Indians finish 6th in NJCAA District Preview tournament

CANTON, Miss. – Freshman Landry Miller (Florence, Ala.) cared a single round 78 (+6) to finish tied for 10th place in his first collegiate tournament at Deerfield Golf Club in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District D Preview on Monday.

Deerfield, a qualifying site for the PGA's Sanderson Farms event, proved to be a tough challenge as the Indians shot a combined 337 (+49) to earn a tie for sixth place. Gulf Coast turned in a 302 (+14) to claim the top spot in Canton. Ethan Dyess of Meridian shot a 71 (-1) to take home medalist honors on the day.

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Miller started his morning with a bogey on 13 and pulled even three holes with a birdie on the 493-yard par-five sixteenth. A pair of bogeys on 11 and 18 sent Miller to the turn with a 38 (+2) as the wind and rain starting to pick up. After a bogey on the 143-yard par-three third, Miller bounced back with a birdie on the 488-yard par five fourth. A double bogey on eight mixed with a pair of bogeys on six and nine completed his day at six-over.

Luke Dolan (Florence, Ala.) carded an 82 (+10) to finish tied for 21st with Chase Wilkinson of Gulf Coast. Braxton Kesler (Saltillo) shot an 88 (+16) to earn a spot in a four-way tie for 28th while Eric Massey (Pisgah) was a stroke out of joining the group with an 89 (+17). Hayden McCostlin (Bruce) finished the day with a 90 (+18) and tied for 35th on the day.

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The Indians are scheduled to be back in action next week for the first conference event of the season hosted by Northeast at Shiloh Ridge on Oct. 28-29. 

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