Kansas Finishes Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate in Eighth-Place

Final Stats

AWENDAW, S.C. – After recording its lowest round of the event on Tuesday, the Kansas men’s golf team finished in eighth at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 871 (+7). The Jayhawks walked off the course at Bulls Bay Golf Club sitting five strokes behind fifth-place, making this just the second time this season that KU has completed an event outside of the top-five.
 
Coming out on top of the event was South Carolina, who won the tournament by 15 strokes with a score of 841 (-23) over College of Charleston (-8). The 15-team field consisted of eight ranked programs, where the No. 45 Jayhawks finished ahead of two teams ranked ahead of them.
 
“We played average this week in a pretty good field,” Kansas head coach Jamie Bermel said. “Charlie Hillier and Connor Peck played well and managed to finish in the top-10. If we could have earned a better fourth score the first two days, I think we could have finished in the top-four or five.”
 
Leading the way for the Jayhawks was Hillier, who scored a 72 (E) on Tuesday, bringing his three-day total to 213 (-3). By finishing in a third-place tie, Hillier completed the tournament just two spots behind individual winner Keenan Huskey of South Carolina, who won the individual title with a score of 205 (-11).
 
Joining Hillier in the top-10 was Peck, who has now ended below par in back-to-back events. His overall score of 214 (-2) helped solidify his sixth-place tie, which is his fourth top-10 placing of the season. Peck kept company with the tournament’s best, as the 15 birdies he recorded was the second most amongst the 75-golfer field.
 
Following Peck on the Kansas leaderboard was his senior Ben Welle. His bogeyless front-nine, which included three birdies on Tuesday, helped pace him toward a tie for 36^th and a total score of 220 (+4). The 72 (E) that Welle carded in the opening round, also extended his team-leading 16^th round of even or under par.
 
By firing off an eagle on the sixth hole in Tuesday’s final round, junior Chase Hanna became just one of 20 players to accomplish the feat. The even-par (72) he carded on the day gave him a three-day total of 224 (+8), where he placed tied for 51^st.
 
Concluding the list of players who competed on Kansas’ behalf at this event was sophomore Daniel Hudson. By scratching off four birdies throughout the course of the tournament, Hudson was able to finish with total score of 233 (+17) and complete the event tied for 71^st.
 
Up next for Kansas, the Jayhawks will begin to prepare the team’s final event of the 2015-16 campaign, before the Big 12 Championship. KU will travel to Iowa City, Iowa and compete in the Great River Entertainment Invitational April 16-17.
 
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