The LSU men’s golf team added its second top-10 finish to its record Tuesday at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational in Dublin, Ohio.
The Tigers wrapped up the tournament in seventh place with a combined 29-over-par 893 team score. Texas won the tournament with a 2-under-par 862 combined tournament total. Illinois sophomore Thomas Pieters earned the first place spot on the individual leaderboard with a 7-under-par 209 three day total.
Sophomore Andrew Presley earned a tie for 12th place, scoring a three-round 3-over-par 219. Senior Sang Yi finished in 15th place and was just one stroke behind Presley with a 4-over-par 220.
Tuesday’s final round proved the most frustrating of the tournament for the Tigers, as they posted a 17-over-par 305.
LSU played two rounds Monday, finishing the day in fifth place with a 12-over-par 588.
The first round of the day was challenging for the Tigers, who finished at 11-over 299. They bounced back in the second round with a 1-over-par 289, improving on the first round of the day by 10 strokes.
Yi led on the first day with a combined two-round 1-over-par 145, putting him one stroke out of the top 10 on the individual leaderboard.
Presley and freshman Curtis Thompson also made the top 20 on the first day. Thompson tied for 19th with a 3-over-par 147, and Presley tied for 15th with a 2-over 176.
Ohio State finished Monday in first place with a combined team total of 2-under-par 574. Pieters also won the first day after posting a two-round 7-under-par 137.
Yi struggled Tuesday, posting a triple bogey on the 12th hole and finishing with a 3-over-par 75.
Presley’s 1-over-par 73 in the third round provided enough cushion to give him the 12th-place finish.
Thompson rounded out the Tigers’ top 20 individuals, as he tied for 18th place with a 7-over-par 223 for the tournament.
Freshman Myles Lewis posted a 16-over 232 tournament total, and sophomore Franco Castro came in behind Lewis with a 22-over 238.
The Tigers host the David Toms Intercollegiate on Monday in Shreveport. LSU won the tournament last season and also garnered the top three spots in the individual category.
 
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