North Carolina State University Athletics
Men's Golf Readies For Hooters Match Play Championship
11/7/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Nov. 7, 2002
NC State's men's golf team is coming off of its best fall finish, fifth at the Nelson Invitational. They head into the last tournament of the fall this weekend in North Myrtle Beach for the Hooters Match Play Championship. The tournament field is loaded with talent as nationally ranked Clemson (#1), Florida (#4), TCU (#6), Augusta State (#7), Minnesota (#8), Arizona (#10),Texas (#13), Washington (#20), Pepperdine (#21), Georgia Tech (#23), Toledo (#31), Oklahoma State (#33), NC State (#49), Colorado (#76), Tulsa (#77), and Purdue (#102) compose the field. NC State faces defending national champion Minnesota (No. 8 nationally) in the first round. Overall, 15 of the 16 teams in the field are ranked in the top-100, including six of the top-10, and 13 of the top-50.
Twenty-two of the top-50 golfers in the country will compete for their respective teams, including the nation's 13th-ranked individual, NC State's Justin Walters. Walters has been one of the top golfers all year round with a fall stroke average just above 71 through four events. His tournament total 202 at the Nelson Invitational set the school record for lowest tournament total, as he fired a pair of 66s to finish 11-under-par and tied for second, one-stroke off of the tournament medalist.
Jason Moon, Fernando Mechereffe, Rodney Thomas, and Andrew Lewis complete the lineup for NC State.
The tournament format is as follows with two rounds being played on Friday, one on Saturday, and the final round is slated for Sunday.
* Each coach will submit a lineup prior to each round, ranking his players 1-5.
* The No. 1 players from two teams (i.e. NC State/Minnesota in Rd. 1) will play a singles match against each other, followed by pairing the No. 2's, No.3's and so on.
* Each of the five singles matches is worth one point each.
* In case of a tied singles match in any team match (except the championship match) the tied players will have a chip-off at the last hole to determine the winner of the point.
* The team with the most points wins the team match, and advances.
