GULFPORT –
Julius Hautmann led Jones College with a tie for 39th place as the Bobcats completed play in the 54-hole Charles Cooper Classic at Windance Country Club.
Hautmann finished at 15-over-par for the tournament, posting rounds of 4-over, 6-over and 5-over to lead six Jones golfers in the field.
Oban Webber was next for the Bobcats, tying for 58th at 19-over. Webber opened with a 2-over round, the lowest opening-round score by a Jones golfer, before closing with rounds of 11-over and 6-over.
Jax Poole and Pelle Fox tied for 65th at 21-over.
Poole carded rounds of 5-over, 8-over and 8-over, while Fox bounced back from an opening-round 11-over with a 4-over second round and 6-over final round. Fox's second-round score was tied for the lowest by a Jones golfer over the final 36 holes.
John Walker Brinson tied for 75th at 24-over, posting rounds of 9-over, 4-over and 11-over.
Matthew Eubank, competing as an individual, finished 94th at 33-over with rounds of 11-over, 10-over and 12-over.
Mississippi Gulf Coast's Paul Hoefer claimed medalist honors at 4-under-par, one shot ahead of Shelton State's Reid Larson (-3) and two clear of East Central's Sam Arthur (-2).
Hoefer's second-round 8-under-par performance was the lowest round of the tournament and helped him overcome an opening-round 2-over score. He closed with another 2-over round to secure the individual title.
Jones hosts the Bobcat Invitational Nov. 2-3 at Laurel Country Club.