Two golfers led the way for the Tigers at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate tournament that ended Tuesday as they tied for individual honors and launched LSU to a team title after an impressive performance on the course.
Sophomores Stewart Jolly and Curtis Thompson each fired 6-under par for the tournament, propelling the Tigers past Houston for an even-par 864 first-place finish.
“Stewart and Curtis both had career performances today,” said LSU coach Chuck Winstead. “I wouldn’t say [their performances are] very surprising. They’ve both been playing well for the last month or so, and they were able to come here after a couple of good practices and perform well on the course.”
Jolly and Thompson were the first Tigers to finish No. 1 since Austin Gutgsell in the LSU National Invitational in March .
The Tigers sent six golfers to the course. Juniors Andrew Presley and Smylie Kaufman, sophomores Thompson and Jolly and freshman Zach Wright competed for the team score, while sophomore Myles Lewis competed as an individual.
LSU came out firing on all cylinders in the first round of play Monday, as the sophomore class put on a show.  
Thompson finished the first round at 3-under 69, Jolly shot 2-under 70 and Lewis shot 2-over 74.
The sophomores swung with precision again as they teed up in round two.
Thompson followed up his 3-under performance with a 2-under 70 later in the day. Jolly maintained consistency on the green for the Tigers, shooting a 3-under 69. Lewis capped off the stellar sophomore show with a 4-under 68.
Meanwhile, Presley faltered as day one came to a close, shooting a 4-over 76.  
When the sun set on the course after the first round of competitive play, the Tigers were sitting content in second place at even-par 576.
As round three commenced on Tuesday, LSU found itself in striking distance of a first-place finish.
The team had its sights set on victory, and the likes of Jolly, Thompson and Presley kept the team in contention.
Jolly shot a 1-under 71, leaving him at 6-under for the tournament. Thompson finished at 6-under after a 1-under 71 final round. Presley       finished strong with an even-par performance in the third round, finishing 2-over.
The squad will compete next in the David Toms Intercollegiate at the University Golf Club in Baton Rouge starting Oct. 6.