LSU wins at the Hootie at Bulls Bay

March 26, 2024 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

LSU Men's Golf team (LSU Athletics Photo)

Jack Lundin of Missouri won the individual competition in a playoff over Frankie Harris of South Carolina and Jay Mendell of LSU

LSU shot 15-under to comfortably win the 2024 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C.

The Tigers won by six shots over New Mexico, who finished in solo second place at 6-under. LSU carded rounds of 284-278-285 to win the tournament. LSU shot a final round 1-under

Purdue finished in solo third place at 7-under, host school College of Charleston finished in solo fourth place at 6-under, and South Carolina finished in solo fifth place at 4-under.

East Tennessee State and Missouri finished T6 at 1-over.

In the individual competition, three extra holes were needed to determine a champion. In the end, Jack Lundin of Missouri defeated Jay Mendell of LSU and Frankie Harris of South Carolina to win.

Lundin, Harris, and Mendell all finished 6-under to force the playoff. Lundin was able to bounce back after making a bogey on No. 18 to fall back into a three-way tie for the lead and win on the third playoff hole.

The Missouri standout carded rounds of 71-69-70 to get to 6-under.

Lundin is currently ranked No. 27 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com U.S. Rankings and continues to move up in the rankings due to his solid play. In 2024, Lundin has finished T23 at the Jones Cup, T5 at the National Invitational Collegiate, T4 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, and T2 at the Spartan River Collegiate, and now, he is a winner in 2024.

It was a crowded finishing leaderboard, with Drew Doyle of LSU, Max Green of West Virginia, Nick Dentino of Purdue, Matthew Watkins of New Mexico, and Connor Gaunt of LSU all finishing T4 at 5-under and one shot out of the playoff.

Results: Hootie Intercollegiate

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Jack Lundin	Sioux Falls, SD	600	71-69-70=210
T2	Frankie Harris	Boca Raton, FL	400	70-72-68=210
T2	Jay Mendell	Lafayette, LA	400	71-68-71=210
T4	Drew Doyle	Louisville, KY	300	72-69-70=211
T4	Max Green	Hilton Head Island, SC	300	67-74-70=211

View full results for Hootie Intercollegiate

About the Hootie Intercollegiate

54 hole men's college tournament co-hosted by the College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.