Wolfpack Ties for Third at Alister MacKenzie Invitational

Tuesday, October 11

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Alister Mackenzie Invitational

Wolfpack Ties for Third at Alister MacKenzie Invitational

10/11/2016 5:42:00 PM | Men's Golf

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By: Freshman Benjamin Shipp finishes 10th in field of 80 golfers

October 11, 2016

Final Results

FAIRFAX, Calif. – The NC State men's golf team earned a very strong finish at the 2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational on Tuesday, tying for third in the field of 15 teams. The Wolfpack was led by top-14 finishes from freshman Benjamin Shipp (T10) and senior Jacob McBride (T14).

NC State entered the final round of play sitting fifth in the team standings. The Wolfpack shot a 279 (-4) on Tuesday to climb two spots in the rankings. NC State finished just one stroke out of a tie for second place with Oregon State and seven strokes behind Arizona State, the tournament champion. Among the 11 teams NC State finished ahead of at the tournament was No. 8 San Diego State, which finished two strokes behind the Wolfpack.

Alister MacKenzie Invitational – Final Results
T10 … Benjamin Shipp … 68-67-69=204 (-9)
T14 … Jacob McBride … 66-71-69=206 (-7)
T35 … Davis Richards … 70-72-70=212 (-1)
T48 … Justin Hood … 71-72-71=214 (+1)
80 … Stephen Franken … 66-69-DQ=DQ
T3 … NC State … 270-279-279=828 (-24)

GREAT START TO A CAREER
Entering his freshman season as the No. 1 ranked junior golfer in the class of 2016, Shipp has started his collegiate career in fantastic fashion. The Duluth, Ga., native has earned two top-10 finishes in the first three tournaments of his career and has never finished outside the top 25 of a tournament field.

STRONG FINAL ROUND
All four of NC State's counted scores on Tuesday were at or below par. Shipp and McBride shot 69s (-2), Davis Richards carded a 70 (-1), and Justin Hood shot an even-par 71.

UP NEXT FOR THE WOLFPACK
NC State closes the fall portion of the 2016-17 season by participating in the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate at Grandover Resort in Greensboro Oct. 30-31.

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