Mississippi State’s Hunter Logan wins 94th Southeastern Amateur

Hunter Logan didn’t play as well Saturday as he did the first two rounds, but he was clutch when it mattered.

Logan, who plays collegiately at Mississippi State, shot 3-over 73 in the final round but held on to win the 94th Southeastern Amateur on Saturday at the Country Club of Columbus in Georgia. He finished at 11-under 199, one shot clear of Troy’s Brantley Scott and two in front of North Texas’ Tucker Allen and South Carolina’s Rafe Reynolds.

Fred Haskins created the Southeastern Amateur in 1922, when he was the head professional at the course. Since then, it became and remains one of the premier amateur events in the country. The Haskins Award is named after him, which is considered the Heisman of college golf.

Logan started the Southeastern Amateur with a 6-under 64 and followed it up with an 8-under 62 to sit at 14 under after 36 holes. However, Logan held on Saturday, carding only one birdie on the final hole to win the title. He had only one bogey before the final round.

Scott shot 68 in the final round, but he bogeyed the 18th to finish at 10 under. Allen was in the final group and got to 11 under par at the turn, but four bogeys on the back nine were too much to overcome.

With the win, Logan takes home the Jordan-Martin Trophy.