LAUREL – Oban Webber fired a 2-under-par 70 in the opening round and finished third individually to lead Jones College to a fifth-place finish at the Bobcat Invitational on Monday-Tuesday at Laurel Country Club.
Webber posted rounds of 70, 74 and 77 to finish at 5-over-par, six strokes behind individual medalist Cal Wier of Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The Bobcats finished the 54-hole tournament at 76-over-par, shooting rounds of 313, 311 and 316 over the two-day event.
Second-ranked Mississippi Gulf Coast captured the team championship at 29-over 893, finishing 23 strokes ahead of No. 20 Northwest Mississippi (916). No. 34 Pearl River (928) was third, followed by No. 17 East Central (929) and Jones (940) to round out the top five.
Webber's opening-round 70 was the lowest round recorded by a Jones golfer during the tournament and one of just three under-par rounds in the opening round of play. He followed with a 74 in Monday's second round before closing with a 77 on Tuesday to secure his top-three finish.
Julius Hautmann joined Webber in the top 15, tying for 14th at 17-over 233. Hautmann opened with a 77, followed by rounds of 80 and 76, improving by four strokes in the final round.
Pelle Fox tied for 24th at 24-over, shooting rounds of 82, 75 and 83. His second-round 75 was the second-lowest round of the tournament for the Bobcats.
Matthew Eubank finished 34th at 31-over, posting rounds of 84, 83 and 80. Eubank improved his score each round, closing with his best round of the tournament.
Jax Poole rounded out the Jones lineup in 41st place at 40-over, shooting rounds of 89, 82 and 85.
Jones' B team finished eighth overall at 119-over, highlighted by Mack Hutson's tie for 24th at 24-over 240. Hutson carded rounds of 78, 79 and 83.
Ethan Culbertson tied for 28th at 27-over, followed by Brody Chandler in a tie for 35th at 32-over 248. John Walker Brinson placed 40th at 36-over.
Mississippi Gulf Coast's Wier claimed individual medalist honors at 1-under 215, shooting rounds of 74, 70 and 71. Pearl River's Seth Tubb finished runner-up at 2-over 218, three strokes ahead of Webber.
