Morgan’s Career Day Leads Tigers at Steelwood Collegiate Invitational

Saturday, October 30

Loxley, Ala.

University of Memphis

Steelwood Collegiate Invitational

Morgan’s Career Day Leads Tigers at Steelwood Collegiate Invitational

Oct 30, 2021 | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

LOXLEY, Ala. – The University of Memphis men's golf team began play at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Saturday in Loxley, Ala. at Steelwood Country Club. The Tigers sit in ninth place after 36 holes after carding rounds of 296-281 for a total of 577 (+1).

KEY MOMENTS
• Junior James Morgan had the best day of this Memphis career on Saturday, carding rounds of 71 (-1) and 70 (-2) to sit in a tie for 10th place with a total of 141 (-3).
• Morgan's rounds on the day were the two-best of his collegiate career, eclipsing his previous 18-hole best of 72 he set at the Quail Valley/Jake Owen Intercollegiate on Oct. 17, 2021.
• Sophomore Esteban Vazquez continued his great play of late, shooting a score of 143 (-1) to tie for 22nd place after two rounds.
• On the day, Vazquez carded a 72 (E) in the first round and followed with a 71 (-1) in the second.
• Tyran Snyders shot a team-best 68 (-4) in the second round to rocket up the leaderboard after a first round 76 (+4.) The sophomore is tied for 30th with a total of 144 (E).
• Ryan van der Klis is tied for 47th overall with a score of 149 (+5), while Phuripon Namkang is tied for 64th with a score of 152 (+8).

TIGER SCORECARD
T-10. James Morgan 141 (-3)
T-22. Esteban Vazquez 143 (-1)
T-30. Tyran Snyders 144 (E)
T-47. Ryan van der Klis 149 (+5)
T-64. Phuripon Namkang 152 (+8)

TEAM SCORES
1. #41 Missouri 560 (-16)
2. South Alabama 564 (-12)
T-3. Mississippi State 565 (-11)
T-3. Rutgers 565 (-11)
5. Kentucky 566 (-10)
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9. Memphis 577 (+1)

NOTABLES
• Memphis' second-round score of 281 (-7) is tied for the team's second-best round this season, matching the team's first-round effort at the Quail Valley/Jake Owen Intercollegiate on Oct. 17.
• The Tigers' best round of the year was a 275 (-13) in the third and final round of the Jake Owen Intercollegiate.

UP NEXT
• The Memphis Tigers will conclude play at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 31. Teams will begin with a double-tees start at 7:40 a.m. CT. Live results can be found at GoTigersGo.com.

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