Lobos Finish Runner-Up at Hootie at Bulls Bay

AWENDAW, S.C. –– The No. 19 New Mexico men’s golf team concluded play Tuesday at the Hootie at Bulls Bay with the final round at Bulls Bay Golf Club. The Lobos shot 7-over during the third round to finish runner-up at the tournament at 9-under.

LSU won the event at 14-under, five shots ahead of the Lobos. Purdue (7-under), Charleston (6-under) and host South Carolina (4-under) rounded out the top five. It was New Mexico’s sixth top-three finish this season and second straight runner-up performance.

Matthew Watkins and Carson Herron both completed top-10 finishes at the tournament. Watkins finished T-4th at 5-under after shooting a final round 74. Herron shot the low round of the day for the Lobos, a 1-under 71, to finish T-9th at 3-under. Bastien Amat shot 73 in the final round, while Connor Adams shot 77 and Albert Boneta shot 78 on Tuesday.

“Today was a tough ending to a solid week of gold,” said head coach Jake Harrington. “We still had a chance to win going into the back nine, but played those holes 7-over par. With that being said, there are way more positives than negatives this week. We put ourselves in contention both as a team and individually (Matthew Watkins) to win the tournament and that will pay dividends down the road.”

The Lobos will return to action April 12-13 when they conclude the regular season at the ASU Thunderbird Intercollegiate in Phoenix.