The No. 12 LSU men’s golf team rode a hot final round to a second place finish Tuesday at the season-opening Mobile Bay Intercollegiate.

The Tigers shot a 5-under 283 in the final round to finish the tournament at 1-over 865, four shots behind No. 22 Auburn.

“It is a good place to start the semester,” said LSU coach Chuck Winstead. “We got off to a slow start on the first nine holes, but played very solid golf after that.”

A trio of Tigers finished the tournament tied for fifth. Juniors Andrew Presley and Smylie Kaufman and sophomore Stewart Jolly all finished the tournament at 1-over 217.

Presley birdied his last three holes to finish the final round with a 4-under 68, good for a tie for the lowest round of the tournament.

Kaufman also used a strong ending to secure a top five finish. Kaufman struggled to 5-over through 10 holes but birdied four of his next six holes to finish the day and the tournament at 1-over.

Jolly had two birdies in his final round but double-bogeyed No. 16 to finish the round at even par. He shot 2-over in the first round and 1-under in the second round.

Sophomore Myles Lewis had rounds of 2-over, 1-over and 2-over to finish 5-over for the tournament, good for a tie for No. 22 overall.

Sophomore Curtis Thompson bounced back from shooting 12-over in the first round to shoot even par in round two and then 2-under in the final round; each round contributed to the Tigers’ team score.

Auburn junior Niclas Carlsson won the tournament at 4-under, shooting two rounds of 1-under and one round of 2-under to win by two shots.