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Men’s Golf to Host Wolfpack Intercollegiate
10/5/2018 4:29:00 PM | Men's Golf
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's golf team hosts its annual home tournament – the Wolfpack Intercollegiate – this weekend at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
The Pack won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate last season led by senior Stephen Franken who captured individual medalist honors.
Tournament Information:
Course: Lonnie Poole Golf Course – Raleigh, N.C.
Par: 72
Yards: 7,358
Format: 54 holes (36 Saturday, 18 Sunday)
Tee Times: Shotgun start on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with the Pack starting on holes one, two and three.
Live Scoring: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=17297&x=0.235547147077
Participating Teams: Campbell , East Carolina, George Mason, Georgia State, High Point, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, Loyola Maryland, Maryland, NC State, Southern Mississippi, UNCG, UNCW, Virginia Tech, Wofford
2018-19 Season
- This marks the Pack's third tournament of the season. NC State has played a challenging slate early in the season, playing against numerous teams that qualified for the NCAA Championship last season. The Pack finished tied for seventh at the season-opening Gopher Invitational and in fourth place at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate.
- Stephen Franken led the Pack in the season-opening tournament, finishing just outside of the top-10 in 11th place. Franken and junior Benjamin Shipp paced the Pack at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate with the players finishing in a tie for fourth place.
2017-18 Recap
- The Pack finished the first season under head coach Press McPhaul with two tournament victories and advanced to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2011.
- NC State qualified for the NCAA Championship by shooting a program-record team score of 831 to finish third in the Raleigh Regional. The score of 831 is the lowest three-round team score in an NCAA Regional in program history.
- In addition to two tournament victories, the Pack also had two players – Benjamin Shipp and Franken – claim individual medalist honors last season. Shipp won the Golfweek Conference Challenge in September, while Franken won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in October.
NC State Lineup
1. Stephen Franken – Franken racked up the accolades last season as he finished the season as the ACC Player of the Year, ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year and GCAA and Golfweek All-American. He finished the season with a stroke average of 70.56 per round which was the second-lowest season stroke average in program history. He won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in October tying program records for 54-hole score (201) and score related to par (-15) in the process.
2. Benjamin Shipp – Shipp competed in 11 events and 33 rounds last season for the Pack. He finished second on the team with an average of 71.94 strokes per round. He finished the season with four top-10 finishes, two top-five finishes and one victory. He set the program record for low round (64) in NCAA Regional competition and 54-hole score (201) in last May's NCAA Regional competition at Lonnie Poole.
3. Easton Paxton – Paxton was the lone freshman on the NC State roster last season and competed in 11 events for the Pack. He finished the season with a stroke average of 73.18 per round and ranked third on the team with 16 rounds played at even-par or lower. He played his best tournament of the season last year at the NCAA Regional, shooting a 210 (-3) to finish in 21st place out of 75 golfers.
4. Christian Salzer – Salzer competed in six events for the Pack last season. He finished the season with a 76.22 strokes per round average. He had his top finish of the season at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate at the end of October, finishing in a tie for 28th place out of 76 competitors.
5. Harrison Rhoades – Rhoades competed in 10 events last season for the Pack and finished with a season stroke average of 73.38 strokes per round. Led the team last season in the season-opener by shooting a team-low 221 to finish in a tie for 11th place out of 90 competitors.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's golf team hosts its annual home tournament – the Wolfpack Intercollegiate – this weekend at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
The Pack won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate last season led by senior Stephen Franken who captured individual medalist honors.
Tournament Information:
Course: Lonnie Poole Golf Course – Raleigh, N.C.
Par: 72
Yards: 7,358
Format: 54 holes (36 Saturday, 18 Sunday)
Tee Times: Shotgun start on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with the Pack starting on holes one, two and three.
Live Scoring: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=17297&x=0.235547147077
Participating Teams: Campbell , East Carolina, George Mason, Georgia State, High Point, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, Loyola Maryland, Maryland, NC State, Southern Mississippi, UNCG, UNCW, Virginia Tech, Wofford
2018-19 Season
- This marks the Pack's third tournament of the season. NC State has played a challenging slate early in the season, playing against numerous teams that qualified for the NCAA Championship last season. The Pack finished tied for seventh at the season-opening Gopher Invitational and in fourth place at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate.
- Stephen Franken led the Pack in the season-opening tournament, finishing just outside of the top-10 in 11th place. Franken and junior Benjamin Shipp paced the Pack at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate with the players finishing in a tie for fourth place.
2017-18 Recap
- The Pack finished the first season under head coach Press McPhaul with two tournament victories and advanced to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2011.
- NC State qualified for the NCAA Championship by shooting a program-record team score of 831 to finish third in the Raleigh Regional. The score of 831 is the lowest three-round team score in an NCAA Regional in program history.
- In addition to two tournament victories, the Pack also had two players – Benjamin Shipp and Franken – claim individual medalist honors last season. Shipp won the Golfweek Conference Challenge in September, while Franken won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in October.
NC State Lineup
1. Stephen Franken – Franken racked up the accolades last season as he finished the season as the ACC Player of the Year, ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year and GCAA and Golfweek All-American. He finished the season with a stroke average of 70.56 per round which was the second-lowest season stroke average in program history. He won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in October tying program records for 54-hole score (201) and score related to par (-15) in the process.
2. Benjamin Shipp – Shipp competed in 11 events and 33 rounds last season for the Pack. He finished second on the team with an average of 71.94 strokes per round. He finished the season with four top-10 finishes, two top-five finishes and one victory. He set the program record for low round (64) in NCAA Regional competition and 54-hole score (201) in last May's NCAA Regional competition at Lonnie Poole.
3. Easton Paxton – Paxton was the lone freshman on the NC State roster last season and competed in 11 events for the Pack. He finished the season with a stroke average of 73.18 per round and ranked third on the team with 16 rounds played at even-par or lower. He played his best tournament of the season last year at the NCAA Regional, shooting a 210 (-3) to finish in 21st place out of 75 golfers.
4. Christian Salzer – Salzer competed in six events for the Pack last season. He finished the season with a 76.22 strokes per round average. He had his top finish of the season at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate at the end of October, finishing in a tie for 28th place out of 76 competitors.
5. Harrison Rhoades – Rhoades competed in 10 events last season for the Pack and finished with a season stroke average of 73.38 strokes per round. Led the team last season in the season-opener by shooting a team-low 221 to finish in a tie for 11th place out of 90 competitors.
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