The Auburn Men's Golf team placed second at the Primland Collegiate Invitational after shooting 37-under 827, the second lowest tournament total in school history, Tuesday.
Michael Johnson contributed to the new team record with his own. The redshirt junior broke the school's individual record at 16-under 200, one stroke shy of the tournament lead held by North Carolina's William Register, who finished with a 199 total.
Johnson's 6-under 66 and seven birdies Tuesday was better than Register's, who had a final round of 68 for his 17-under 199 total.
Consistent play from the Tigers helped them finish 14-under 274 as a team in the concluding round.
Sophomore Matt Gilchrest tied for third place at 11-under, Will Long tied for 24th, and redshirt sophomore Ryan Benton and senior Dan Stringfellow both placed in the Top-35.
Penn State finished third, 11 shots behind Auburn with a 280-838 while Virginia Tech (278-839) was fourth followed by No. 24 Clemson (272-843), No. 10 Virginia (277-845), No. 17 North Carolina (283-849), Tennessee (287-852) and UNCW (284-877).
The Tigers tee it up next at the Sagamore Preview in Noblesville, Indiana on Oct. 13 and 14.
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