MADISON, Miss. \u2013 Sophomore Joe Lewis carded a 4-under par 68 to lead Ole Miss in the first round of the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate on Monday at the Reunion Golf and Country Club in Madison.<\/p>\n
The Rebels, who hosted the event, opened with a 4-under par team score of 288 in the first round aided by Lewis\u2019 68 and currently sits in fifth after two rounds. Lewis\u2019 opening round included four birdies and no bogeys. He carded a 4-over 76 in the second round to finish the day in 12th place at even par.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Blake Morris shot an even par opening round of 72 that included three birdies and followed with a 2-over 74 in the afternoon to finish in a tie for 16th after the first day. Freshman Connor Davis is also tied for 16th after back-to-back rounds of 73 on Monday. Follow freshman Forrest Gamble fired a 1-under 71 in the first round of the day that included five birdies, but followed with a 6-over in the afternoon and is currently tied for 31st.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played OK in the morning, thanks in large part to Joe Lewis with a great 68,\u201d said Ole Miss head coach Ernest Ross. \u201cI was really disappointed with our play this afternoon. We lost our proper attitude and seemed like we had a hopeless attitude, not enough fire or determination. We need a new attitude tomorrow.”<\/p>\n
Junior Tom Brown is tied for 47th after turning in a 74 in the morning round and followed with a 78 in the second round, while freshman Chris Ingham, who is competing as individual, fired a 75 and a 76 and is tied for 40th.<\/p>\n
The third and final round of the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate will conclude tomorrow morning at the Reunion Golf and Country Club.<\/p>\n
Fans can follow live scoring by going to OleMissSports.com and clicking on the link in the calendar. Follow the Rebels all season on twitter at @OleMissMGolf and on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/OleMissMGolf.<\/p>\n
Team Standings
\n1. Mississippi State \u2013 281-279-560
\n2. Southeast Louisiana \u2013 288-286-574
\n3. Central Arkansas \u2013 287-288-575
\n4. Chattanooga \u2013 287-289-576
\n5. Ole Miss \u2013 284-301-585
\nT6. Middle Tennessee \u2013 299-291-590
\nT6. Southern Miss \u2013 298-292-590
\n8. Texas State \u2013 301-291-592
\n9. Missouri-Kansas City \u2013 301-295-596
\n10. Troy \u2013 295-303-598
\nT11. UNC-Greensboro \u2013 305-297-602
\nT11. Western Kentucky \u2013 302-300-602
\n13. Louisiana Tech \u2013 301-303-604
\n14. Jackson State \u2013 320-312-632<\/p>\n
Ole Miss Individuals
\n12. Joe Lewis \u2013 68-76-144
\nT16. Blake Morris \u2013 72-74-146
\nT16. Conner Davis \u2013 73-73-146
\nT31. Forrest Gamble \u2013 71-78-149
\nT47. Tom Brown \u2013 74-78-152
\nT40. Chris Ingham \u2013 75-76-151*
\nCompeted as an individual<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"