Eriksson , the league ’ s golfer of the year and the only senior on the team , will definitely be missed heading into next season .
“ Martin had an amazing career and in my opinion , is one of the best players to come through McNeese ,” said Burk . “ He is everything a coach could ever want in a player and will be missed .”
“ We have a great group of guys returning and I know we will be back next spring .”
Oklahoma State ’ s Krostoffer Ventura won the individual championship with an even par 216 after hitting a 1-over 73 on Wednesday . He edged out UMKC ’ s Antoine Rozner who finished at 1-over with a 217 and was 4-over on the final day .
Final Team Leaderboard : 1 , Oklahoma State 871 ; 2 , Oklahoma 890 ; 3 , Clemson 901 ; 4 , Louisville 907 ; 5 , Purdue 910 ; 6 , Augusta 912 ; 7 , Northwestern 922 ; T8 , McNeese 924 ; T8 , Michigan State 924 ; T8 , Duke 924 ; 11 , Tennessee 926 ; 12 , UMKC 930 ; 13 , VCU 939 ; 14 , Alabama State 977 .
McNeese Final Individuals : T17 , Andreas Krokeide 226 ; T27 , Martin Eriksson 229 ; T44 , Duncan McNeill 236 ; T52 , Ian Berrigan 240 ; T64 , Blake Elliott 246 .
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Mississippi Wins 2016 Governors Cup at Northwood Country Club 22-18
Meridian , Mississippi – The 11th Annual Governors Cup was played at historic Northwood Country Club . Mississippi hosted the Arkansas State Golf Association for Ryder Cup format matches between the two associations , which govern amateurs .
Arkansas took the early lead winning 6.5 points on Friday morning in the four-ball matches to Mississippi ' s 3.5 points . After a quick lunch break , the foursome matches began in the afternoon . Mississippi ' s seniors put early points on the board in the alternate shot format . Mississippi won 8 points to Arkansas ' s 2 points in the foursome matches . Mississippi took a 3 point lead into Saturday ' s Singles Matches-MS 11.5-AR 8.5 .
Saturday ' s singles matches were competitive and back and forth all day . Mississippi needed 9 points to win , and Arkansas needed 11.5 to tie , which would have resulted in Arkansas retaining the cup for another year . The Mississippi seniors came out strong , winning 5.5 out of 10 possible points to keep a slight edge over Arkansas . ASGA ' s team members
Dixon , Jenkins , Zimmerman , and Schaap came back fighting to take 4 points .
With the matches close and 4 matches still on the course , each player had his state and teammates rooting him on . Brandon Laird and Noah Goldman ' s two points secured the win and bringing " The Cup " back to the Magnolia State .
Clay Homan and Beau Glover were all square going in the final hole , thinking the cup was on the line . Homan won the match 1 up to give Mississippi 10.5 points to Arkansas ' s 9.5 points in the singles matches .
Team Mississippi won the 11th Annual Governor ’ s Cup 22-18 . The MGA thanked Chris Jenkins and Jay Fox of the ASGA for putting together the team and traveling to Mississippi . The MGA also acknowledged captain and vice captains Richard Reed , Brother Sandifer and Bobby Maddox , PGA Head Golf Professional Billy Pomeroy , Golf Course Superintendent Britt Pollock , and the members of Northwood for hosting .
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