TOLEDO, Ohio | South Alabama finished 14th overall at the Inverness Intercollegiate this week hosted by Toledo at the famed Inverness Club.

The Jags used a final round 293 to move up to the spot, finishing ahead of a pair of Pac-12 opponents in Washington and USC. They finished two shots behind Charlotte and five behind Iowa, while also finishing seven behind the host Toledo and just 11 shots out of the top 10.

Jack Hearn led the Jags with a 6-over (219) for the tournament including a final round 71, while Jordan Plunkett finished with an 11-over (224). Hugo Thyr and Jacob LeCroy each finished with a 15-over (228), while Kevin Dahlberg and James Skeet each finished at 18-over (231).

Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech won low medalist honors with a 7-under (206), while Texas Tech took home team honors with 1-over (853).

Tournament Information
Event (host): Inverness Intercollegiate (Toledo)
Dates: Sept. 26 – Sept. 27 (Monday-Tuesday)
Course: Inverness Club

Team Scores
(1) Texas Tech 288-284-281-853 (+1); (2) Georgia Tech 287-285-287-859 (+7); (3) Oklahoma 289-286-288-863 (+11); (4) Virginia 293-294-277-864 (+12); (t5) Louisville 289-294-290-873 (+21); (t5) Notre Dame 296-288-289-873 (+21); (7) Ohio State 290-292-293-875 (+23); (8) Purdue 291-303-285-879 (+27); (9) East Tennessee State 290-293-298-881 (+29); (10) SMU 289-298-298-885 (+33); (11) Toledo 297-296-296-889 (+37); (12) Iowa 301-300-290-891 (+39); (13) Charlotte 300-302-292-894 (+42); (14) South Alabama 307-296-293-894 (+44); (15) Washington 303-303-291-897 (+45); (16) USC 296-302-306-904 (+52).

Individual Leaders
(1) Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech 67-67-72-206 (-7); (2) Calum Scott, Texas Tech 68-69-71-208 (-5); (t3) Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State 68-69-74-211 (-2); (t3) Ben James, Virginia 70-73-68-211 (-2); (t5) Taichi Kho, Notre Dame 71-72-70-213 (E); (t5) Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech 74-69-70-213 (E); (t7) Tyran Snyders, Texas Tech 72-72-70-214 (+1); (t7) Pierce Grieve, Louisville 71-71-72-214 (+1); (t9) Herman Sekne, Purdue 72-74-69-215 (+2); (t9) Mats Ege, East Tennessee State 66-74-75-215 (+2); (t9) Jake Holbrook, Oklahoma 70-72-73-215 (+2).

South Alabama Scores
(t20) Jack Hearn 76-72-71-219 (+6); (t45) Jordan Plunkett 74-75-75-224 (+11); (t61) Hugo Thyr 79-74-75-228 (+15); (t61) Jacob LeCroy 78-77-73-228 (+15); (t73) Kevin Dahlberg 82-75-74-231 (+18), (t73) James Skeet 79-73-79 (+18).

Up Next
South Alabama is off until October 9 when it hits the road to Longview (Texas) for the Tempest Invitational hosted by Texas State.

Notes

• The field consisted of 16 different teams with and was played on the famed course that has hosted major championships and the NCAA championships.
• The Jags tied for the 11th-lowest score in the final round with a total of 293, tying them with Ohio State and helping the team move up two spots.
• Jack Hearn finished the tournament with two rounds of 72 or lower, shooting a 72 in the second round and finishing the tournament with a 71.
• Jacob LeCroy shot a final round 73 to move up the leaderboard and finished tied for 61st overall.

QUOTABLE – head coach Ben Hannan
The team was able to move a couple of spots on the final day, just talk about the play of the team to close out the tournament... 
Each round our scores got better, they fought throughout the week and never gave up.  Unfortunately, we got off to such a poor start that we put ourselves in a huge hole and in a field like this on a hard golf course in difficult conditions it was hard to make up much ground.  
 
Jack Hearn helped the turnaround on the final day, talk about his play with a final round 71... 
Jack hits the ball solid and is a smart player which is so important in difficult conditions on a hard golf course.  His play and final round 71 went a long way to help the team this week.  After La Tech, it was good to see Jack bounce back with an individual top-20 finish in an elite field.  
 
The course is enough in itself, talk about the opportunity to play on such a course like Inverness...
To play at a venue like Inverness was such a great experience for the guys.  Getting out of our region and playing in different conditions, on different grasses with different green complexes with a course set-up that is visually different are great opportunities to learn and grow your game.  The shots that are required, the mental strength and focus, all of those things are great opportunities to learn. 
 
The field was tough this week, how does that prepare you for the remainder of the fall season?
To play against an elite field this early in the year will no doubt help us as we continue the season.  Looking back, aside from the opening round, we were competitive the last two rounds and played with a lot of very good programs.  Successful golf is so much about being comfortable in your environment and believing in yourself.  There was a lot to take from this trip that will help us become a better team.

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