MERIDIAN - Following Monday's opening round at the Jim Redgate Invitational, the Northwest men's golf team sat in 10th place out of 11 teams.

Hosted by Meridian Community College and Briarwood Country Club, the tournament is the third MACCC event of the 2024-25 season. The Rangers finished +43 with a stroke of 331.

Mississippi Gulf Coast holds the top spot with a 292 stroke (+4), followed by Meridian, East Central, Jones College and Copiah-Lincoln in the top five.

Landon Masterson was the top individual finisher for Northwest after the opening round, placing 29th with a 79 stroke (+7). Hayes Smith and William Linehan, Jr. were tied for 44th at 10 over par and identical 82 strokes. 

Narit Teeranontamongkol and Drew Dabbs rounded out the Rangers' competitors, finishing +16 and +18, respectively. Additionally, Garrett Wright competed independently, finishing 13 over par.

Northwest will tee off for the final round early Tuesday morning.