EVANS, Ga. — Junior Chris Wells followed his 2-over par 74 in the second round with a matching 74 in the final round Sunday to finish in a tie for 48th place in the Administaf Augusta State Invitational at Champions Retreat Golf Club.
Wells recorded three birdies on his round and finished with an even-par 36 on the back nine Sunday to finish the tournament tied with four other golfers at 8-over 224.
Senior Andrew Lanahan finished two strokes behind Wells in a tie for 58th with a 10-over 226, and sophomore Beck Troutman finished in a tie for 62nd with an 11-over 227. True freshman Jarrod Barsamian finished the tournament in 70th, while senior Aaron Smith finished tied for 82nd.
The Tigers finished the tournament in 15th place in the team standings after following matching scores of 13-over 301 in the first two rounds with an 18-over 306 in the final round for a three-round total of 44-over 908.
Coastal Carolina held on to its five-stroke lead heading into the final round to capture the team title by five strokes over South Carolina-Aiken with a three-round score of 10-under 854. But it was USC-Aiken’s Scott Brown who claimed medalist honors over Coastal Carolina’s Dustin Johnson by a single shot with a total of 9-under 207.
The Tigers will travel to Augusta, Ga., on Monday to follow former LSU All-American David Toms during his practice round at Augusta National Golf Club in preparation for The Masters before returning to Baton Rouge. LSU returns to action April 21-23 in the 2006 Southeastern Conference Men’s Golf Championships at Sea Island Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga.
ADMINISTAF AUGUSTA STATE INVITATIONAL — FINAL ROUND RESULTS
TEAM SCORE (Par 864)
1. Coastal Carolina 282-283-289 — 854 -10; 2. South Carolina-Aiken 286-289-284 — 859 -5; 3. Clemson 284-289-291 — 864 E; 4. Minnesota 283-288-295 — 866 +2; 5. UCLA 292-286-289 — 867 +3; 6. Augusta State 293-286-292 — 871 +7; 7. N.C. State 293-290-290 — 873 +9; 8. Washington 297-289-289 — 875 +11; 9. Ole Miss 291-287-302 — 880 +16; 10. East Tennessee State 295-295-292 — 882 +18; t11. Notre Dame 299-293-297 — 889 +25; t11. Virginia Tech 298-286-305 — 889 +25; 13. Tennessee 293-300-302 — 895 +31; 14. Georgia Southern 296-300-300 — 896 +32; 15. LSU 301-301-306 — 908 +44
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS (Par 216)
1. Scott Brown, USC-Aiken, 70-69-68 — 207 -9; 2. Dustin Johnson, Coastal Carolina, 69-70-69 — 208 -8; t3. Erik Flores, UCLA, 72-69-72 — 213 -3; t3. Joachim Fourquet, Coastal Carolina, 71-69-73 — 213 -3; t3. Stephen Lewton, N.C. State, 75-69-69 — 213 -3; 6. Daniel Im, UCLA, 72-71-71 — 214 -2; t7. Victor Almstrom, Minnesota, 71-71-73 — 215 -1; t7. Dane Burkhart, USC-Aiken, 69-73-73 — 215 -1; t7. Vince Hatfield, Clemson, 72-73-70 — 215 -1; t7. Jamie Miller, Augusta State, 72-73-70 — 215 -1; t7. Josh Persons, Minnesota, 68-73-74 — 215 -1; t7. Jerry Richardson, N.C. State, 69-74-72 — 215 -1
LSU SCORES
t48. Chris Wells 76-74-74 — 224 +8
t58. Andrew Lanahan 72-77-77 — 226 +10
t62. Beck Troutman 78-74-75 — 227 +11
70. Jarrod Barsamian 75-76-80 — 231 +15
t82. Aaron Smith 81-79-80 — 240 +24