Jackson's Wilson Furr leading US Am.

[fishwater99]

Great kid, hope he can pull off the win.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/he...list-wilson-furr-ready-tackle-all-challengers

 

[Bulldawg77]

Won the medal play but now on to match play

 

[msudawg12]

Mississippi Repeat? Now i have something to root for!

 

[Bulldawg77]

Mississippi Repeat? Now i have something to root for!

I hope so. We need to do a better job of keeping these kids in state for college golf. Think if we Furr and Ogletree at state

 

[RocketDawg]

Just tuned in to the coverage. Looks like a tough course, especially with the wind and the fast greens.

 

[Junction John]

Bandon Trails is the course I liked least of the 4 I played up there.

I would imagine most people feel that way. I didn't enjoy it at all, other than it was pretty cool to walk right past a few deer laying in the grass while I walked to my ball. They just hung out and watched me, never flinched.

It probably isn't a super tough course if you take it out of that context, but it's a challenge mentally since the rest of the time on the other courses you're looking at unbelievable views of the ocean and walking along the cliffs. If you played it tomorrow anywhere else in America, it would probably be pretty high on your list, but out there it's the outcast of the group.

 

[RocketDawg]

Did you play the one the US Open was played on a few years ago? I can't remember the name of the place.

If you want to see deer on the course, go to east Tennessee. I've played there several times on several courses, but on one we had to wait quite a while on a par 3 for the deer to clear the green. Must've been a dozen just roaming around.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Why do so many top golfers go to Bama and UGA?

I hope so. We need to do a better job of keeping these kids in state for college golf. Think if we Furr and Ogletree at state

What is better about their programs? I understand our facilities were not nice 10 years ago, but the new practice facility we have at Mossy Oak is amazing. Is the problem that it’s 30 minutes from campus? Why can’t we recruit?

 

[jethreauxdawg]

After my previous post, I went to the us am website and there is a pic of a player in a State shirt. Ford Clegg from State lost to Ott from Vandy 5 and 4.

ETA his bio: https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/ford-clegg/5655

I like this guy. His secret to success is eating Waffle House before a match.

 

[BigWorm.sixpack]

What is better about their programs? I understand our facilities were not nice 10 years ago, but the new practice facility we have at Mossy Oak is amazing. Is the problem that it’s 30 minutes from campus? Why can’t we recruit?

Some kids don’t want to come to State. Plain and simple. Furr, Ogletree, and Thornberry all grew up Ole Miss fans. Plus schools like Alabama and Georgia have tradition in golf that neither State or Ole Miss can match. Did you see at the PGA Championship where eight former UGA golfers made the cut? Eight! Think about that for a minute. State has experienced some success lately in golf with Chad Ramey coming close to winning again this weekend on the KornFerry Tour. Pichaikool and Follett Smith earning their Asian Tour cards in their first attempt is few months ago. The new facilities are starting to pay dividends but frankly the schools I mentioned had facilities like we have now back 25 years ago.

 

[She Mate Me]

What is better about their programs? I understand our facilities were not nice 10 years ago, but theh7 new practice facility we have at Mossy Oak is amazing. Is the problem that it’s 30 minutes from campus? Why can’t we recruit?

Not sure, maybe it's because those schools contend for national championships. Could that be it?!?!?

?!?!?

???!!???!!???

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

Some kids don’t want to come to State. Plain and simple. Furr, Ogletree, and Thornberry all grew up Ole Miss fans. Plus schools like Alabama and Georgia have tradition in golf that neither State or Ole Miss can match. Did you see at the PGA Championship where eight former UGA golfers made the cut? Eight! Think about that for a minute. State has experienced some success lately in golf with Chad Ramey coming close to winning again this weekend on the KornFerry Tour. Pichaikool and Follett Smith earning their Asian Tour cards in their first attempt is few months ago. The new facilities are starting to pay dividends but frankly the schools I mentioned had facilities like we have now back 25 years ago.

And the UGA course while good, our on campus course is comparable, not quite as nice as theirs but you add in Mossy Oak and the new practice facility it is ahead of UGA.
Haven’t seen the UAT new course or facilities.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

But why can’t we?

Not sure, maybe it's because those schools contend for national championships. Could that be it?!?!?

?!?!?

???!!???!!???

They contend for national championships because of their players. They get the players because of their contention in national championships. Is this a wheel we can never get into? I’m assuming coaching isn’t much of a factor other than recruiting. Maybe that’s not true, but I’m guessing these guys already have a personal coach and don’t really make many major changes to their game while in college.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

He lost to Ott from Vandy today in 19 holes. I’ve lost a lot at the 19th hole as well.

 

[Mobile Bay]

The kind of guys who play college golf at that level tend not to come from families that would approve of them going to an ag school.