AWENDAW, S.C. -- Augusta State carded a
final-round, seven-under 277 Tuesday and claimed a wire-to-wire,
eight-shot victory in the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate at
Bulls Bay Golf Club just outside of Charleston.
ASU’s Janne Kaske fired the lowest round of his collegiate
career, a six-under 65, and captured his first collegiate
individual title with a two-stroke win over South Carolina’s
George Bryan IV.
The team victory, against a field that included nine teams ranked
among the top 50 in the nation, was the first win for the Jaguar
men’s golf program since claiming the 2005 NCAA Central
Regional title in South Bend, Ind.
ASU’s team total of 17-under 835 was the lowest since the
squad’s runnerup effort in the 2008 East Regional in
Chattanooga, Tenn., where the Jags posted a total of 20-under
832.
Kaske’s three-round total of 199 (-14) matched the record for
the lowest 54-hole total in school history, equaling Oliver
Wilson’s standard that he established during the 2003
Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational at Forest Hills Golf
Club.
A senior from Porvoo, Finland, Kaske carded a three-under 33 on the
front nine, then added birdies at the par-11th and par-5 13th
before closing his round in style with a birdie on the par-4 18th
for an inward 32 and the lowest round of his career.
Sophomore Henrik Norlander joined Kaske in the top 10, carding a
final round of three-under 68 for a three-round total of
three-under 210 and a tie for eighth.
Junior Jake Amos posted a tie for 11th at one-under 212 following a
final-round, one-over 72. Freshman Taylor Floyd tied for 29th after
a 74 and sophomore Carter Newman tied for 41st after a closing
72.
Virginia finished runnerup to the Jaguars at nine-under 843,
followed by South Carolina, Central Florida and North Carolina
State.
LSU’s John Peterson took third place individually at
eight-under 205, while Virginia’s Will Collins was fourth at
six-under 207 and three-players tied for fifth, including N.C.
State’s Matt Hill, the No. 8-ranked individual in the
country.
ASU hosts the Administaff/Augusta State Invitational this weekend
at Forest Hills Golf Club. The tourney gets underway Saturday
morning with 36 holes of play, followed by Sunday’s third and
final round.
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