2021 Champions – NC State
2021 Runner-Up Team- Missouri
2021 Hootie Medalist-Benjamin Shipp – NC State
The Hootie at Bulls Bay will be March 24th-28th, 2023.
The teams that will be competing this year: are the College of Charleston, South Carolina, Eastern Tennessee State University, West Virginia, Kentucky, Perdue, NC State, Wisconsin, Kent State, Missouri, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Furman, Eastern Kentucky, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Our sponsor days will be Friday and Saturday, March 24–25, and the collegiate event will be Sunday through Tuesday, March 26-28. The committee is also very excited that we’ll continue with the Bulls Bay Rodeo as a part of the entertainment piece for the collegiate event. This Rodeo will take place on both Friday and Saturday evenings. Tickets will be available online soon.
It was an exciting finish for the tournament. Four teams tied at 844: East Tennessee State Uuniversity, NC State, Missouri, and University of South Carolina.
The sudden death playoff began on the 18th hole. All five players played and the low four scores counted. Missouri was eliminated after the first hole. The playoff moved to the par 3 14th hole.
NC State was eliminated after that. ETSU and the University of South Carolina went back to play the 14th hole again with day light diminishing. Both teams tied again so we crowned Co-Champions.
Defending champions NC State, Auburn, Ole Miss, Purdue, East Tennessee State, Kent State, Kentucky, College of Charleston, South Carolina, Furman, Iowa State, Limestone, Missouri, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The gate will be open for spectators Sunday – Tuesday, March 27-29.
The Hootie at Bulls Bay will have a Rodeo on Saturday, March 26 from 7-9 pm at 4949 Sewee Road, Awendaw with gates opening at 5:30 pm. Tickets may be purchased at TheHootie.com or at the gate.
2nd: Andrew Kozan, Auburn 206
3rd: Cade Breitenstine, Kent State 207
4th: Ross Steelman, Missouri 208
After a record three straight victories, the South Carolina Gamecocks had their winning streak stopped by the University of Mississippi in last year’s Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate Invitational. And entering the final round of this year’s tournament, Coach Bill McDonald’s charges found themselves looking up at two teams in their quest to get back in the winners’ circle.
But over those final 18 holes, the Gamecocks caught “fire” to pass both the College of Charleston and Kent State and win their fourth Hootie title in five years. Shooting 11-under-par 277, South Carolina came from three shots back to score a seven-shot victory in the 15th annual Hootie at Bulls Bay, a 54-hole tournament that attracts 15 teams from across the country.
“They came out on fire to start the round today,” McDonald said of his Gamecocks, who were playing their third tournament in three weeks. “I was a little concerned about them to be honest with you. It’s been an awful lot of golf for us over the last couple of weeks.”
But McDonald’s worries quickly subsided. Entering the final round three shots behind Charleston and one behind Kent State, the Gamecocks ripped through Bulls Bay’s front nine, making up 10 shots on the field to take a seven-shot lead at the turn. On the front side, the five USC players had just one bogey between them and the four players whose scores would eventually count – college tournaments score four of five players in each round – were a collective 12 under par for the opening nine.
“The guys showed up this morning and really played a great front nine,” McDonald added. “… It’s been an amazing couple of weeks. These guys have played some incredible golf, and it’s been fun to watch as their coach.”
The Gamecocks came into the 15th Hootie looking for their second victory in their fourth event of the spring season. Two weeks before coming to Bulls Bay, they won the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken. And in between the two events, they finished third at the Valspar College Invitational in Florida.
In its latest victory, South Carolina was led junior Jamie Wilson, a local Mount Pleasant and Bishop England product who shot nine-under 209 to finish third in the individual scoring. Senior Ryan Stachler tied for eighth at 212, with junior Caleb Proveaux a shot back in a tie for 13th. Will Miles, who holed out from 200 yards for eagle at the par-4 16th in the final round, and Scott Stevens were part of a six-way tie for 16th at two-under 214, as all five Gamecocks finished in red numbers.
Charlie Hillier of Kansas took individual honors, shooting 67-67-69—203, 13 under par. Missouri’s Rory Franssen was second with his 10-under 206. Hillier’s 203 total matched the tournament’s individual scoring record, set just last year by Braden Thornberry of Ole Miss. (Tournament records do not recognize scoring from 2006-2009, when Bulls Bay played as a par-71 course with the fourth hole playing as a par-4.)
Before the Hootie teed off, two team events gave sponsors their shot at the Bulls Bay course. In the four-man tournament for sponsors alone, tagged The Blowfish, Keith Roberts, Donnie Frazzitta, Man Christan and Casey Seitz teamed up for the victory. Doug McFarland, Mark McFarland, Ray Dlugos and Jack Dlugos took second with Leo Leitner, Deno Hloros, Mike Carmody and Rusty Guy taking third.
