GOLF, Ill. — The LSU men’s golf team shot an 8-over par 296 on Tuesday in the final round at the Windon Memorial Classic to finish in eighth place with a 26-over 890 at Glen View Club.
LSU was lead by senior John Humphries and sophomore Heath West in the tournament, as the two finished tied for 13th place at 2-over par 218. West shot a 1-under 71 in the final round on Tuesday and picked up the seventh top-20 finish in his career. Humphries ended the tournament with a final-round 75 and has been LSU’s top finisher in their first two tournaments this season.
Sophomore Jeff Riemann had the best tournament of his career as he placed in a tie for 20th at 5-over 221, earning his first top-20 finish. Riemann shot an even-par 72 on Tuesday. Jason Horrell shot a 6-over 78 in the final round and placed in a tie for 51st at 17-over 233. Neil Self, in his first appearance of the season, shot a 25-over 241 to place 64th.
Host Northwestern won their first Windon championship by firing a 13-under par 275 and finished with a 16-under 848. The Wildcats had three players finish in the top four with Tom Johnson winning medalist honors at 10-under par 206. Duke placed second at 9-over 873, Stanford finished in third at 12-over 876 and Georgia Southern and North Florida tied for fourth at 15-over 879.
Next up for the Tigers is the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate on Oct. 14-15 in Tampa, Fla. LSU finished eighth at the Gary Koch last season.
TEAM SCORES (Par 864)
1. Northwestern 284-289-275 — 848 -16; 2. Duke 290-288-295 — 873 +9; 3. Stanford 291-291-294 — 876 +12; t4. Georgia Southern 294-293-292 — 879 +15; t4. North Florida 285-298-296 — 879 +15; 6. Oklahoma State 288-303-295 — 886 +22; 7. Oregon 288-296-304 — 888 +24; 8. LSU 294-300-296 — 890 +26; 9. Houston 299-299-297 — 895 +31; 10. Florida State 295-303-298 — 896 +32; 11. Kent State 304-300-297 — 901 +37; 12. UC-Davis 299-304-303 — 906 +42; 13. Northern Illinois 307-304-307 — 918 +54
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Tom Johnson, Northwestern, 71-69-66 — 206 -10; t2. Jim Seki, Stanford, 70-71-69 — 210 -6; t2. Scott Harrington, Northwestern, 71-71-68 — 210 -6; t4. John Limanti, North Florida, 69-75-67 — 211 -5; t4. Bjorn Widerstedt, Northwestern, 71-73-67 — 211 -5
LSU SCORES
t13. John Humphries 69-74-75 — 218 +2
t13. Heath West 72-75-71 — 218 +2
t20. Jeff Riemann 75-74-72 — 221 +5
t51. Jason Horrell 78-77-78 — 233 +17
64. Neil Self 82-81-78 — 241 +25