The LSU men’s golf team kept its foot on the gas long enough to take home the David Toms Intercollegiate team championship Tuesday in their own backyard at the Country Club of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.Junior All-American John Peterson led the Tigers to the title by shooting an 8-under par 205 for the tournament, which was good for second place overall in the individual championship.Peterson posted 12 birdies through the first 36 holes of the tournament and led the field by two strokes following the first day. But he couldn’t hang on to claim the individual title for the tournament.Peterson shot a 2-over 73 the final day, which put him one stroke behind Rice freshman Jade Scott, who won the individual title. Scott shot a tournament-low 65 the final round.LSU dealt with rainy conditions for the final round that were more reminiscent of the American Northwest than Louisiana. The team used its knowledge of the course to its advantage when dealing with the poor golfing conditions.The Tigers held a three-stroke lead on Kent State before the final round began Tuesday. LSU didn’t pull away from the field, but they played well enough to hold off Kent State and a surging North Florida team the final day, sealing victory by one stroke.”Today the course played hard,” said LSU coach Chuck Winstead. “The harder it would play, the more our guys would have the advantage of playing the course in different conditions. This is the only event where we would have that advantage in those regards.”Junior Andrew Loupe enjoyed his best round of golf for the tournament during the crucial final round of the tournament. Loupe shot a 5-under 66 on the final day to rocket himself up the leaderboard. He started the day in a tie for 18th place and finished the tournament in sole possession of fourth place.Loupe was 8-under on par 5s throughout the tournament. He averaged 4.33 strokes on par-5 holes to lead the field in par-5 performance for the tournament.”I drove it into the fairway for the most part on the par 5s,” said Loupe. “I think I had three or four eagle putts, and that’s what led to it. I could’ve done better. I’ve got to eliminate a few mistakes I made, but it’s great to get a team victory.”The Tigers have a week to enjoy their victory before they take on another David Toms-inspired course. The Tigers will stay in-state to play the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate next week in Springfield for their last tournament this fall.”Obviously, you can’t win and be doing things bad,” Winstead said about his team. “We are not a finished product. We need to get better, and I think the guys want to do that. The thing about our guys is that they set the bar high. They want to be the best.”- – – -Contact Luke Johnson at [email protected]