SEC GOLF

Gilchrest t-2nd leads Auburn men’s golf in SEC Championship 1st round

SEA ISLAND, Ga. (auburntigers.com) – Junior Matt Gilchrest fired a 2-under 68 and is tied for second leading No. 6 Auburn men’s golf after the SEC Championship first round at the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club on Friday. Gilchrest is two shots behind Vanderbilt’s Matthias Schwab. The Southlake, Texas, native recorded three birdies at Nos. 8, 11 and…

Auburn, Alabama tee up for SEC Championship

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – No. 6 Auburn men’s golf begins play in the SEC Championship at the par 70, 6,898-yard Sea Island Golf Course at St. Simons Island, Ga., Friday through Sunday. Eight teams are ranked in the top 25, including No. 3 Georgia, No. 5 Auburn, No. 7 Vanderbilt, No. 13 South Carolina, No. 14 LSU, No. 17 Alabama,…

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…

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…