Gamecocks Finish T-8th at Bulls Bay

AWENDAW, S.C. – South Carolina shot another 280 (-8) in the final round of the 2023 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The Gamecocks finished T-8^th at 17-under par alongside VCU with a 54-hole total of 847.

Senior Evans Lewis fired another 69 (-3) to finish T-16^th with a total score of 209 (-7). It marks his second top-20 finish of the spring. The Sumter, S.C., native made just one bogey for the second consecutive day. Junior Rafe Reynolds also fired a 69 (-3) today to lead the team. He finished T-40^th at 1-under for the tournament. Reynolds led the team with five birdies in the final round.

Sophomore Nathan Franks and transfer Lansdon Robbins T-30^th at 3-under. They each shot 71 (-1) in the final round today. Franks had four birdies and was bogey free on the front. Robbins made two birdies and had just one bogey on his scorecard at the par-4 first hole.

Freshman Zach Adams and sophomore Gene Zeigler, who was playing as an individual this week, each T-49^th at 1-over for the tournament. Zeigler shot 72 (E) today and Adams shot 74 (+2).

ETSU went wire-to-wire to repeat as champions (Bucs and Gamecocks shared the title last year). The Bucs, who are led by former South Carolina associate head coach Jake Amos, set the tournament scoring record at 824 (-40). Amos played on the Augusta State team in 2009 that held the previous Hootie at Bulls Bay scoring record.

Furman’s Will Morlan won by two shots over Kentucky’s Alex Goff for the individual title. He also set the tournament scoring record with a 54-hole total of 198 (-18) thanks to scores of 67-67-64.

The Gamecocks will be back in action again this weekend at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 1-2) at Forest Hills Golf Club. A regular stop on the team’s schedule, a PGA TOUR exemption is up for grabs. The teams and coaches will all receive tickets to Monday’s practice round at the Masters Tournament as well.

2023 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Gamecock Leaderboard

T16. Evans Lewis – 209 (-7)

T30. Lansdon Robbins – 213 (-3)

T30. Nathan Franks –213 (-3)

T40. Rafe Reynolds – 215 (-1)

T49. Zach Adams – 217 (+1)

T49. Gene Zeigler* – 217 (+1)

* – playing as an individual this week

2023 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Leaderboard

1. No. 41 East Tennessee State – 824 (-40)

2. New Mexico – 831 (-33)

3. NC State – 832 (-32)

4. No. 40 Purdue – 834 (-30)

5. No. 47 Missouri – 838 (-26)

T6. College of Charleston – 845 (-19)

T6. Kentucky – 845 (-19)

T8. South Carolina – 847 (-17)

T8. VCU – 847 (-17)

10. Furman – 853 (-11)

11. Wisconsin – 855 (-9)

12. Virginia Tech – 857 (-7)

13. Kent State – 858 (-6)

14. West Virginia – 860 (-4)

15. Eastern Kentucky – 901 (+37)

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