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No. 6 Auburn finishes 3rd at Hootie at Bulls Bay

AWENDAW, S.C. (auburntigers.com) – No. 6 Auburn men’s golf closed out the 2015-16 regular season by finishing third at the Hootie at Bulls Bay with a 1-over 289 on Tuesday at the Bulls Bay Golf Club for a 3-under 291-281-289-861. The Tigers finished five strokes behind College of Charleston (856) and 20 strokes behind champion and No. 17 South Carolina…

Gilchrest t-1st, No. 6 Auburn t-4th after Hootie at Bulls Bay 2nd round

AWENDAW, S.C. (auburntigers.com) – All-SEC junior Matt Gilchrest is tied for first after the Hootie at Bulls Bay second round carding a 1-under 71 on Monday at the Bulls Bay Golf Club for a two-day 8-under 65-71-136. Gilchrest, who birdied Nos. 4, 11, 12 and 14 on the day, is tied with South Carolina’s Keenan Huskey for a three-stroke lead…

Auburn’s Michael Johnson named SEC Golfer of the Week

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– All-SEC senior Michael Johnson has been named SEC Golfer of the Week for the second time in a month and the third of his career by winning this weekend’s Schenkel Invitational with a birdie on the second playoff hole, the SEC Office announced on Tuesday. Johnson, who had a 13-under 68-65-70—203 in the Schenkel, broke the Auburn…

Auburn’s Corey Maggard named semifinalist for National Assistant Golf Coach of the Year

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn’s Corey Maggard has been named a semifinalist for the Jan Strickland Award that goes to the national assistant golf coach of the year, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Tuesday. The Tigers have been ranked No. 1 in the nation for much of the season and are currently No. 2 with four team…

Auburn wraps up competition at LSU Classic

BATON ROUGE, La. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn women’s golf team finished off its third tournament of the spring season with a 14th-place finish at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic, which wrapped up Tuesday. The Tigers posted rounds of 326-312-313=951 (+87) and remained in 14th place after moving up to that spot in Monday’s second round. Sophomore Kelli Murphy put together Auburn’s…

Tigers ascend LSU Classic leaderboard

BATON ROUGE, La. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn women’s golf climbed three spots up the leaderboard following the second round at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic on Monday. The Tigers moved up to 14th place following a round of 312 (+24) and now stand at 638 (+62) for the tournament, three shots ahead of Oklahoma and six back of North Carolina. It was…

Auburn’s Ben Schlottman tied for 2nd after Schenkel 1st round

STATESBORO, Ga. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn sophomore All-American Ben Schlottman fired a 6-under 66 and is tied for second after the Schenkel Invitational first round at the par 72, 6,947-yard Forest Heights Country Club on Friday. Schlottman, playing as an individual, carded five birdies on the first nine and three on the back and is two shots back in a four-way…