RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – Tennessee men’s golfer Josh Hill tied for sixth place at the Puerto Rico Classic after a career-low 54-hole showing.
The junior shot 10-under overall with three under-par rounds including a pair of 68s in rounds one and two. Additionally, Hill now has five career top-10 showings.
As a team, Tennessee concluded the Puerto Rico Classic with an eighth-place finish after shooting 19-under through three rounds. The Vols 10-under team score in the final round tied for the third-lowest team score in the field on Wednesday.
Lance Simpson was UT’s second-highest finisher after tying for 22nd. The redshirt junior fired a 2-under 70 on the final day to get to 5-under overall for the event. Simpson now has four top-25 finishes on the season along with a team-leading13 rounds of par or lower.
Freshman Jackson Herrington finished the tournament in red numbers after posting three rounds of par or better. The Dickson, Tennessee, native shot a final-round 70 to tie for 31st at 3-under overall.
Evan Woosley-Reed bounced back nicely on day three with a 70 to shoot 1-under for the tournament and tie for 40th.
Freshman Kai Komulainen, who competed individually, also tied for 40th place after shooting a 73 on Wednesday.
Bruce Murphy closed the tournament with a 72 and tied for 55th.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T12. Josh Hill, 68-70-68—206 (-10)
T22. Lance Simpson, 70-71-70—211 (-5)
T31. Jackson Herrington, 71-72-70—213 (-3)
T40. Evan Woosley-Reed, 73-72-70—215 (-1)
T40. Kai Komulainen, 70-72-73—215 (-1) (individual)
T55. Bruce Murphy, 73-72-72—217 (+1)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Purdue, 274-274-277—825 (-39)
2. Ole Miss, 272-277-282—831 (-33)
3. South Carolina, 277-277-278—832 (-32)
4. LSU, 282-274-277—833 (-31)
5. Oklahoma, 275-282-281—838 (-26)
6. Georgia, 282-274-284—840 (-24)
7. Virginia, 280-283-279—842 (-22)
8. Tennessee, 282-285-278—845 (-19)
9. Marquette, 285-284-280—849 (-15)
10. Minnesota, 286-288-280—854 (-10)
11. North Florida, 282-295-279—856 (-8)
12. College of Charleston, 289-289-281—859 (-5)
13. Iowa, 294-289-284—867 (+3)
14. Ohio State, 294-297-282—873 (+9)
15. Wisconsin, 297-292-292—881 (+17)
UP NEXT: The Vols will head to Twin Dolphin Golf Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for their second tournament of the spring to take part in the Cabo Collegiate, which runs from March 2-4.
The junior shot 10-under overall with three under-par rounds including a pair of 68s in rounds one and two. Additionally, Hill now has five career top-10 showings.
As a team, Tennessee concluded the Puerto Rico Classic with an eighth-place finish after shooting 19-under through three rounds. The Vols 10-under team score in the final round tied for the third-lowest team score in the field on Wednesday.
Lance Simpson was UT’s second-highest finisher after tying for 22nd. The redshirt junior fired a 2-under 70 on the final day to get to 5-under overall for the event. Simpson now has four top-25 finishes on the season along with a team-leading13 rounds of par or lower.
Freshman Jackson Herrington finished the tournament in red numbers after posting three rounds of par or better. The Dickson, Tennessee, native shot a final-round 70 to tie for 31st at 3-under overall.
Evan Woosley-Reed bounced back nicely on day three with a 70 to shoot 1-under for the tournament and tie for 40th.
Freshman Kai Komulainen, who competed individually, also tied for 40th place after shooting a 73 on Wednesday.
Bruce Murphy closed the tournament with a 72 and tied for 55th.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T12. Josh Hill, 68-70-68—206 (-10)
T22. Lance Simpson, 70-71-70—211 (-5)
T31. Jackson Herrington, 71-72-70—213 (-3)
T40. Evan Woosley-Reed, 73-72-70—215 (-1)
T40. Kai Komulainen, 70-72-73—215 (-1) (individual)
T55. Bruce Murphy, 73-72-72—217 (+1)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Purdue, 274-274-277—825 (-39)
2. Ole Miss, 272-277-282—831 (-33)
3. South Carolina, 277-277-278—832 (-32)
4. LSU, 282-274-277—833 (-31)
5. Oklahoma, 275-282-281—838 (-26)
6. Georgia, 282-274-284—840 (-24)
7. Virginia, 280-283-279—842 (-22)
8. Tennessee, 282-285-278—845 (-19)
9. Marquette, 285-284-280—849 (-15)
10. Minnesota, 286-288-280—854 (-10)
11. North Florida, 282-295-279—856 (-8)
12. College of Charleston, 289-289-281—859 (-5)
13. Iowa, 294-289-284—867 (+3)
14. Ohio State, 294-297-282—873 (+9)
15. Wisconsin, 297-292-292—881 (+17)
UP NEXT: The Vols will head to Twin Dolphin Golf Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for their second tournament of the spring to take part in the Cabo Collegiate, which runs from March 2-4.
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