March 27, 2012

AWENDAW, S.C. – Joe David earned his eighth top-20 finish in as many tournaments this season, as the Ole Miss Rebels completed play in the Hootie at Bulls Bay on Tuesday afternoon.

The Rebels entered the day in seventh place, but struggled with windy conditions and finished with a 315 on the final day to conclude the tournament in ninth.   No. 5 Auburn took home the tournament championship, finishing nine strokes ahead of second place No. 20 Virginia.

“As a team, we have not learned how to handle windy conditions well at all this year,” said Ole Miss head coach Ernest Ross.  “A lot of it is attitude.  We get down on ourselves and don’t handle adversity well.   We have a lot of lessons to learn and a lot of improving to do.”

David had the low score of the day for the Rebels, carding a 5-over 77.  The senior finished at 2-over for the tournament—good for 12th place. 

The Rebels will be back in action April 2-3, as they host the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate at Reunion Country Club in Madison, Miss.  Fans can follow the Rebels on twitter at @OleMissMGolf and on facebook at www.facebook.com/OleMissMGolf.

HOOTIE AT BULLS BAY
TEAM STANDINGS (FINAL)
1     Auburn  285-275-294--854
2     Virginia  287-289-287--863
3     Texas A&M  289-278-299--866
4     Kentucky  285-282-302--869
5     LSU  286-287-302--875
6     South Carolina  291-290-296--877
7     North Carolina State  291-279-312--882
8     North Carolina  290-281-313--884
9     Mississippi  292-284-316--892
10     Augusta State  294-294-306--894
T11     Wake Forest  298-299-305--902
T11     Wisconsin  301-298-303--902
13     College of Charleston  295-300-310--905
T14     Maryland  293-299-319--911
T14     Wofford College  294-298-319--911
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T12     Joe David  71-70-77--218
T39     Billy Brozovich  73-71-81--225
T43     Joe Lewis  74-73-79--226
T56     Tom Brown  77-73-79--229
75     Blake Morris  74-70-D--144