The LSU men’s golf team was seeing double Tuesday at the Country Club of Louisiana.
The No. 9 Tigers swept the individual and team titles at the David Toms Intercollegiate, securing their second win of the fall and the second consecutive win at the Intercollegiate with a two-stroke victory.
Junior Austin Gutgsell earned his first tournament win of the fall season as an individual participant, but LSU didn’t even need his score to defend its tournament title.
Three LSU golfers earned top-10 finishes and fueled the Tigers to a 54-hole score of 16-under-par 848 to finish ahead of a 14-team field, which included runner-up and No. 8-ranked Arkansas.
“We had a great week as a team,” LSU golf coach Chuck Winstead  said in a news release. “Playing here at the Country Club of Louisiana in our home event gave us a chance to play 10 guys, which is critical for our program. … I’m encouraged with their play one through 10.”
Gutgsell took home the individual championship with three consecutive under-par rounds and a 54-hole score of 10-under-par 206. Seniors Ken Looper and John Peterson finished in a tie for second place with scores of 6-under 210.
“I just made it easy on myself because I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens, and I made the putts when I needed to for momentum,” Gutgsell said. “It felt great to post my number and wait for the other guys to come in.”
Senior Andrew Loupe also managed a top-10 finish, tying for eighth place at 4-under 212.
LSU finished the first round tied for the lead with Arkansas in the team standings after concluding the round with a 5-under-par 283.
But the Tigers took control of the tournament during the second round, building a comfortable lead with a season-low team score 12-under 276.
The Tigers finished the final round with a 1-over 289 score that was good enough to hold off Arkansas, who turned in three consecutive team scores of 4-under or better.
“Certainly, we made it harder on ourselves today relative to the team title, but to have Austin Gutgsell to play the way he did, and have the younger guys play the way they did this week are just some signs of where we are headed,” Winstead said.
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