OPELIKA, Ala. — The 20th ranked LSU men’s golf team shot a second round score of 291 Saturday to finish the day tied for seventh place at the 2001 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate held at the Saugahatchee Country Club. The Tigers shot a 296 in the first round Friday to finish in eighth place.
Senior Alan Morgan shot a 70 Saturday, and is tied for second place with Auburn’s Kevin Haefner at 3-under par. Morgan shot a 71 in the first round, and was in a six-way tie for seventh. Auburn, the host and defending champion is tied with Georgia State for first place at 6-under par.
Alabama-Birmingham is three shots behind the co-leaders at 3-under par. Ole Miss and Southeastern Louisiana round out the top five.
Auburn’s Payton Osborn, the individual leader after round one, fired a 72 Saturday and stayed atop the leaderboard. He is 5-under par, two shots ahead of Morgan and Haefner. Osborn shot a 67 in the first round Friday.
Morgan is looking for his third individual title and seventh top-10 finish of the season.
LSU’s Nathan Goulding and Craig Taylor are tied for 28th place after two rounds. Goulding shot a 73 Saturday to finish 4-over par. He shot a first-round 75. Taylor has shot consecutive 74’s to sit four-over with his teammate. Garrett Prather shot a 74 Saturday, and is tied for 38th place. John Humphries is 8-over par after shooting a 76 in both rounds.
The Tigers are tied for seventh with SEC foe South Carolina. The 12-team tournament features six teams from the SEC. Auburn will try to win consecutive Billy Hitchcock titles Sunday. LSU and Auburn will meet again April 19-22 at the SEC Championships in Sea Island, Ga. The Tigers finished fifth last year in the SEC Championships played in Killen, Ala.
The 12 teams tee off at 8 a.m. Sunday to complete the tournament.
TEAM SCORES
t1. Georgia State 282-288–570 -6; t1. Auburn 285-285–570 -6; 3. UAB 285-288–573 -3; 4. Ole Miss 288-291–579 +3; 5. Southeastern La. 290-291–581 +5; 6. North Florida 293-291–584 +8; t7. LSU 296-291–587 +11; t7. South Carolina 287-300–587 +11; 9. Florida State 298-305–603 +27; t10. Memphis 300-307–607 +31; t10. Vanderbilt 297-310–607 +31; 12. Mississippi State 307-302–609 +33.
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Payton Osborn, UAB, 67-72–139 -5; t2. Alan Morgan, LSU, 71-70–141 -3; t2. Kevin Haefner, Auburn, 69-72–141 -3; t4. Jack Croyle, Georgia State, 69-73–142 -2; t4. Dave Womack, Georgia State, 72-70–142 -2; t4. Ernie Rose, South Carolina, 69-73–142 -2; t4. Jonathon Dismuke, Auburn, 71-71–142 -2; t4. Phil Caravia, Ole Miss, 70-72–142 -2.
LSU SCORES
t2. Alan Morgan 71-70–141 -3
t28. Nathan Goulding 75-73–148 +4
t28. Craig Taylor 74-74–148 +4
t38. Garrett Prather 76-74–150 +6
t46. John Humphries 76-76–152 +8