Pack Tied For Second Heading into Final Round of Hootie at Bulls Bay

AWENDAW, S.C. – The NC State men's golf team is in a tie for second place out of 16 teams with one round of play remaining at the Hootie at Bulls Bay.

NC State shot a team score of 13-under par on Monday to move up two spots into second place. The Pack is tied with Missouri and Ole Miss for second with all three teams at 20-under par. First round leader South Carolina continues to lead and has a 10-stroke lead on the field.

Easton Paxton shot a six-under par 66 to lead the Pack on Monday. The Riverton, Wyo, native is in a tie for fourth place on the individual leaderboard at eight-under par through 36 holes. He is two shots back of the leader.

Spencer Oxendine shot a five-under par 67 to move into the top-10 on the individual leaderboard. Oxendine is in a tie for ninth place at six-under par.

Maximilian Steinlechner is in a tie for 22^nd place at four-under par. The Austria native has fired two-under par 70s in both rounds of play.

Carter Graf is next for the Pack in a tie for 35^th place at two-under par. He fired an even-par 72 on Monday.

Ethan Choi rounds out the NC State lineup in a tie for 65^th place at two-over par.

Competing as an individual, Brandon Einstein is in a tie for 59^th place at one-over par.

NC State starts the third and final round Tuesday morning at 8:45 a.m.

NC State Lineup
T4. Easton Paxton                     70-66—136
T9. Spencer Oxendine               71-67—138
T22. Maximilian Steinlechner     70-70—140
T35. Carter Graf                        70-72—142
T59. Brandon Einstein (i)           72-73—145
T65. Ethan Choi                        73-73—146

Team Standings
1. South Carolina                      271-275—546
T2. NC State                            281-275—556
T2. Missouri                              283-273—556
T2. Ole Miss                             277-279—556
5. ETSU                                   280-281—561
T6. Auburn                                283-279—562
T6. Wisconsin                           285-277—562
T8. Purdue                                285-279—564
T8. Kentucky                             284-280—564
10. West Virginia                       287-278—565
T11. Furman                             288-280—568
T11. New Mexico                      290-278—568
T11. College of Charleston        289-279—568
14. Kent State                           289-280—569
15. Limestone                           292-286—578
16. Iowa State                           302-286—588

Pack Tied For Second Heading into Final Round of Hootie at Bulls Bay

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Players Mentioned

Ethan Choi

Brandon Einstein

Carter Graf

Spencer Oxendine

Easton Paxton

Maximilian Steinlechner