In the Noonan, a five-man event that pairs a college player with four sponsors, Thomas Walsh from the University of Virginia teamed with Brad DeBartolo, Brian Spivey, Buck Jones and Ashby Lincoln to best the field. Charleston’s Hunter Dunagan, along with Greg Conde, Patrick Hunt, Steve Cruea and Michael Conde, was second, while fellow Cougar Logan Sowell led the third-place team that included Blowfish winners Roberts, Frazzitta, Christian and Seitz.
2019 Hootie at Bulls Bay
Team Scores
South Carolina…………………………………………………………… 279-286-277—842
Kansas……………………………………………………………………….. 282-287-280—849
College of Charleston………………………………………………… 285-277-292—854
Missouri…………………………………………………………………….. 279-296-282—857
Kent State………………………………………………………………….. 280-284-295—859
Iowa State…………………………………………………………………. 287-292-282—861
N.C. State………………………………………………………………….. 291-290-281—862
Kentucky…………………………………………………………………… 290-292-281—863
West Virginia…………………………………………………………….. 287-287-291—865
Duke………………………………………………………………………….. 287-293-287—867
Purdue………………………………………………………………………. 289-295-285—869
Virginia………………………………………………………………………. 286-290-293—869
Wisconsin………………………………………………………………….. 286-297-288—871
Middle Tennessee…………………………………………………….. 289-298-293—880
Mississippi…………………………………………………………………. 288-294-300—882
Individual Scores
(Top 25 and ties)
Charlie Hillier, Kansas………………………………………………… 67-67-69—203
Rory Franssen, Missouri……………………………………………. 67-69-70—206
Jamie Wilson, South Carolina……………………………………. 69-69-69—207
Raphael Geissler, Charleston…………………………………….. 69-67-72—208
Alex Smalley, Duke……………………………………………………. 72-68-69—209
Benjamin Shipp, N.C. State……………………………………….. 73-69-68—210
Johnny Travale, Kent State……………………………………….. 70-68-72—210
Julien Paltrinieri, Kent State………………………………………. 67-75-70—212
Lachlan Barker, Iowa State……………………………………….. 70-72-70—212
Logan Sowell, Charleston………………………………………….. 72-68-72—212
Ryan Stachler, South Carolina…………………………………… 70-73-69—212
Tripp Kinney, Iowa State…………………………………………… 69-72-71—212
Caleb Proveaux, South Carolina………………………………… 69-74-70—213
Griffin Barela, Wisconsin…………………………………………… 69-75-69—213
Matthew Sharpstene, WVU………………………………………. 69-69-75—213
Adrien Pendaries, Duke…………………………………………….. 69-72-73—214
Jamie Stewart, Missouri……………………………………………. 68-72-74—214
Logan Perkins, WVU………………………………………………….. 72-71-71—214
Maximillian Mehles, Kentucky………………………………….. 71-73-70—214
Scott Stevens, South Carolina…………………………………… 71-72-71—214
Will Miles, South Carolina…………………………………………. 73-72-69—214
Andrew Orischak, Virginia…………………………………………. 69-73-73—215
Andy Spencer, Kansas……………………………………………….. 70-75-70—215
Fred Allen Meyer, Kentucky……………………………………… 75-70-70—215
Jeff Doty, Kansas……………………………………………………….. 74-70-71—215
Jordan Hahn, Wisconsin……………………………………………. 75-67-73—215
Michael Sass, Charleston………………………………………….. 70-70-75—215
Thomas Walsh, Virginia…………………………………………….. 71-73-71—215
Ole Miss shot -19 the final round to win the 14th Annual Hootie at Bulls Bay.
Kent State finished two shots back and Kentucky 3 shots back.
Braden Thornberry won the Jackson Moore Medalist honors shooting a 66 the final round totaling 203. Lukas Euler from Kentucky was 2 back at 205.
Champions: Ole Miss 841
2nd: Kent State 842
3rd: Kentucky 844
4th: Iowa State 855
5th: Missouri 856
T6th: Auburn & Wisconsin 858
8th: NC State 860
9th: South Carolina 867
10th: College of Charleston 868
11th: Louisville 879
T12th: Eastern Kentucky & Georgia State 880
14th: Georgia Southern 892
15th: Wofford 908
Gamecocks looking to continue Hootie dominance
It took 12 renewals for a team from the Palmetto State to finally break through to win the Hootie at Bulls Bay, one of college golf’s premier events played each spring since 2005. Now, the South Carolina Gamecocks are threatening to make the annual 15-team invitational a 54-hole contest to see who can finish second.
On March 25-27, the Gamecocks will go for an unprecedented fourth straight Hootie championship when Bulls Bay again hosts some of the top collegiate players in the country. Standing in their way will be teams from the College of Charleston, Auburn, Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, Ole Miss, Georgia State, Wofford, Missouri, Louisville, Wisconsin, Georgia Southern, N.C. State, Iowa State and Kent State.
