Gamecocks Finish Ninth, Hall Grabs Another Top-10 at Bulls Bay

AWENDAW, S.C. — South Carolina bounced back in the final round of the 2021 Hootie at Bulls Intercollegiate, posting a 3-under 285 on Tuesday to finish ninth at 5-over (869) for the tournament. Standout junior Ryan Hall again paced the Gamecocks with T-8^th finish at 4-under 212).

“It was a frustarting week for us,” said head coach Bill McDonald. “The team overall was playing well coming into the tournament, but we seemed to really struggle with simple execution and we didn’t handle adversity well at all. Ryan had another nice finish and now we need to turn the page quickly and get ready for Augusta this weekend.” 
 
Hall, who was recently named to the Haskins Award Watch List, shot a bogey free 70 (-2) in the final round en route to his fourth top-10 (sixth career) in seven starts during the 2020-21 season. He’s been Mr. Consistent, finishing in the top-20 in every event this season. The Knxoville, Tenn., native is currently ranked No. 10 in the Golfstat Player Rankings.
 
Sophomore Jack Wall led Carolina in the final round today with a 3-under 69 that featured six birdies. His scorecard was hurt only by a double bogey after an errant approach shot at the difficult par-5 13^th hole. He rocketed up the leaderboard over 20 spots to finish T-23^rd at even par (216) for the tournament.
 
Super senior Caleb Proveaux and sophomore Nick Mayfield were the final counting scores with 1-over 73s in round three. Freshman Rafe Reynolds, who played as an individual this week, also shot 73 (+1). Super senior Jamie Wilson concluded his tournament with a 76 (+4).
 
No. 18 NC State staged a late comeback to win by two shots over Missouri with a final 54-hole score of 846 (-18). The Wolfpack’s Benjamin Shipp also staged a late comeback to take home medalist honors over No. 7 Auburn’s Andrew Kozan by a shot at 11-under (205).
 
The Gamecocks will be back on the course again this weekend for the regular season finale at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 3-4). Teams will play 36 holes at Forest Hills Golf Club on Saturday with the final round following on Sunday.
 
2021 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Gamecock Lineup
T8. Ryan Hall – 212 (-4)
T23. Jack Wall – 216 (E)
T38. Jamie Wilson – 219 (-4)
T70. Caleb Proveaux – 225 (+3)
T76. Nick Mayfield – 226 (+4)
T78. *Rafe Reynolds – 227 (+7)
 
*playing as an individual
 
2021 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Field
1. No. 18 NC State – 846 (-18)
2. Missouri – 848 (-16)
T3. No. 7 Auburn – 849 (-15)
T3. Kent State – 849 (-15)
5. No. 42 Duke – 863 (-1)
6. Wisconsin – 865 (+1)
T7. College of Charleston – 866 (+2)
T7. West Virginia – 866 (+2)
9. No. 34 South Carolina – 869 (+5)
10. Iowa State – 870 (+6)
11. Purdue – 871 (+7)
12. Kentucky – 876 (+12)
13. Marquette – 878 (+14)
14. No. 32 Kansas – 879 (+15)
15. Wichita State – 884 (+20)
16. Louisiana Tech – 897 (+33)
 
*Rankings via Golfstat as of 3/23/21
 
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