Tuesday, February 19
Rio Grande, P.R.
All Day
NC State
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Puerto Rico Classic
Shipp Claims Co-Medalist Honors at Puerto Rico Classic
2/19/2019 4:36:00 PM | Men's Golf
NC State junior finishes with a scorecard of six-under par to finish in a three-way tie for first
RIO GRANDE, PR – NC State men's golf junior Benjamin Shipp finished in a three-way tie for first place at the Puerto Rico Classic played at the Rio Mar Country Club.
Shipp entered Tuesday's final round in a four-way tie for first, but started his day with three bogeys on the front nine to fall out of the top spot. The Duluth, Ga., native rallied on the back nine though as as he birdied holes 10, 11 and 12 and had another birdie on 15 to finish the back-nine at four-under and his round at one-under.
Shipp finished the tournament with a three-round score of six-under par, 210 to claim medalists honors with Clemson's Bryson Nimmer and Middle Tennessee's Marcus Byrd.
It is third career victory for Shipp. He previously won the Golfweek Conference Challenge in September of 2017 and the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in October of 2018. In the 2018-19 season, Shipp now has two tournament victories and three total top-five finishes in six tournaments.
Shipp led the Pack to a fourth place finish at the Puerto Rico Classic. Georgia and Georgia Tech tied for first place, while Oklahoma finished in third place.
NC State senior Stephen Franken was next for the Pack with a 13th-place finish. After shooting a five-under par 67 in the first round on Sunday, the Raleigh native posted back-to-back one-over par 71s to record just his second not-top-10 finish of the 2018-19 season.
Junior Christian Salzer was next for the Pack in a tie for 30th place at two-over par for the tournament. Salzer shot a 74 and 71 in the first two rounds and finished with a one-over par 73 on Tuesday.
Senior Harrison Rhoades finished one shot back of Salzer in a tie for 36th place at three-over par. The Raleigh native shot a one-over par 73 in the final round after a 72 and 74 in the first two rounds.
Sophomore Easton Paxton rounds out the Pack lineup in a tie for 50th place. Paxton shot a 70 and 78 in the first two rounds and finished his tournament with a three-over par 75 on Tuesday.
NC State returns to action Sunday, March 10 when it begins competition in the Bandon Dunes Championship in Bandon, Ore.
NC State Lineup
T1. Benjamin Shipp – 71-68-71—210
T13. Stephen Franken – 67-73-73—213
T30. Christian Salzer – 74-71-73—218
T36. Harrison Rhoades – 72-74-73—219
T50. Easton Paxton – 70-78-75—223
Team Leaderboard
T1. Georgia Tech 283-282-283—848
T1. Georgia 282-286-280—848
3. Oklahoma 287-285-280—852
4. NC State 280-286-290—856
5. Purdue 293-286-280—859
6. Clemson 289-288-286—863
7. Iowa 296-294-281—871
8. Marquette 294-285-295—874
9. Ohio State 285-295-296—876
10. UNCG 295-292-291—878
T11. Middle Tennessee 295-297-287—879
T11. Alabama 306-291-282—879
13. Virginia Tech 295-296-291—882
T14. East Carolina 294-296-293—883
T14. Maryland 297-291-295—883
Shipp entered Tuesday's final round in a four-way tie for first, but started his day with three bogeys on the front nine to fall out of the top spot. The Duluth, Ga., native rallied on the back nine though as as he birdied holes 10, 11 and 12 and had another birdie on 15 to finish the back-nine at four-under and his round at one-under.
Shipp finished the tournament with a three-round score of six-under par, 210 to claim medalists honors with Clemson's Bryson Nimmer and Middle Tennessee's Marcus Byrd.
It is third career victory for Shipp. He previously won the Golfweek Conference Challenge in September of 2017 and the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in October of 2018. In the 2018-19 season, Shipp now has two tournament victories and three total top-five finishes in six tournaments.
Shipp led the Pack to a fourth place finish at the Puerto Rico Classic. Georgia and Georgia Tech tied for first place, while Oklahoma finished in third place.
NC State senior Stephen Franken was next for the Pack with a 13th-place finish. After shooting a five-under par 67 in the first round on Sunday, the Raleigh native posted back-to-back one-over par 71s to record just his second not-top-10 finish of the 2018-19 season.
Junior Christian Salzer was next for the Pack in a tie for 30th place at two-over par for the tournament. Salzer shot a 74 and 71 in the first two rounds and finished with a one-over par 73 on Tuesday.
Senior Harrison Rhoades finished one shot back of Salzer in a tie for 36th place at three-over par. The Raleigh native shot a one-over par 73 in the final round after a 72 and 74 in the first two rounds.
Sophomore Easton Paxton rounds out the Pack lineup in a tie for 50th place. Paxton shot a 70 and 78 in the first two rounds and finished his tournament with a three-over par 75 on Tuesday.
NC State returns to action Sunday, March 10 when it begins competition in the Bandon Dunes Championship in Bandon, Ore.
NC State Lineup
T1. Benjamin Shipp – 71-68-71—210
T13. Stephen Franken – 67-73-73—213
T30. Christian Salzer – 74-71-73—218
T36. Harrison Rhoades – 72-74-73—219
T50. Easton Paxton – 70-78-75—223
Team Leaderboard
T1. Georgia Tech 283-282-283—848
T1. Georgia 282-286-280—848
3. Oklahoma 287-285-280—852
4. NC State 280-286-290—856
5. Purdue 293-286-280—859
6. Clemson 289-288-286—863
7. Iowa 296-294-281—871
8. Marquette 294-285-295—874
9. Ohio State 285-295-296—876
10. UNCG 295-292-291—878
T11. Middle Tennessee 295-297-287—879
T11. Alabama 306-291-282—879
13. Virginia Tech 295-296-291—882
T14. East Carolina 294-296-293—883
T14. Maryland 297-291-295—883
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