Jackets Partner with Starkville Country Club

STARKVILLE – There is no place like home! Beginning for the 2026-27 school year, the Starkville High School boys and girls golf teams will have a place to call their own in conjunction with a partnership with the Starkville Country Club.

Both Yellow Jacket squads will have access to the practice area and 18-hole course that is located south of Starkville. SHS will also be under the direction of Sam Dupeire, SCC's Assistant Golf Professional.

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native came to Starkville to attend Mississippi State and learn the game of golf management through MSU's nationally-recognized Professional Golf Management program. He has been at the Starkville Country Club since 2022.led

"Golf has been a passion of mine for most of my life and my first anly job has been around golf,' Said Dupeire. "The junior golf program that we have created here at the country club, led me to want to do more teaching."

Dupeire mentioned the course set up in terms of winning a state championship. SHS Athletic Director Jay Hopson reached out to the country club and the board signed off on the Jackets' use of the facility.

He is putting the final touches on the 2026 schedule, but noted that there will be high school golf played at the Starkville CC this fall.