Pack Tied for First After Two Rounds at Hootie Intercollegiate

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Awendaw, S.C. - The NC State men's golf team shot a team score of 12-under par in the second round Monday to move into a tie for first place of the Hootie Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay.

The Pack's second round team score of 276 is the best of the tournament.

Auburn is tied for the Pack at 13-under par. Missouri is in third place, one shot back. First round leader Kent State is in fourth place, three shots back of NC State and Auburn.

Benjamin Shipp led NC State on day two with a five-under par 67. The Duluth, Ga., native is in a three-way tie for second on the individual leaderboard at six-under par for the tournament and is two shots back of first place.

Max Steinlechner also shot in the 60s on Monday, shooting a three-under par 69 to move into the top-10 on the leaderboard in a tie for seventh place.

Easton Paxton and Christian Salzer both shot a two-under par 70 on Monday. Salzer is one-under par for the tournament and is in a tie for 17^th place while Paxton is one-over par for the tournament and is in a tie for 34^th place.

Carter Graf shot even-par 72 for the second consecutive day and is in a tie for 28^th place.

Nick Matthews, playing unattached this weekend, is 11-over par for the tournament and is in a tie for 86^th place.

The third and final round at Bulls Bay starts Tuesday morning with the first NC State golfer going off at 9:30 a.m.

NC State Lineup
T2. Benjamin Shipp       71-67—138
T7. Max Steinlechner     71-69—140
T17. Christian Salzer     73-70—143
T28. Carter Graf            72-72—144
T34. Easton Paxton       75-70—145
T86. Nick Matthews (i)   77-78—155

Team Standings
T1. NC State                      287-276—563
T1. Auburn                          283-280—563
3. Missouri                          282-282—564
4. Kent State                       278-288—566
5. Duke                               289-281—570
6. College of Charleston      287-284—571
7. Purdue                            285-291—576
8. Wisconsin                       286-291—577
9. West Virginia                   291-288—579
T10. Marquette                   294-288—582
T10. Kansas                       293-289—582
12. South Carolina              288-296—584
13. Iowa State                     295-290—585
14. Kentucky                       294-294—588
15. Wichita State                 296-294—590
16. Louisiana Tech              299-296—595

Pack Tied for First After Two Rounds at Hootie Intercollegiate

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Players Mentioned

Carter Graf

Easton Paxton

Christian Salzer

Benjamin Shipp

Maximilian Steinlechner