TUNICA RESORTS - When the second round of the MACCC Fall Preview had wrapped up on Tuesday afternoon, Northwest had a familiar face finishing as the Rangers' highest scorer.
Sophomore William Linehan, Jr., who competed as a freshman on the last men's golf team at Northwest in 2016-17, with a 166 score and +22. Linehan was joined by freshmen
Jeremy Gibson and
Garrett Wright, as both players also finished with the same scores.
Landon Masterson and
Drew Dabbs rounded out the scoring for Northwest, with Masterson shooting 174 and finishing +30. Dabbs shot 178 and finished 34 over par.
As a team, the Rangers placed 11th out of 11 teams, finishing 92 over par. Northwest was 10th after the opening round, but Southwest Mississippi rebounded from a +46 effort in the first round, finishing +35 in the second round and +81 for the tournament.
Meridian won the event, finishing +19 as a team. East Central, Northeast, Jones College and Copiah-Lincoln rounded out the top five.
Additionally,
Hayes Smith competed independently, finishing tied for 44th overall at 23 over par. Smith shot 85 on the first day and 82 in the final round.
Next up for Northwest will be the Copiah-Lincoln Invitational on September 30 through October 1. The event will be held in Brookhaven and hosted by Brookhaven Country Club.
