SAUCIER – In the final fall event of the 2016-17 MACJC men's golf schedule hosted by Gulf Coast, Northwest fired a 312-307 at Grand Bear Golf Club to place ninth out of 17 teams.
The 14th-ranked Rangers were the fourth-best team from the MACJC in the larger than normal field and finished with 21 birdies, fifth-most on the two-day tournament.
Meridian (589) edged out Spring Hill (593) by only four strokes to win the event. Copiah-Lincoln (602) and host Gulf Coast (609) rounded out the top five team finishes.
Northwest sophomore transfer
Heath Newsom fired rounds of 76-75 to lead the Rangers, placing in a tie for 15th.
Devon Thomas shot 78-76 to finish tied for 27th,
William Mason shot 74-81 (T31), J.T. Moffit shot 85-76 (T55) and
Cameron Foster shot 84-80 to place 68th overall. Playing as an individual,
Chris Frost shot 87-78.
Northwest will return to action next semester, opening up the spring with the Meridian Invitational March 6-7.
