JONESBORO, Ark. — The LSU men’s golf team finished day one of the ASU Indian Classic in 10th place after shooting a 15-over par 591 at the RidgePointe Country Club in Jonesboro, Ark on Monday.
The Tigers shot an 8-over par 296 in the morning round followed by a 7-over 295 in round two, finishing 16 strokes behind North Texas and Arkansas-Little Rock who sit atop the leaderboard after day one. The Mean Green and Trojans each fired a 1-under 575, respectively. Louisville is in second place after shooting an 8-over par 584, and Nebraska finished third at 9-over par. Host Arkansas State is in a three-way tie at 12-over par with Rice and Iowa State.
LSU was once again led by John Humphries who recovered to shoot a 2-under par 70 in round two after opening with a 1-over 73 in round one. The senior from Alexandria, La., sits in a seven-way tie overall at 1-under par.
Humphries, who continues to pace the Tigers, shot his 17th round in red figures this year and will look to improve that mark and earn his seventh top-20 finish of the season. Sophomore Heath West sits eight shots back of the leaders Gareth Maybin of South Alabama and Billy Zihala of Arkansas-Little Rock. West ended the day at 3-over par after shooting a 73-74 on Monday.
Sophomore Brandon Aydlett is tied for 43rd place after shooting a 6-over par 74-76 on day one. Freshman David Aitchinson shot a pair of 76s and is in 57th overall, and Tucker Ervin, playing in his fifth tournament of the season, shot a 10-over par 154 and is tied for 64th.
The 19-team field battled gusty conditions all day, and Tuesday’s forecast calls for more of the same with a steady wind at 15-20 mph. The Tigers will look to earn their fifth top-10 finish of the season and then head back home before regrouping for the 2003 Southeastern Conference Championships April 25-27 in Sea Island, Ga.
2003 ASU Indian Classic
April 14-15, 2003
RidgePointe Country Club
Jonesboro, Ark.
TEAM SCORES (Par 576)
t1. North Texas, 286-289 — 575 -1; t1. Arkansas-Little Rock, 285-290 — 575 -1; 3. Louisville, 295-289 — 584 +8; 4. Nebraska, 293-292 — 585 +9; t5. Arkansas State, 292-296 — 588 +12; t5. Rice, 292-296 — 588 +12; t5. Iowa State, 287-301 — 588 +12; t8. Missouri, 295-294 — 589 +13; t8. South Alabama, 291-298 — 589 +13; 10. LSU, 296-295 — 591 +15; 11. South Florida, 297-296 — 593 +17; 12. Southern Miss, 295-302 — 597 +21; 13. Tulane, 298-300 –598 +22; 14. Oral Roberts, 294-308 — 602 +26; 15. Southwest Missouri State, 296-310 — 606 +30; 16. Middle Tennessee State, 303-307 — 610 +34; 17. Northern Iowa, 307-306 — 613 +37; 18. Illinois State, 309-306 — 615 +39; 19. Louisiana Tech, 299-317 — 616 +40
TOP 8 INDIVIDUALS (Par 144)
t1. Gareth Maybin, South Alabama, 69-70 — 139 -5; t1. Billy Zihala, Arkansas-Little Rock, 70-69 -5; t3. Freddy Espericueta, North Texas, 70-70 — 140 -4; t3. Ryan Gildersleeve, South Alabama, 66-74 — 140 -4; t6. Parker LaBarge, Rice, 71-71 — 142 -2; t6. Zach Atkinson, North Texas, 70-72 — 142 -2; t6. Bill Roach, Tulane, 76-66 — 142 -2
LSU SCORES
t9. John Humphries 73-70 — 143 -2
t26. Heath West 73-74 — 147 +3
t43. Brandon Aydlett 74-76 –150 +6
t57. David Aitchison 76-76 — 152 +8
t64. Tucker Ervin 79-75 — 154 +10