Tunica, Miss (Sep. 29th, 2026) - The Warriors made the trip over to Tunica National to compete in the Rhodes Fall Invitational these past two days, where the Warriors would finish 11th of 11 with a three round score of 957 (324+318+315).
George Murray led the Warriors with a T37th finish. Murray ended the first round +4 with three birdies on the round back nine (Hole 1, Hole 3 and Hole 9) and recorded his first collegiate eagle on the Par 5 on Hole 16. Murray would struggle during the second round, finishing +7 but added three birdies to his scorecard. Round three was a better turnaround day with Murray going +4 with one birdie.
Michael Young was the next highest finisher for the Warriors with a T46th finish. Young went through the round front nine +3 with a birdie on 13 (Par 3), but struggled on the back nine going +5. Round two was a much different story for Young. Starting on Hole 11, Big Mike would birdie 16 (Par 5) and make the turn +3. Young would make Par on every hole but one in the round back nine and end the day with a birdie on 10 (Par 4) to end the round +3. On the final day, Big Mike would start off with a birdie on Hole 10 (Par 4) and add another on 16 (Par 5) to go into the round back nine +2. Young would start the back nine with two pars until the eagle landed on Hole 3 (Par 5). Young would finish the back nine +4 for a +6 on the day.
Cole Jones finished the tournament T55th. In the first round, Jones would birdie Hole 13 (Par 3) and go into the round back nine +3. Unfortunately, Jones would struggle through the rest of the round and end his first 18 +10. Jones would improve his score for the second round, ending the day +9 and +19 for the whole day. The final day was a major bounce back for Pablo, who would go par, double and then birdie 13 again and would add another birdie on 16 (Par 5) and make the turn +1. Jones would make par on all but two holes to end the round back nine +2 and end the day +3.
Kody Yancey finished 63rd for the tournament. Yancey would birdie the second hole of the round front nine on Hole 12 (Par 4), but that would be the only birdie for the transfer for the tournament. The sophomore would finish round one +14, but would improve his score in round two finishing +11. As every golfer or anyone that has stepped on a golf course more than once knows and understands, some days just aren't your days, as Yancey would finish the third round +16.
Caleb Nichols finished 64th to round out the team scoring for the Warriors. Nichols would struggle through the first round, ending it +27. Nichols would shave some off his score card for the second round, going +19 with a birdie on Hole 1 (Par 4). In the final round, Nichols would match his best round so far of the season, shooting +14 with a birdie on Hole 2 (Par 4).
Steven Wingfield competed as an individual for the tournament. Wingfield would end the first round +25 with a birdie on 14 (Par 5). Wingfield would struggle the second 18 of the day in the second round, shooting +29. Wingfield would recover for the final round, shooting +18 with a birdie on 15 (Par 4).
Next Up For the Warriors:
The Warriors will travel down to Gladewater, Texas to compete in the Tempest Intercollegiate at Tempest Golf Club on October 5th-6th.
