SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Redshirt senior Lance Simpson earned his highest career finish with a top-five showing at the Fighting Irish Classic at Warren Golf Club
The Knoxville native started his day inside the top 10 and, with a final round score of 66 with five birdies, surged three spots up the leaderboard to a tie for first place alongside two other players. Simpson then went into 3-for-1 playoff for first place, but North Carolina’s Carson Bertagnole pulled away with the win on the second playoff hole.
His final-round score was the lowest in the 84-player field.
Tennessee men’s golf wrapped up its third tournament of the 2025 fall season with a tie for sixth place at 12-over.
Dickson, Tennessee, native Jackson Herrington would finish his tournament just outside the top-25 with a tie for 29th, posting a 3-over score in round three.
Senior Josh Hill was the third-highest scorer for the Volunteers, tying for 39th place; Hill capped off the event at 7-over.
Competing as an individual in his first season with Tennessee, Reed Lotter finished inside the top 50 with a tie for 46th, using his tournament-best score of 2-over in the final round to propel him up the leaderboard.
Redshirt junior Bruce Murphy and freshman Chase Kyes rounded out Tennessee’s counting scores. Murphy tied for 53rd with a final round of 3-over, while Kyes finished with a 2-over score, earning him a tie for 64th.
UP NEXT: The Vols will head south to Biloxi, Mississippi, for the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational, which runs from Saturday, Oct. 18, to Monday, Oct. 20.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. UCLA, -7
2. North Carolina, -4
3. Notre Dame, -5
4. Vanderbilt, +4
5. Purdue, +9
T6. Iowa, +12
T6. Tennessee, +12
T6. Georgia Southern, +12
9. Little Rock, +16
T10. Oklahoma State, +23
T10. Indiana, +23
12. Notre Dame (B), +25
13. Miami (OH), +41
14. Kent State, +45
15. Santa Clara, +49
16. Louisiana Tech, +68
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T1. Lance Simpson, 69-66-66–201 (-6)
T29. Jackson Herrington, 70-72-73–215 (+5)
T39. Josh Hill, 71-71-75–217 (+7)
T46. Reed Lotter, 73-73-72–218 (Ind.)
T53. Bruce Murphy, 73-73-73–219 (+9)
T64. Chase Kyes, 75-76-72–223 (+13)
