Pack Finishes in Third Place at Rod Myers Invitational

Monday, September 25

Durham, NC

NC State

Rod Myers Invitational

Pack Finishes in Third Place at Rod Myers Invitational

9/25/2023 4:25:00 PM | Men's Golf

DURHAM, N.C. – The NC State men's golf team finished in third place out of 12 teams at the Rod Myers Invitational held at Duke University Golf Club Sunday and Monday.

For the second consecutive tournament, redshirt junior Nick Mathews paced the Pack, finishing in a tie for sixth place out of 72 competitors. The Mebane, N.C., native shot a four-under par 68 in the first round on Sunday and followed up with a one-under par 71 in the second round. Mathews shot a 74 on Monday to finish the tournament three-under par.

Mathews has now posted back-to-back top-10 finishes to open the fall season. He finished second earlier this month in the Folds of Honor Collegiate.

Michael Vick made his NC State debut this weekend and finished two shots back of Mathews in a tie for 11^th place at one-under par. Vick shot a 70 in the second round and followed up with a 71 on Monday in the final round.

Spencer Oxendine gave NC State three golfers in the top-15 with a 14^th place finish at one-over par for the tournament. After back-to-back rounds of 73 on Sunday, Oxendine shot a one-under par 71 on Monday in the final round.

Joey Lenane finished in a tie for 47^th place and Cade McLaughlin rounded out the NC State lineup with a 56^th place finish.

Playing as individuals, Ethan Choi finished in a tie for 21^st place at four-over par and Carter Graf finished in 65^th place.

Duke won its home event by five shots over second place Louisville. The Cardinals' Sebastian Moss won the individual title with a three-round score of 11-under par.

NC State is back in action Monday, Oct. 2 when it begins play at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.

NC State Lineup
T6. Nick Mathews              68-71-74—213
T11. Michael Vick              74-70-71—215
T14. Spencer Oxendine     73-73-71—217
T21 Ethan Choi (ind.)         77-72-71—220
T47. Joey Lenane              74-79-74—227
T56. Cade McLaughlin       79-75-75—229
65. Carter Graf (ind.)          78-76-79—233

Team Standings
1. Duke                             278-291-287—856
2. Louisville                       293-278-290—861
3. NC State                       289-289-290—868
4. UNCW                           292-282-297—871
T5. UNCG                         296-291-286—873
T6. Charlotte                     295-285-293—873
7. Princeton                       298-291-287—876
8. Penn State                    298-291-288—877
9. Virginia Tech                  298-291-304—893
10. Coastal Carolina          304-298-297-899
11. Loyola Maryland           301-302-297—900
12. East Carolina               300-299-302—901