Both the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams finished in the middle of the pack in Southeastern Conference Championship tournament play this weekend with the Tigers finishing fifth and the Lady Tigers finishing seventh.It was a story of what might’ve been for the Tigers, who reached a tie for third before slipping down the leaderboard in the closing holes of the tournament.The Tigers opened tournament play five shots behind the leader as the four golfers on the team all scored within one stroke of par. But LSU saw an uncharacteristic performance from a key member of the team.Sophomore Sang Yi, who has helped thrust LSU back into national contention with his solid play this spring, shot an opening-round 12-over par 82. Yi was hurt mainly by his front nine, where he carded two bogeys, two double bogeys and a triple bogey. The effort placed Yi in 59th place to open the tournament, one spot above last place.But Yi didn’t let the bad first round derail his scoring chances. The sophomore came back to fire a 1-over 71 in the second round. Yi’s second round was bogey-free heading into the final three holes before bogeying two of those three.But Yi wasn’t finished. The sophomore enjoyed what was       perhaps the best run of golf in the tournament as he was 6-under par through the first 13 holes of the last round. Yi carded seven total birdies in the final round, including four on his blemish-free front nine. Yi finished the final five holes at 4-over to shoot a 2-under 68 for the final round.Yi’s opening round may have eliminated him from competition early, but junior standout Andrew Loupe was in contention for medalist honors following the second round.Loupe shot a 2-under 68 in the second round to shoot him up the leaderboards into a tie for fifth. Loupe was aided by an eagle on the par five 15th hole, one of the two par fives on the short course.But Loupe had his work cut out for him, as Alabama freshman Hunter Hamrick, Georgia junior All-American Russell Henley and South Carolina senior George Bryan IV were ahead of Loupe to start the final round.All three golfers ahead of Loupe are ranked in Golfweek’s top-60 individual golfers in the nation, and Henley is ranked No. 1 in the nation.Loupe put together an impressive 1-under 69 on the final day, but it wasn’t enough to catch the golfers in front of him. He finished the tournament in a tie for fourth.South Carolina’s Bryan IV tied with Georgia’s Henley the individual championship with a 6-under cumulative score.The SEC men’s team                championship went to No. 18 Georgia, who had built up a five-stroke lead over No. 29 Arkansas at one point during the final round.The No. 19 Lady Tigers seemed poised to make a late run in the championship tournament at North River Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa, Ala., after their 6-over 290 in the second round left them nine shots behind tournament leader, Alabama.LSU positioned itself nicely by having three golfers in the top 20 individual rankings in the tournament, including junior Amalie Valle in a tie for ninth place and sophomore Tessa Teachman in a tie for 11th place.But Teachman opened the final round with a 5-over 41 on the front nine. Teachman bogeyed the first two holes of the round and double bogeyed the 395-yard par four seventh hole. She was never able to recover the form that put her near the top of the individual standings.Junior Megan McChrystal picked up where Teachman left off the second round. McChrystal logged four birdies in the final round to post a final-round 2-under 69, putting her at even par for the tournament.The Lady Tigers finished in seventh place overall, four shots behind No. 4 Auburn.—-Contact Luke Johnson at [email protected]