No. 18 MSU Advances To Match Play At SEC Championship

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The Mississippi State men’s golf team finished the final round of stroke play at the SEC Championship in eighth place, claiming the final spot for the quarterfinal round of match play.

The team shot 1-over 841, defeating Georgia by a stroke to qualify for match play.

“[I’m] proud of how we handled the day,” head coach Dusty Smith said. “It wasn’t our best, but the guys came up big when they needed to. Garrett [Endicott] and Hunter [Logan] did a great job leading our team today. They played some big time golf. This is why you choose to play at Mississippi State, for opportunities like tomorrow. We are prepared and ready for a great match against a great opponent in Tennessee.”

Logan (T13, -2) and Endicott (T19, E) both ended the stroke play portion of the tournament in the top 20. Each golfer went bogey-free on the front nine and carded an even 70 for the round. Logan recorded his sixth top-20 finish of the season and Endicott finished with his team-best seventh.

Ford Clegg, who was named the 2023 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the year, ended stroke play in a tie for 38th. Ruan Pretorius tied for 47th with five other golfers.

Austin Vukovits ended in a tie for 53rd with LSU’s Conner Gaunt and Auburn’s Carson Bacha.

Mississippi State will face off with top-seeded No. 13 Tennessee in match play on Saturday, April 22nd.

Clegg will go against Bryce Lewis at 6:30 a.m. CT. Logan will be paired with the Volunteers’ top golfer in Caleb Surratt, who was the individual medalist in stroke play, set to tee off at 6:40 a.m. CT.

Vukovits will compete with Jake Hall at 6:50 a.m. CT, followed by Pretorius being paired against Laurent Desmarchais at 7:00 a.m. CT. Endicott will round out the quarterfinal matchup at 7:10 a.m. against Josh Hill.

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