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Milligan misses cut at NAIA

MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (May 24, 2007) --- The Milligan College golf team improved on their second round score of 338 and posted a third round 335 on Thursday at the NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship. However, Milligan and their three-round total of 1004 missed the cut in the program’s first-ever trip to the NAIA National Championship at the Indiana National Golf Club, a par-72, 6,950 yard layout in Plymouth. The 28-team field was trimmed down to the top 17 teams and 40 individuals after the third round and the players will move on to Friday’s final round.

Senior Matt Barefoot (Kingsport, Tenn.) fired an 80 while freshman Terrance Evans (Galax, Va.) played the final nine holes three-over-par for a 39 to go with his 42 on the first nine for an 81 on Thursday. The senior duo of Matt Ongie (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Ryan Morris (Frankfort, Ind.) each fired similar rounds of 87 to round out the Milligan team score.

Wayland Baptist (Texas) cut into Oklahoma City’s team lead with their 298 in the third round while Oklahoma City posted a team score of 304. After three rounds, Oklahoma City still holds onto the team lead with a three-day total of 875, 11-over-par, and eight shots in front of Wayland Baptist. Oklahoma Christian is third at 27-over-par, two shots better than Berry (Ga.) and Johnson & Wales (Fla.) rounds out the top five with a 30-over-par total.

Sam Cyr, from Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) used a 67 in the third round to take the individual lead with a three-round total of 211, five-under-par. He holds a two shot advantage over Johnson & Wales’ David Tobon, the 36-hole-leader, finished with a 74 in the third round. Oklahoma City’s Daniel Mitchell is at one-under-par after three rounds in third place while a group of four golfers are tied at one-over-par, 217 going into the final 18 holes.