The LSU golf team finished the second round of the Brickyard Collegiate Championship in Macon, Ga., in sixth place, shooting a 9-over par 585 through two rounds of play.Juniors Clayton Rotz and John Peterson led the way for the Tigers during the first round. Each golfer fired a 1-under 71 to lead the Tigers to a three-way tie for fourth place after the first round with a score of 5-over 293.Fellow junior Andrew Loupe also played well in the first round, shooting a 2-over 74. Sophomores Josh Jones and Sang Yi rounded out the scoring efforts for the Tigers in the first round and shot 5-over 77.The Tigers stumbled out of the gate Sunday. Peterson and Loupe combined to go 5-over on the front nine, which dropped the Tigers to ninth place. Peterson was 4-over for the first three holes of the second round. But Rotz continued his hot play and kept the Tigers in the championship.Rotz finished the front nine at 1-under, carding two birdies, to keep the Tigers within striking distance of the championship. But he triple-bogeyed the 10th hole to drop him back to 1-over for the tournament. Rotz carded two more birdies on the back nine to finish the second round at even par for the tournament.The rest of the Tigers rallied on the back nine, Loupe shot a 1-under 35 to finish the second round with a 1-over 73. Jones joined Loupe in the red, posting a 1-under 35 on the back nine, giving him an even par 72 for the second round. Peterson regrouped by shooting an even par 36 on the back nine. Yi also improved his score in the second round, shooting a 2-over 74. Georgia junior Russell Henley is running away with the individual title for the tournament. Henley followed up his 3-under 69 in the first round by shooting a 7-under 65 in the second round. Henley has a five stroke lead on his closest competitor, Georgia Tech freshman John Tyler Griffin. Henley is a Macon, Ga., native.Henley may be running away with the individual title, but Augusta State is sprinting toward the finish line with a 13-stroke lead on the second-place team. Augusta State’s five golfers have combined to card one round over par, two even par rounds, and seven rounds below par. Every Augusta State Golfer is placed in the top 30.The Tigers have a lot of work remaining to contend in the tournament. They are nine strokes behind the two teams tied for second place, and six strokes behind Southeastern Conference foe Georgia. The Tigers are 22 strokes behind first-place Augusta State. The Tigers resume play Monday for the final round of the tournament.—-Contact Luke Johnson at [email protected]
Golf: Tigers 6th in second round of Brickyard tourney
October 10, 2009