Mississippi State Am: Denton rallies for win

08 Jun 2008
see also: Mississippi State Amateur Championship, Tupelo Country Club
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TUNICA, Miss. (June 8, 2008)--University of Arizona senior and Canton resident Trey Denton lit up the back nine with five birdies to card a 68 in the final round to win the Mississippi State Amateur by four strokes over third-round leader Jonathan Randolph of Brandon.

Randolph started the day at even par and was four strokes ahead of Denton and was at 1-under-par until a quadruple birdie on No. 9 to moved him to 3-over-par at the turn.

His 1-over par (37) on the back nine was not enough to catch Denton’s 4-under-par 32 on the final nine holes.

Kyle Ellis of Senatobia carded an even par final round to move into solo possession of third place at 6-over-par 294. Kevin Jones and Grant McDonniel shot 74 and 71 respectively in the final round for 295 and a tie for fourth place.

Jonathan Randolph and Kevin Jones won the Mike Magee Medalist Award with their first round one under par 71.

Full results from the 7,173-yard, par-72 Tunica National Golf Club follow:

Pos	Name	Hometown	Rd.1	Rd.2	Rd.3	Rd.4	Tot.
1	Trey Denton	Canton	76	72	72	68	288
2	Jonathan Randolph	Brandon	71	74	71	76	292
3	Kyle Ellis	Senatobia	77	74	71	72	294
T4	Grant McDonniel	Brookhaven	78	75	71	71	295
T4	Kevin Jones	Terry	71	81	69	74	295
6	Clay Homan	Starkville	80	74	72	70	296
T7	Josh Oller	Pearl	78	79	69	71	297
T7	Billy Brozovich	Greenville	74	76	72	75	297
T9	Matt Fast	Hattiesburg	83	76	72	68	299
T9	Cory Cooper	Long Beach	78	77	70	74	299
T11	Freddie Janneck	Madison	77	79	74	70	300
T11	Josh Bevell	Starkville	77	75	74	74	300
T13	Tyler Sparks	Hattiesburg	83	76	72	70	301
T13	Duke Simmons	Brandon	78	81	72	70	301
15	Michael Dowst	Purvis	78	75	74	76	303
16	Wesley Rogers	Brandon	79	76	76	73	304
17	Alan Ellis	Greenwood	81	74	75	75	305
18	Chase Smith	Vicksburg	74	76	77	80	307
T19	NIcholas Brown	Meridian	82	74	79	73	308
T19	Ben Mobely	Clinton	79	74	78	77	308
T19	Shaw Nickels	Starkville	82	73	76	77	308
T19	Trent Adams	Kosciusko	78	74	78	78	308
T23	Michael Naaman	Greenville	83	76	76	74	309
T23	Paul Minor	Jackson	79	78	77	75	309
25	Jay Hale	Senatobia	81	79	75	75	310
T26	Beck Troutman	Fernwood	85	76	72	78	311
T26	Matt Senter	Starkville	81	78	74	78	311
T28	Richard Reed	Starkville	88	78	77	71	314
T28	Jay Hightower	Greenville	80	80	79	75	314
T30	T. Robert Oakley	Senatobia	86	78	76	75	315
T30	Sonny Williams	Pearl	80	78	80	77	315
T30	Shane Murphy	Petal	75	85	77	78	315
T30	Becker Sams	Jackson	78	84	75	78	315
T30	Tracey Cockerham	Hamilton	79	77	77	82	315
T35	Mario Alfonso	Southhaven	81	81	76	78	316
T35	Stone Thames	Laurel	83	79	73	81	316
37	Peter Wood	Starkville	76	79	81	81	317
T38	Ryan Ratcliff	Meadville	84	77	79	78	318
T38	Brian Gates	Madison	81	78	77	82	318
40	Jordan Farmer	Natchez	84	81	76	78	319
T41	Mike Pharr	Hernando	85	78	80	78	321
T41	Seth McBrayer	Charleston	80	81	80	80	321
T41	Robert Willis	Grenada	79	80	79	83	321
T44	Davis Nail	Senatobia	79	87	78	78	322
T44	John Atwood	Hattiesburg	81	81	80	80	322
46	Andrew Oakley	Senatobia	88	79	78	78	323
47	Justin Eaves	Louisville	79	79	80	86	324
T48	Wilson Reeder	Tupelo	87	78	85	76	326
T48	Brother Sandifer	Greenville	80	86	80	80	326
T48	Mark Enis	Saltillo	83	83	80	80	326
51	Steve Johnson	Belden	84	82	79	82	327
52	Doug Bullard	Calhoun City	86	78	83	82	329
53	Lee Keyes	Brandon	90	76	85	80	331
54	Bob Rupnik	Brandon	85	82	80	85	332
55	William Walker	Houston	84	77	84	88	333
56	Noah West	Belden	83	83	91	85	342

ABOUT THE Mississippi State Amateur

Format: The tournament is scheduled for 72 holes of stroke play with a cut to the low 60(+ties) after 36 holes of play. Field size is limited to 120 players. Qualifiers will be held for the State Amateur, including an Open Qualifier, the week of the event. Each is scheduled for 18 holes of stroke play. The number of players to advance will be determined by the number of entries for each qualifier and the number available in the field after the exempt players have reserved their place. The same percentage from each qualifier will advance to the championship.

Eligibility: The Amateur Championship is open to male amateurs who are bona fide residents of the state of Mississippi for at least 60 days prior to the first round of the tournament. Participants must conform with the USGA Rules of Amateur Status. All participants in Mississippi Golf Association State Championships are required to have an active GHIN Handicap through a USGA Licensed Mississippi Club.