NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The LSU men’s golf team opened its 2003-04 season by shooting a 7-over par 291 at a rain-soaked Golf Club of Tennessee to stand in a tie for fifth place after one round of the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate.
The teams were only able to play one round due to the poor weather and will finish up with the final 18 holes on Tuesday.
“Overall, we played pretty solid today in these conditions, but we did not make some putts and that hurt us,” said LSU head coach Greg Jones. “We put up some pretty consistent scores and are right in the thick of it heading into tomorrow.”
The Tigers were led by senior Garrett Prather’s 1-over-par 72 on Monday. Heath West, Jeff Riemann, Aaron Smith, and Andrew Lanahan all shot 2-over 73s. Lanahan, a transfer from Midland Junior College, was making his LSU debut, and Prather played in his first tournament in over a year after taking a redshirt last season.
UAB leads the 18-team field after a round after the Blazers fired an 11-under 273 led by Garrett Osborn’s 5-under 66. Two other UAB golfers shot in the 60s to sit 15 shots ahead of second-place South Carolina-Aiken. Ole Miss and South Carolina are tied for third place at 6-over 290, and Georgia State, Baylor, and the Tigers are all tied for fifth.
LSU is only three shots out of second place heading into the final round of the abbreviated tournament. Vanderbilt, the host and defending champion, is tied for 11th place with College of Charleston.
Next up for LSU is a trip to Waco, Texas for the Baylor Intercollegiate Invitational on Sept. 29-30 at Bear Ridge Golf Club.
Agate to follow:
TEAM SCORES (Par 284)
1. UAB 273 -15; 2. South Carolina-Aiken 288 +4; t3. Ole Miss 290 +6; t3. South Carolina 290 +6; t5. LSU 291 +7; t5. Georgia State 291 +7; t5. Baylor 291 +7; 8. Kentucky 292 +8; t9. Florida State 293 +9; t9. Texas A&M 293 +9; t11. College of Charleston 295 +11; t11. Vanderbilt 295 +11; 13. Alabama 296 +12; 14. Furman 297 +13; 15. Rhode Island 298 +14; t16. Virginia 299 +15; t16. North Florida 299 +15; 18. Navy 311 +27
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS (Par 71)
1. Garrett Osborn, UAB, 66 -5; 2. Chris Cousins, UAB, 67 -4; t3. Billy Hurely, Navy, 69 -2; t3. John Holmes, Kentucky, 69 -2; t3. Luke List, Vanderbilt, 69 -2; t3. Ryan Baca, Baylor, 69 -2; t3. Clark Brown, UAB, 69 -2; t3. Bryan Sangid, USC-Aiken, 69 -2; t3. Clint Smith, USC-Aiken, 69 -2
LSU SCORES
t21. Garrett Prather 72 +1
t27. Heath West 73 +2
t27. Jeff Riemann 73 +2
t27. Aaron Smith 73 +2
t27. Andrew Lanahan 73 +2