Bulldog Roundup: Mississippi State golfer extends individual lead in Arkansas

Mississippi State golfer Avery Weed continued her dominance in northwest Arkansas on Tuesday.
Weed extended her individual lead with a 4-under par second round at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Weed’s 11-under is tied for the best 36-hole score of the tournament that was set by Arkansas’s Brooke Matthews in 2020.
Weed enters the final day of the tournament with a seven-stroke lead over Arkansas’s Maria Jose Marin.
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Weed has now shot at least two or more rounds at par or better in six consecutive stroke play tournaments spanning back to the 2024-25 season. She has also carded 16 rounds in the 60s in her career, one shy of tying the third-most in a single career in program history.
Mississippi State’s men’s team sits in ninth place at 33-over par for the tournament. Ugo Malcor and Garrett Endicott each posted 1-under scores on Tuesday and Malcor is now at 3-over for the tournament and Endicott is a 4-over.
Malcor sits in 11th place on the individual leaderboard headed into Wednesday’s final round of the tournament.
Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Blessings Golf Club, Fayetteville, Ark.
Par 72 – 7,969 yards
RD2 Results (Men):
1 Arkansas, +6
2 Louisville, +13
3 Brigham Young, +21
4 Kansas State, +24
5 Missouri, +25
6 Washington State, +28
7 Kent State, +29
8 Maryland, +32
9 Mississippi State, +33
10 UNC Greensboro, +41
RD2 Results (Women):
1. Arkansas, -1
2. Kent State, +20
3. Mississippi State, +23
4. BYU, +28
5. Kansas State, +31
6. Louisville, +33
7. Missouri, +44
8. Maryland, +46
9. Washington State, +50
10. UNCG, +64
Yesterday’s Results
Men’s Golf: Mississippi State at Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark.
Women’s Golf: Mississippi State at Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark.
Today’s Schedule
Men’s Golf: Mississippi State at Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark.
Women’s Golf: Mississippi State at Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark.
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