NC State Men’s Golf Places 3rd at Palmetto Intercollegiate

AIKEN, SC March 12, 2013 – The NC State men’s golf team finished tied for third at the conclusion of the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

The Wolfpack shot a final round 13-over 293 to finish tied with Clemson at 24-over 864.

NC State shared the first-round lead with Augusta State, and was just one shot behind first-day leader South Carolina after Monday’s 36-hole marathon.

Augusta State won the team title at 16-over 856, while South Carolina finished second at 863, one stroke ahead of the Wolfpack.

Junior All-American Albin Choi led NC State with a tie for sixth-place showing at 6-over 212. The Toronto, Canada, native has finished sixth or better, including four victories, in seven of eight tournaments in the 2012-13 campaign.

Senior Mitch Sutton tied for 12th at 6-over 216. He matched Choi with a team-best 71 on Tuesday.

Freshman Chad Cox tied for 17th at 8-over 218 in his first action of the spring.

Junior Logan Harrell and sophomore James Chapman tied for 27th and 32nd at +12 and +13, respectively.

Matt Atkins from team host USC Aiken claimed individual medalist honors at 4-under 206. Virginia’s Max McLauglin was second at 2-under 208.

NC State returns to competition March 24-26 at the Hootie at Bull’s Bay Intercollegiate in Awandaw, S.C.

NC State Scores
T6. Albin Choi 69-72-71=212 (+2)
T12. Mitch Sutton 75-70-71=216 (+6)
T17. Chad Cox 68-72-78=218 (+8)
T27. Logan Harrell 72-74-76=222 (+12)
T32. James Chapman 75-73-75=223 (+13)

Fin. School Scores
1 Augusta State 284 290 282 856 +16
2 South Carolina 287 283 293 863 +23
3 North Carolina State 284 287 293 864 +24
Clemson 285 292 287 864 +24
5 Liberty 288 289 291 868 +28
6 Virginia 291 283 299 873 +33
7 Georgia State 294 290 294 878 +38
8 USC Aiken 288 292 300 880 +40
9 Elon 295 296 301 892 +52
10 Nebraska 305 294 296 895 +55
11 Pennsylvania 297 294 306 897 +57
12 Furman 295 299 306 900 +60
Akron 298 295 307 900 +60
14 Western Carolina 296 298 310 904 +64
15 Maryland 303 296 309 908 +68
16 Presbyterian 296 304 313 913 +73
17 Wofford 300 312 303 915 +75
18 Francis Marion 303 307 308 918 +78