Men's Golf Finishes Seventh At Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
2/18/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Feb. 18, 2003
Ponte Vedra, Fla. - Junior Fernando Mechereffe finished tied for seventh at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship with a final round 70. Mechereffe, from Pelotas, Brazil, finished at two-under-par for the tournament at 73-71-70=214. Justin Walters, a 2002 All-American from South Africa, finished tied for 18th at 218 after a final round 75. Walters fired rounds of 70 and 73 yesterday at the Sawgrass Country Club.
Freshman Stephen Lewton finished his first collegiate tournament tied for 37th with a 75-73-74=222 performance. Sophomore Sutton Barbrey also carded a tournament total 222, with rounds of 70-76-76. Jason Moon finished tied for 67th after a 76-76-80=232.
NC State travels to Puerto Rico on the 23rd.
Individual Results 7 Fernando Mechereffe NC State 73 71 70 214 -2 18 Justin Walters NC State 70 73 75 218 +2 37 Sutton Barbrey NC State 70 76 76 222 +6 37 Steven Lewton NC State 75 73 74 222 +6 67 Jason Moon NC State 76 76 80 232 +16Fin. School Scores 1 Augusta State U. 285 281 286 852 -12 2 Clemson University 287 290 285 862 -2 3 Texas, Univ. of 290 292 288 870 +6 4 Wake Forest Univ. 289 291 291 871 +7 5 Florida, U. of 285 292 295 872 +8 6 Oklahoma State U. 281 295 299 875 +11 7 North Carolina State 288 293 295 876 +12 8 Tennessee, Univ. of 287 298 292 877 +13 9 Duke University 293 295 292 880 +16 10 South Carolina 289 295 298 882 +18 11 North Carolina, U of 289 296 299 884 +20 12 Georgia, U. of 302 286 299 887 +23 Louisiana State U. 298 297 292 887 +23 14 North Florida, U. of 299 293 299 891 +27 15 Florida State Univ. 300 298 316 914 +50