carr finishing T8 with a 70-79 and Cochran firing a 75-76 to close in a T15.
Other finishers for Northwest were
Martin Powell (79-78) and
Alan Larson (81-76) who both T27 and
Trey Wilkinson (82-81) who finished 40th. Playing as individuals,
Riley Baggett (81-85) and
Ryan Burchfield (88-82) placed T45 and T51, respectively.
Meridian held off Mississippi Gulf Coast to take first place, carding a two-day 579 in front of MGCCC's 590. Co-Lin (610), East Mississippi (611) and East Central (613) rounded out the Top 5 teams.
Connor Cavin took top medalist honors for Meridian with a 68-72. His opening round 68 was the lowest for the tournament and the only round under 70 shot in the two days.
Northwest will try and improve off a disappointing sixth place finish April 14-15 at the EMCC Invitational at Lion Hills in Columbus. The state championship tournament starts April 22-23.
