SOUTHAVEN – The Northwest men's golf team settled for a sixth place finish on Sunday-Monday at North Creek Golf Course in the second event of the MACJC fall season.

Hosting the Northwest Invitational, the Rangers shot a 316 on Monday to finish the two-day, 36-hole event with a 625 team score. Northwest also fielded a second team for the event that placed ninth with a 645.

Mississippi Gulf Coast shot a 2-under-par 574 to win the event by 10 strokes over Copiah-Lincoln. Meridian (589), East Mississippi (612) and Hinds (621) rounded out the top five. 

Sophomore transfer Heath Newsom shot 74-70 (T-4th) to finish at even-par and earn all-tournament team honors. William Mason posted his fourth career Top 25 finish with a two-day 156 (73-83) to finish in a tie for 23rd. 

Chris Frost (80-81), Cameron Foster (80-82) and Samuel Davis (77-85) all finished within a stroke of each other to round out the Top 40. 

Freshman Matthew Palmer had the top turnaround for the Rangers on Monday with a 77, shaving 12 strokes off his opening round 89 on Sunday.

Northwest returns to action this weekend at Eagle Ridge for the Hinds Invitational.