
NC State Takes 11th at NCAA Albuquerque Regional
5/18/2016 5:57:00 PM | Men's Golf
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  – Led by freshman Stephen Franken's 17th-place finish, the NC State men's golf team concluded its 2015-16 season Wednesday in 11th place at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional.
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Through all three rounds of play at the challenging University of New Mexico Championship Course, the Wolfpack carded a team score of 929 (+65). No. 11 Arizona State claimed top honors at the event, shooting a team score of 876 (+12). TCU placed second at 888 (+24).
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Heavy winds and occasional rain throughout the week made an already challenging course even more difficult, as the average score achieved at the Albuquerque Regional was 77.38 strokes per round.
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NCAA Albuquerque Regional – Final Results
T17 … Stephen Franken … 76-75-75-226 (+10)
T37 … Jacob McBride … 76-76-79=231 (+15)
T49 … Carter Page … 77-83-75=235 (+19)
T61 … Davis Richards … 76-80-85=241 (+25)
75 … David Cooke … *-87-81=168
11 … NC State … 305-314-310=929 (+65)
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*DQ due to ruling on provisional ball
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FRESHMAN CONSISTENCY
Franken finished all three of his tournament rounds below the average course score of 77.38 strokes, shooting 76-75-75. His 17th-place finish marked the seventh time during his young career he has finished within the top 20 of a tournament field, and his completed season scoring average of 71.84 strokes per round was the Wolfpack's best mark this season.
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FINAL SEASON RECORD
Including the results from the 2016 NCAA Albuquerque Regional, the NC State men's golf team finished the 2015-16 season with a solid 123-55-3 record. NC State golfers recorded 26 top-20 finishes in team tournaments throughout the course of the campaign.
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#GoPack
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  – Led by freshman Stephen Franken's 17th-place finish, the NC State men's golf team concluded its 2015-16 season Wednesday in 11th place at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional.
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Through all three rounds of play at the challenging University of New Mexico Championship Course, the Wolfpack carded a team score of 929 (+65). No. 11 Arizona State claimed top honors at the event, shooting a team score of 876 (+12). TCU placed second at 888 (+24).
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Heavy winds and occasional rain throughout the week made an already challenging course even more difficult, as the average score achieved at the Albuquerque Regional was 77.38 strokes per round.
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NCAA Albuquerque Regional – Final Results
T17 … Stephen Franken … 76-75-75-226 (+10)
T37 … Jacob McBride … 76-76-79=231 (+15)
T49 … Carter Page … 77-83-75=235 (+19)
T61 … Davis Richards … 76-80-85=241 (+25)
75 … David Cooke … *-87-81=168
11 … NC State … 305-314-310=929 (+65)
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*DQ due to ruling on provisional ball
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FRESHMAN CONSISTENCY
Franken finished all three of his tournament rounds below the average course score of 77.38 strokes, shooting 76-75-75. His 17th-place finish marked the seventh time during his young career he has finished within the top 20 of a tournament field, and his completed season scoring average of 71.84 strokes per round was the Wolfpack's best mark this season.
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FINAL SEASON RECORD
Including the results from the 2016 NCAA Albuquerque Regional, the NC State men's golf team finished the 2015-16 season with a solid 123-55-3 record. NC State golfers recorded 26 top-20 finishes in team tournaments throughout the course of the campaign.
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#GoPack
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