The event is open to spectators, free of charge.
Until last year, when South Carolina shot 844 to finish four shots ahead of Ole Miss and 10 shots clear of Auburn and N.C. State, no team in Hootie history had ever won the tournament three times, much less three times in a row. But that all changed in 2017, despite the fact that Mississippi’s Ben Walcott, who claimed medalist honors at 12-under-par 204, and his Rebel teammate, Braden Thorneberry, 205, finished one-two in the individual scoring.
This year, Greenville senior Keenan Huskey, the 2016 individual Hootie champion who finished third at Bulls Bay last year, is back to lead the Gamecocks in their quest for a Hootie ‘quadruple.’ Also returning for South Carolina will be juniors Scott Stevens and Will Miles, both of whom posted one-under 215 scores to finish in a tie for 17th at Bulls Bay one year ago.
As always, tournament “week” tees off on Friday, March 23 with a one-day tournament for sponsors and guests, followed by a special concert for tournament participants, coaches, sponsors and guests by the tournament’s namesake band, Hootie and the Blowfish, that night.
On Saturday afternoon, college players will team with sponsors in an 18-hole team event that precedes an evening cookout and auction.
The Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate will be played Sunday through Tuesday. Spectators are welcome to watch the up and coming tour stars.
South Carolina wins 3rd consecutive Hootie at Bulls Bay!
1st- South Carolina 844
2nd- Mississippi 848
Tie 3rd- Auburn 854
Tie 3rd- North Carolina State 854
5th- Georgia State 859
6th- Kentucky 860
7th- Purdue 861
8th- Missouri 862
9th- Kansas 863
10th- Virginia 864
11th- College of Charleston 867
12th- Houston 875
13th- Richmond 881
14th- Charleston Southern 887
15th- Wisconsin 900
The University of South Carolina Gamecocks defended their title!
They shot -23 and won by 15 shots over the College of Charleston Cougars. South Carolina’s Keenan Huskey took the Jackson Moore Medalist honor shooting 65-71-69=205 (-11).
1st – South Carolina 841
2nd- College of Charleston 856
3rd- Auburn 861
4th- Wake Forest 864
5th- Charleston Southern 866
6th- Missouri 868
7th- Duke 870
8th- Kansas 871
9th- North Carolina State 872
10th- Troy 883
11th- Kentucky 883
12th- Wofford 885
13th- Maryland 887
14th- Akron 890
15th- Wisconsin 901
For full results go to www.golfstatresults.com
| 2022 | ETSU and
University of South Carolina (Co-Champions) |
280-281-283=844
271-275-298=844 |
| Archie Davies, ETSU | 68-71-65=205 | |
| 2021 | NC State | 287-276-283=846 |
| Benjamin Shipp, NC State | 71-67-67=205 | |
| 2020 | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 | |
| 2019 | University of South Carolina | 279-286-277=842 |
| Charlie Hiller, Kansas | 67-67-69=203 | |
| 2018 | University of Mississippi | 281-291-369=841 |
| Braden Thornberry, University of Mississippi | 68-69-66=203 | |
| 2017 | University of South Carolina | 279-286-279=844 |
| Ben Wolcott, Ole Miss | 67-68-69=204 | |
| 2016 | University of South Carolina | 277-284-280=841 |
| Keenan Huskey, USC | 65-71-69=205 | |
| 2015 | University of South Carolina | 280-287-271—838 |
| *Matthew Nesmith, USC | 69-68-68—205 | |
| 2014 | Auburn | 285-294-273-852 |
| * Ben Stow, Kentucky | 69-73-67—209 | |
| >2013 | Duke University | 302-288-284—874 |
| Logan Harrell, NC State | 74-73-66—213 | |
| 2012 | Auburn | 285-275-294—854 |
| Niclas Carlsson, Auburn | 70-70-71—211 | |
| 2011 | LSU | 281-284-284—849 |
| Mitchell Sutton, NC State | 67-72-68—207 | |
| 2010 | LSU | 288-278-279—845 |
| Matt Hill, N.C. State | 68-67-69—204 | |
| 2009 | Augusta State | 286-272-277—835 |
| Janne Kaske, Augusta State | 67-67-65—199 | |
| 2008 | N.C. State | 288-279-271—838 |
| Matt Hill, N.C. State | 71-67-66—204 | |
| 2007 | *Wake Forest | 283-279-278—840 |
| Wallace Booth, Augusta State | 71-69-65—205 | |
| 2006 | Wake Forest | 275-277-290—842 |
| Jamie Miller, Augusta State | 70-64-70—204 | |
| 2005 | *Kentucky | 290-287-289—866 |
| Scott Jamieson, Augusta State/td> | 66-71-68—205 | |
| * — Won in playoff. | ||
