Sports shorts Curry places last at Web.com Tour event

Stephen Curry dropped 11 strokes to par on the first eight holes and shot a 16-over 86 to finish last in the Web. com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic.

The Golden State Warriors star, making his second appearance in the event at TPC Stonebrae, finished at 17-over 157 after opening with a 71.

Curry was last among the 154 finishers 33 strokes behind leader Alex Prugh and missed the cut by 13 strokes. Last year, Curry shot 7474 to tie for 148th and miss the cut by 11 shots.

Playing as an amateur, Curry bogeyed the par-3 second, made a quadruple-bogey 9 on the par-5 third, bogeyed the par-4 fifth, made a triple on the par-4 seventh and a double on the par-4 eighth.

On the back nine, Curry birdied the par-4 10th, made a triple on the par-4 11th, bogeyed the par-3 12th, birdied the par-4 14th, had a double bogey on the par-3 16th and a bogey on the par-4 18th.

Prugh matched the tour nine-hole record with a back-nine 27 in a 60 that left him 16 under. He birdied the first seven holes on the back nine, parred the 17th and birdied the 18th.

Southern Mississippi has suspended quarterback Kwadra Griggs for an undisclosed reason.

The school said in a statement Saturday the indefinite suspension will remain “pending resolution of a student conduct matter.”

The senior played in 10 games last season, throwing for 1,879 yards, 16 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He ran for 268 yards and three touchdowns.