Tuesday, March 28
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
All Day
NC State
vs
Hootie at Bulls Bay
Wolfpack Ties for Third at Hootie at Bulls Bay
3/28/2017 4:34:00 PM | Men's Golf
Sophomore Stephen Franken finishes fourth in field of 81 golfers
March 28, 2017
BirdieFire Results
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Led by a fourth-place finish from sophomore Stephen Franken, the NC State men's golf team finished in a tie for third at the 2017 Hootie at Bulls Bay. The Wolfpack shot under par during all three of the tournament's rounds, finishing with a 286 (-2) on Tuesday at Bulls Bay Golf Club.
NC State (854, -10) finished in a tie with No. 23 Auburn and ended the tournament ahead of No. 9 Virginia (864, E) and No. 24 Missouri (862, -2). South Carolina claimed the team title with a combined score of 844 (-2) and No. 25 Mississippi (848, -16) finished second.
The fourth-place finish was the sixth in Franken's young career. In 19 total tournaments with the Wolfpack, he has now finished within the top 20 of a tournament field on 12 occasions. Franken entered the final round in a tie for seventh place and shot an impressive 67 (-5) Tuesday to move up the leaderboard.
Freshman Benjamin Shipp tied for 17th in the field with a cumulative score of 215 (-1). In just seven tournaments at NC State, the Duluth, Ga., native has finished within the top 20 of a tournament field four times.
Statistically, the Wolfpack led all teams in total birdies (61) at the competition and lowest average score on par fives (4.60, -30).
Hootie at Bulls Bay – Final Results
4 … Stephen Franken … 72-69-67=208 (-8)
T17 … Benjamin Shipp … 67-75-73=215 (-1)
T30 … Nolan Mills Jr. … 73-71-73=217 (+1)
T40 … Jacob McBride … 76-70-73=219 (+3)
T49 … Harrison Rhoades … 75-71-74=220 (+4)
T3 … NC State … 287-281-286=854 (-10)
UP NEXT
NC State has just two tournaments remaining on the regular-season schedule before the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. Up next, the Wolfpack will travel to the Gary Koch Invitational (April 10-11) and host the Wolfpack Spring Open (April 14-15) before traveling to Clinton, S.C., to compete at the ACC Championships (April 21-23) at Musgrove Mill.
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BirdieFire Results
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Led by a fourth-place finish from sophomore Stephen Franken, the NC State men's golf team finished in a tie for third at the 2017 Hootie at Bulls Bay. The Wolfpack shot under par during all three of the tournament's rounds, finishing with a 286 (-2) on Tuesday at Bulls Bay Golf Club.
NC State (854, -10) finished in a tie with No. 23 Auburn and ended the tournament ahead of No. 9 Virginia (864, E) and No. 24 Missouri (862, -2). South Carolina claimed the team title with a combined score of 844 (-2) and No. 25 Mississippi (848, -16) finished second.
The fourth-place finish was the sixth in Franken's young career. In 19 total tournaments with the Wolfpack, he has now finished within the top 20 of a tournament field on 12 occasions. Franken entered the final round in a tie for seventh place and shot an impressive 67 (-5) Tuesday to move up the leaderboard.
Freshman Benjamin Shipp tied for 17th in the field with a cumulative score of 215 (-1). In just seven tournaments at NC State, the Duluth, Ga., native has finished within the top 20 of a tournament field four times.
Statistically, the Wolfpack led all teams in total birdies (61) at the competition and lowest average score on par fives (4.60, -30).
Hootie at Bulls Bay – Final Results
4 … Stephen Franken … 72-69-67=208 (-8)
T17 … Benjamin Shipp … 67-75-73=215 (-1)
T30 … Nolan Mills Jr. … 73-71-73=217 (+1)
T40 … Jacob McBride … 76-70-73=219 (+3)
T49 … Harrison Rhoades … 75-71-74=220 (+4)
T3 … NC State … 287-281-286=854 (-10)
UP NEXT
NC State has just two tournaments remaining on the regular-season schedule before the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. Up next, the Wolfpack will travel to the Gary Koch Invitational (April 10-11) and host the Wolfpack Spring Open (April 14-15) before traveling to Clinton, S.C., to compete at the ACC Championships (April 21-23) at Musgrove Mill.
#GoPack | @PackMensGolf
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