Freshman golfer Zach Wright’s first place finish paced the No. 14 LSU golf team to a second-place finish at the 28th Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette on Tuesday.

Wright followed his career-low 6-under par 66 and even-par 72 in the first two rounds Monday with a 1-under par 71 in the final round to seal first place.

“We’re all very happy for Zach,” said LSU golf coach Chuck Winstead in a news release. “His game has been coming around over the last week or two. It was great to see him get the win today.”

The Tigers finished behind No. 2 Illinois, who won the tournament by an eight-shot margin.

Wright’s victory was his first top-10 finish in a collegiate event. With the win, Wright joined sophomores Stewart Jolly and Curtis Thompson and junior Andrew Presley as LSU golfers who have won tournaments this season.

LSU needed every bit of its tournament-low 6-under par 282 score on the day to elevate from sixth place, where it finished the first day of competition.

“Today was a solid day for the team. It was a really good response after our slow start yesterday,” Winstead said. “We just dug too deep a hole yesterday to put any real pressure on Illinois.”

LSU used an impressive 5-under par 67 from Presley, 2-under par 70 from Jolly and 1-under par 71 from Thompson on the final day to make up the lost ground.

Jolly joined Wright in the top 10, finishing in seventh place.