Four LSU men’s golfers qualified for the US Amateur Championship in Brookline, Mass., on Aug. 12-18 with junior Stewart Jolly leading the Tiger contingent.
Jolly tied for ninth place with a 1-under-par score of 139 in 36 holes.
The other LSU golfers to make it into the top 312 were senior Landon Lyons and juniors Myles Lewis and Ben Taylor. 
Jolly was the only Tiger to make it to the top 64 and enter match play, where he lost in his first match in extra holes to US Junior Amateur Champion Scottie Scheffler. 
He had a two-hole lead heading into the final two holes, but Scheffler pulled from behind to force extra holes and win. 
The finish was a marked improvement from last year for Jolly who fell short of the top 64 round, ending tied at 100th in stroke play.
Jolly said he had a blast and thinks having four Tigers qualify for the tournament will lead to a good year.
“It should give us a bunch of confidence,” Jolly said. “We’re ready for the season to get started.”
Lewis said he had fun and gained important experience. He pointed out LSU brought the most team members to the tournament — a good sign for the upcoming season.
“The course we played this year was one of the hardest courses I’ve ever played in my life,” Lewis said. “And I didn’t hit the ball terribly I just didn’t post any good scores which led to the finish I had but it was fun, and it was a good experience, and you learn from it.”
Lewis finished his run at the tournament tied for 223rd place in stroke play at 13-over-par 153.
Taylor said he enjoyed the opportunity to represent LSU and playing with his team was a look into things to come.
“It certainly shows that the program and team are very strong,” Taylor said. “To be there representing LSU for the first time and competing amongst a couple of the other guys was pretty special.”
Taylor tied for 88th place in stroke play after 36 holes scoring 6-over-par 146, while Lyons placed 182nd at 11-over-par 151 in stroke play.