PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Senior Wehman Hopke (+11) tied for 40th place to lead the Furman men’s golf team Sunday at the The Hayt Collegiate Invitational at the par-72, 6,976-yard Sawgrass Country Club. Furman (+51) concluded the tournament in 13th place.

Hopke, a native of Austin, Texas, birdied three holes, including the par-3 No. 6, to record a 74 on Sunday, while freshman Garrison Hogan (+13) scored birdies on No. 1 and No. 8 to pace the Paladins with a 73 in the final round and finish in a tie for 51st. Senior Preston Cole (+14) birdied No. 8 and No. 18 for a final-round 76, tying for 57th. Freshman Connor Bruns (+16) tied for 62nd after notching birdies on No. 7 and No. 15, and junior Bryce Howell (+20) tied for 77th.

Brendon Jolley (-9) of Oklahoma State won individual medalist honors by four strokes after scoring a 70-68-69=207. Thirteenth-ranked Oklahoma State (-6) won the tournament by nine strokes after shooting a tournament-best 277 on Sunday. No. 37 North Florida (+3) finished second, followed by Jacksonville (+17) in third. No. 50 Tennessee (+19) was fourth, and 43rd-ranked East Carolina (+25) completed the top five. 

The Paladins will compete at the Palmetto Intercollegiate March 7-8 in Aiken, S.C.