Wolfpack Golfers Hold on to Place Eighth

Feb. 26, 2002

San Juan, PR- The NC State men's golf team finalized its trip to the Puerto Rico Classic at the Rio Mar Golf Course by scoring a 14-over-par 302 in the final round. The team finished in 8th with a three day total of 887, 58 strokes behind winner Georgia Tech who shot a blistering -35 (829) for the tournament. Three other ACC schools competed along with the Wolfpack and Yellow Jackets as Clemson finished second (-10, 854), Duke finished ninth (+25, 889), and Virginia (+49, 913) ended in a tie for 13th.

Junior Jason Moon finished in a tie for 21st after a final round 75. He fired a 69 in second round action yesterday, which was tied for the fourth lowest round of the tournament. He finished with a final tally of 219 strokes.

Sophomore Fernando Mechereffe faired better than he did at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate by firing rounds of 76-69-76 for a three day total 221 to finish 28th, his second best finish of the year. Mechereffe was the leading scorer on par-5s in the tournament with an average of 4.50 (-6).

Junior Justin Walters fired one round (second) at even par to finish with a three day total of 75-72-76(223).

Freshman Banks Wood finished solid with a final round 75. His three day total of 224 (77-72-75) was his highest tournament total, and his 37th place finish was the highest of his short career. Wood was only one of 15 golfers to fire an eagle in the tournament.

Senior Garth Mulroy struggled to find his sweet swing and wound up placing in a tie for 52nd, his lowest individual finish since he placed 66th at the Chris Schenkel Invitational on March 24th and 25th of last season. He mananged to card an eagle on his way to a three day total of 79-72-77(228), which was the third lowest tournament total of his career.

The Wolfpack men's golf team return stateside and get back to the links March 8th-10th at the Las Vegas Intercollegiate at the Rio Secca Golf Course.

Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar CC River Course San Juan, PR Tournament Dates: 02/24 - 02/26 Par: 72 Yardage: 6945

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Fin. Players Scores

T 21 Jason Moon NC State 75 69 75 219 +3 T 28 Fernando Mechereffe NC State 76 69 76 221 +5 T 37 Justin Walters NC State 75 72 76 223 +7 T 40 Banks Wood NC State 77 72 75 224 +8 T 52 Garth Mulroy NC State 79 72 77 228 +12

TEAM SCORES

Fin. School Scores 1 Georgia Tech 275 275 279 829 -35 2 Clemson University 279 289 286 854 -10 3 Purdue University 293 278 286 857 -7 4 Florida, U. of 293 288 288 869 +5 5 Colorado, U. of 289 295 288 872 +8 6 Minnesota, Univ. of 294 287 300 881 +17 7 East Tennessee St. 295 288 300 883 +19 8 North Carolina State 303 282 302 887 +23 9 Duke University 296 292 301 889 +25 10 Oklahoma, U. of 295 298 297 890 +26 11 Georgia, U. of 293 300 300 893 +29 12 Texas, Univ. of 289 302 303 894 +30 T 13 Kent State 308 295 310 913 +49 T 13 Northwestern 299 294 320 913 +49 T 13 Virginia, U. of 299 303 311 913 +49

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