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Puerto Rico Golf Classic
Wolfpack Beats Six Higher-Ranked Teams In Puerto Rico
2/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Feb. 28, 2006
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico - The NC State men's golf team opened the spring portion of its schedule Feb. 26-28 at the Puerto Rico Class and beat six higher-ranked teams, including No. 13 Northwestern, No. 10 Minnesota and No. 2 Georgia Tech at Rio Mar Country Club's par 72 River Course. Stephen Lewton tied for 18th place at even par to lead the Wolfpack to a tenth place finish in a who's who field of 18 that included 16 top 45 squads, 10 top 20s and the nation's 1-4.
NC State played a consistent three-day, 54-hole tournament sandwiching a four over second round between two five over rounds. Lewton carded the team's lowest score of each round, including a 71 in the second round, the Pack's lowest of the tournament.
Jerry Richardson shot par the second round and finished four over. Nathan Spoon fired a one over third round to close within one stroke of Richardson at five over. Taylor Crosby also finished strong, carding a one over third round and end up seven over. Darren Blair shot one over in the first round and finished 10 over.
Top-ranked Georgia ripped an 11 under final round to win the tournament by four strokes at 21 under. The Bulldogs' Chris Kirk followed a second round 68 with a final round 67 to win medallist honors at 11 under.
NC State returns to action next week when it travels to Tallahassee, Fla. to play the Seminole Intercollegiate at Golden Eagle Country Club. Complete results from the Puerto Rico Classic are available at www.purduesports.com and www.golfstat.com.
10th NC State 293-292-293=878 (+14)
t-18th Stephen Lewton 72-71-73=216 (E)
t-38th Jerry Richardson 74-72-74=220 (+4)
t-44th Nathan Spoon 74-74-73=221 (+5)
t-51st Taylor Crosby 75-75-73=223 (+7)
t-63rd Darren Blair 73-76-77=226 (+10)
