HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Jake Tiffin fired a 2-under in Tuesday's final round of the Sam Hall Intercollegiate to propel Troy to a fifth-place finish in the Trojans' season opener. Tiffin carded five birdies on the day to move into a tie for 10thplace overall.
A junior from Hartselle, Ala., Tiffin climbed nine spots up the leaderboard as he doubled his birdie tally from the opening two rounds. Troy finished tied for third in the field of 13 teams with 49 birdies over the three rounds and tied for first with a 3.