Backspin Volume 3, Issue 9 | Page 26

mganews Smithers and Dickerson post wins In our Girls 13-18 Division, Emma Darby Smithers took home the girls overall title with a two round total of 182. Coming in second was Katie Mcsweyn. Tate Dickerson won the Boys Overall title and Division B. Tate shot even for the weekend, and his consistent play won him the Sonny Andrews. Eliza Yelverton took home the girls Division E title after shooting a second round 64. Frances Thames won the 10-12 year old girls with a second round score of 53. In the boys 10-11 division, Brady Lagendyk won the division after shooting a second round 41. Coming in second was Collin Russell who was just three strokes behind Lagendyk. In the Boys E Division, Hudson Williams came in first place after a two-round total of 111. Just four strokes behind Williams was Bryant Yelverton who came in second. In Division C, Hayes Smith and Tripp Rush were neck and neck all weekend, but in the end, Hayes Smith won by just one stroke over Rush. In Division A, Connor Sells had the low round shooting a 69 on Sunday. Jake Crosson came in second behind Sells. With the overall win, Dickerson also won a $500 scholarship to the school of his choice. The MGA thanked Sam Dunning and Cleveland Country Club for a wonderful 2016 Sonny Andrews Junior Championship. For complete results, click here. 26 Boys Overall Winner: Tate Dickerson Division A: Connor Sells Division B: Tate Dickerson Division C: Hayes Smith Division D: Brady Lagendyk Division E: Hudson Williams Girls Overall: Emma Darby Smithers Girls Division D:Frances Thames Girls Division E: Eliza Yelverton Easley fires low round at BankPlus Oxford Invitational Oxford, MS- CJ Easley came out strong in the final round of the BankPlus Oxford Invitational. Easley, of Oxford, started the day two back from the leader Isaiah Jackson and knew he would need to make up some ground in order to get ahead of the talent surrounding the lead groups. Easley’s eagle on four and solid round was key to taking home the title. The runner-up position came down to home course knowledge for David Calhoun and Beau Briggs. Midway through the afternoon, the senior division completed play with three tied for the lead. Brother Sandifer, Rickey Riley and Paul Hunt proceeded to number one tee to commence their playoff. Riley won on the second green, leaving Sandifer and Hunt tied for runnerup. There was another strong field of super senior golfers for the third annual Country Club of Oxford Invitational. Danny Hooker, of Pontotoc, broke away from the three golfer tie following the first round. Hooker fired a 77 in the second round which was enough to win by two. Runner-Up positions went to Mike Thompson and Jud Vance, both of Tupelo. The MGA thanked the Country Cub of Oxford for supporting this invitational as well as golf professional, Ricky Hamilton. Grenada, MS- The weather cooperated and the final round was able to be played with no weather delays for the first time all weekend. Belote wins Grenada Invitational; Sims takes senior division; Minyard, super senior Chris Minyard shot a three day total of 229 (+16) to just edge Mike Pharr (+19) to win the Super Senior Flight. Ricky