Friday, April 13
Cary, NC
ALL DAY
NC State
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Stitch Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs
Pack Plays at Stitch Intercollegiate in Final Regular Season Competition
4/12/2018 5:16:00 PM | Men's Golf
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CARY, N.C. – The NC State men's golf team closes the regular season portion of its schedule this weekend when it plays in the Stitch Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs Country Club.
The three-day 72-hole event begins Friday morning with tee times starting at 8:30 a.m.
Stitch Intercollegiate Participants
Appalachian State
Campbell
College of Charleston
Duke
East Carolina
Maryland
NC State
Ohio
Richmond
UAB
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Last Time Out
The Pack finished in eighth place at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational three weeks ago. NC State closed the tournament by shooting its season-low round of 274. Sophomore Benjamin Shipp led the Pack with his third top-10 finish of the season with a three-round score of
NC State Line-Up
1. Stephen Franken – The junior leads the Pack with a 70.38 scoring average as he has recorded six top-10 finishes in eight tournaments played. Franken collected the first individual title of his career, winning the Wolfpack Intercollegiate, with a three-day score of 15-under-par. Franken's score of 15-under-par tied an NC State program record for score in relation to par. The Raleigh native played 16 of his 24 rounds in the fall at par or lower.
2. Benjamin Shipp – The junior ranks second on the team with a scoring average of 72.303. He won the Golfweek Conference Challenge besting the 75-player field with a three-day scorecard of (68-69-69—206). He closed the fall season, finishing in a tie for seventh-place out of 76 competitors at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate. He led the Pack with a 10th-place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate.
3. Easton Paxton – The lone freshman on the Pack's roster this season, Paxton has competed in seven of eight events and finished with a scoring average of 73.24. The Riverton, Wyo., native made his collegiate debut at the Golfweek Conference Challenge and helped push the Pack to the tournament title, finishing the three-round event with a score of even-par to place in a tie for 19th out of 75 competitors.
4. Harrison Rhoades – Rhoades ranks fourth on the team with a scoring average of 73.94. He recorded his low round of the season with a 69 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay. His 26th place finish out of 75 golfers at the Hootie was his top spring finish of the year. His top finish of the fall was a tie for 11th out of 90 competitors at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate.
5. Justin Hood – Hood has played in three tournaments for NC State this season and has a scoring average of 74.67. Hood placed in 25th out of 81 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate. This weekend's tournament will mark his first tournament for the Pack since the Puerto Rico Classic in the middle of February.
Ind. Nolan Mills Jr. - The junior joins Franken as the only players to compete in all eight tournaments this season. He has a scoring average of 74.42. The Charlotte native finished in a tie for 13th place out of 81 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a three-round score of one-under-par.
Ind. Christian Salzer – Salzer has played 15 rounds for the Pack this season and has a scoring average of 76.80. He had his best tournament of the season at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate where he finished in 28th out of 76 competitors.
CARY, N.C. – The NC State men's golf team closes the regular season portion of its schedule this weekend when it plays in the Stitch Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs Country Club.
The three-day 72-hole event begins Friday morning with tee times starting at 8:30 a.m.
Stitch Intercollegiate Participants
Appalachian State
Campbell
College of Charleston
Duke
East Carolina
Maryland
NC State
Ohio
Richmond
UAB
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Last Time Out
The Pack finished in eighth place at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational three weeks ago. NC State closed the tournament by shooting its season-low round of 274. Sophomore Benjamin Shipp led the Pack with his third top-10 finish of the season with a three-round score of
NC State Line-Up
1. Stephen Franken – The junior leads the Pack with a 70.38 scoring average as he has recorded six top-10 finishes in eight tournaments played. Franken collected the first individual title of his career, winning the Wolfpack Intercollegiate, with a three-day score of 15-under-par. Franken's score of 15-under-par tied an NC State program record for score in relation to par. The Raleigh native played 16 of his 24 rounds in the fall at par or lower.
2. Benjamin Shipp – The junior ranks second on the team with a scoring average of 72.303. He won the Golfweek Conference Challenge besting the 75-player field with a three-day scorecard of (68-69-69—206). He closed the fall season, finishing in a tie for seventh-place out of 76 competitors at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate. He led the Pack with a 10th-place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate.
3. Easton Paxton – The lone freshman on the Pack's roster this season, Paxton has competed in seven of eight events and finished with a scoring average of 73.24. The Riverton, Wyo., native made his collegiate debut at the Golfweek Conference Challenge and helped push the Pack to the tournament title, finishing the three-round event with a score of even-par to place in a tie for 19th out of 75 competitors.
4. Harrison Rhoades – Rhoades ranks fourth on the team with a scoring average of 73.94. He recorded his low round of the season with a 69 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay. His 26th place finish out of 75 golfers at the Hootie was his top spring finish of the year. His top finish of the fall was a tie for 11th out of 90 competitors at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate.
5. Justin Hood – Hood has played in three tournaments for NC State this season and has a scoring average of 74.67. Hood placed in 25th out of 81 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate. This weekend's tournament will mark his first tournament for the Pack since the Puerto Rico Classic in the middle of February.
Ind. Nolan Mills Jr. - The junior joins Franken as the only players to compete in all eight tournaments this season. He has a scoring average of 74.42. The Charlotte native finished in a tie for 13th place out of 81 competitors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a three-round score of one-under-par.
Ind. Christian Salzer – Salzer has played 15 rounds for the Pack this season and has a scoring average of 76.80. He had his best tournament of the season at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate where he finished in 28th out of 76 competitors.
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