Junior Stewart Jolly matched his impressive Monday score of 3-under-par on Tuesday to finish tied for first place in the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Burlington, Iowa.
Jolly wasn’t the only Tiger to contribute to the team’s success as the No. 9 Tigers finished fifth of 15 teams thanks to a 4-under-par performance in the final round. The Tigers finished a combined 8-over-par for the weekend.
Jolly finished 6-under-par for the weekend, sharing the title with Virginia Tech’s Scott Vincent. Jolly entered Tuesday’s final round tied for first place, while Vincent jumped from his 21st spot to share the title with Jolly.
The win extends Jolly’s hot start to the 2013-14 season as the Birmingham, Ala., native finished third in the season-opening Carpet Capital Collegiate Tournament 10 days ago.
Jolly was the top recruit in the state of Alabama out of Mountain Brook High School in 2011. Playing all 13 tournaments as a sophomore last year, he earned two top-five and four top-ten finishes.
Tuesday marked Jolly’s second time as co-champion in his collegiate career as he tied for first place at the 2012 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate tournament held in his hometown.
Junior Curtis Thompson followed up a top-25 performance last week with a 13th place tie this week in the field of 75. Thompson shot 1-under-par in the final round to end the tournament at an even 72.
Senior Smylie Kaufman struggled to follow up his fifth-place performance last week as he shot an 11-over-par to close out the weekend.
Freshman Brandon Pierce shot 6-over-par in his first ever collegiate tournament while sophomore Zach Wright finished the weekend strong as his last round of 71 was 12 strokes better than his first round of 83.
The Tigers take a week off before hosting the David Toms Intercollegiate Tournament Oct. 5 and 6, a tournament they won last season. The University Club Golf Course should serve as home field advantage for the Tigers.