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Mills, NC State Win Wolfpack Spring Open
4/15/2017 5:37:00 PM | Men's Golf
Entire starting lineup finishes within top 16 of 90-golfer field
April 15, 2017
Golfstat Results | PDF Results
RALEIGH – Led by sophomore Nolan Mills Jr. winning medalist honors and the entire starting lineup finishing within the top 16 of the tournament field, the NC State men's golf team dominated the 2017 Wolfpack Spring Open by 13 strokes. En route to claiming its third consecutive victory at this event, the Wolfpack shot 821 (-31) through three rounds of action at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
Mills and McBride entered the final round in a tie for third place and each concluded the tournament with strong rounds. Mills shot a 67 (-4) his final time through the course and McBride ended with an ever-par 71 to claim second place for the second consecutive tournament. With his total score of 200 (-13), Mills narrowly missed tying the course competition record of 198 set by David Cooke on April 17, 2016.
In addition to the whole group finishing within the top 16 of the tournament field, all five of NC State's starters ended the competition below par. Freshman Benjamin Shipp tied for 10th at 210 (-3) while sophomores Stephen Franken (T13, -2) and Harrison Rhoades (T16, -1) were close at their heels.
No. 15 Clemson finished second at the tournament with a three-round score of 834 (-18). No. 19 Duke ended up in third at 849 (-3). South Florida and Maryland, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, were the only other teams in the 16-team field to finish below par for the tournament.
In head coach Richard Sykes' final home tournament, the Wolfpack claimed the 53rd team title achieved in his 46 years as a head coach.
Wolfpack Spring Open – Final Results
1 … Nolan Mills Jr. … 66-67-67=200 (-13)
2 … Jacob McBride … 68-65-71=204 (-9)
T10 … Benjamin Shipp … 69-71-70=210 (-3)
T13 … Stephen Franken … 70-71-70=211 (-2)
T16 … Harrison Rhoades … 66-74-72=212 (-1)
1 … NC State … 269-274-278=821 (-31)
T44 … Christian Salzer … 68-78-73=219 (+6)
T46 … Dwight Cauthen … 71-76-73=220 (+7)
T51 … Chad Cox … 68-80-73=221 (+8)
T66 … Davis Richards … 77-72-77=226 (+13)
T72 … Justin Hood … 75-73-80=228 (+15)
13 … NC State "Red" … 282-299-296=877 (+25)
UP NEXT
The Wolfpack begins postseason play at the 2017 ACC Championship in Clinton, S.C. The tournament will be played at Musgrove Mill between April 21-23 and the Wolfpack will open competition as the No. 8 seed and paired with Virginia Tech and UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Golfstat Results | PDF Results
RALEIGH – Led by sophomore Nolan Mills Jr. winning medalist honors and the entire starting lineup finishing within the top 16 of the tournament field, the NC State men's golf team dominated the 2017 Wolfpack Spring Open by 13 strokes. En route to claiming its third consecutive victory at this event, the Wolfpack shot 821 (-31) through three rounds of action at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
Mills and McBride entered the final round in a tie for third place and each concluded the tournament with strong rounds. Mills shot a 67 (-4) his final time through the course and McBride ended with an ever-par 71 to claim second place for the second consecutive tournament. With his total score of 200 (-13), Mills narrowly missed tying the course competition record of 198 set by David Cooke on April 17, 2016.
Individual medalist Nolan Mills answers a few questions after the victory. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/0tKXBw0LQw
— NC State Men's Golf (@PackMensGolf) April 15, 2017
In addition to the whole group finishing within the top 16 of the tournament field, all five of NC State's starters ended the competition below par. Freshman Benjamin Shipp tied for 10th at 210 (-3) while sophomores Stephen Franken (T13, -2) and Harrison Rhoades (T16, -1) were close at their heels.
No. 15 Clemson finished second at the tournament with a three-round score of 834 (-18). No. 19 Duke ended up in third at 849 (-3). South Florida and Maryland, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, were the only other teams in the 16-team field to finish below par for the tournament.
In head coach Richard Sykes' final home tournament, the Wolfpack claimed the 53rd team title achieved in his 46 years as a head coach.
Wolfpack Spring Open – Final Results
1 … Nolan Mills Jr. … 66-67-67=200 (-13)
2 … Jacob McBride … 68-65-71=204 (-9)
T10 … Benjamin Shipp … 69-71-70=210 (-3)
T13 … Stephen Franken … 70-71-70=211 (-2)
T16 … Harrison Rhoades … 66-74-72=212 (-1)
1 … NC State … 269-274-278=821 (-31)
T44 … Christian Salzer … 68-78-73=219 (+6)
T46 … Dwight Cauthen … 71-76-73=220 (+7)
T51 … Chad Cox … 68-80-73=221 (+8)
T66 … Davis Richards … 77-72-77=226 (+13)
T72 … Justin Hood … 75-73-80=228 (+15)
13 … NC State "Red" … 282-299-296=877 (+25)
UP NEXT
The Wolfpack begins postseason play at the 2017 ACC Championship in Clinton, S.C. The tournament will be played at Musgrove Mill between April 21-23 and the Wolfpack will open competition as the No. 8 seed and paired with Virginia Tech and UNC-Chapel Hill.
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