Host NC State captures the Wolfpack Spring Open
4/15/2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Stitch Intercollegiate, Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State
The low Wolfpack round of the day at Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State came from medalist winner Nolan Mills
RALEIGH, NC (April 15, 2017) - NC State has
taken
care of business at home. The host Wolfpack
began
the final day with a slim two-stroke lead before
pulling away with a 6-under final round to finish
31-
under and as the 13 shot winners of the
Wolfpack
Spring Open.
Second place Clemson began the day two shots
behind but slipped back to 18-under, No. 25
Duke
was a distant third at 3-under, South Florida at
2-
under was fourth and in fifth it was 1-under
Maryland.
The low Wolfpack round of the day at Lonnie
Poole
Golf Course at NC State came from medalist
winner
Nolan Mills. After starting the day tied for third,
Mills
closed with a 4-under 67 to finish 13-under and
four
shots in front of teammate and runner-up Jacob
McBride.
Mills, who was the medalist winner previously
this
year at the Barton Intercollegiate, birdied six-
times
while bogeying just twice on Saturday. The
birdies
that assured Mills of the title came on Nos. 15
and
17.
36-HOLE RECAP
Playing at home and leading the way.
Following the 36-hole first day at the Wolfpack
Spring Open the hometown NC State Wolfpack is
25-under and two shots in front of second place
No.
15 Clemson with one round remaining.
Clemson will begin the last day 23-under and a
comfortable margin in front of third place UNCW
(-12), fourth place UNCG (-11) and fifth place
Maryland (-10).
Teeing it up at Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC
State
the host school currently has four players in the
top-
20 of the individual standings. Jacob McBride and
Nolan Mills are tied for third at 9-under with
Benjamin Shipp and Harrison Rhoades tied for
16th
at 2-under.
Stephen Franken of NC State also performed well
on
day one contributing with a second round 1-
under
71. Franken is tied for 25th at 1-under.
Clemson set up the two team final round race
with
strong performances across the board and three
top-10 showings; William Nottingham (T2; -10),
Carson Young (T7; -6) and Doc Redman (T10;
-5).
Nottingham surged up the leaderboard with the
round of the tournament, a 9-under 62. Believe
it or
not Nottingham shot the number despite having
a
double-bogey and a bogey on the scorecard.
Starting on the 2nd hole, Nottingham stared his
round innocently enough. First came a birdie,
then a
bogey, then a par and then are you ready for
this?
Seven straight birdies from Nos. 5-11.
Additional birdies followed on the 13th, 14th,
17th
and 1st holes for a total of 12 in the round.
In the individual race Jonathan Brightwell of
UNCG is
pacing the field at 12-under. Brightwell moved
into
the lead with a big second round, an 8-under 63.
During the round Brightwell birdied eight-times,
including five-times in a seven hole stretch from
Nos. 1-7.
The top-five of the medalist standings are
rounded
out by UNCW teammates Patrick Cover and
Thomas
Eldridge in a tie for fifth at 7-under.
Individual medalist Nolan
Mills answers a few questions after the victory.
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— NC State Men's
Golf (@PackMensGolf) April 15, 2017
The entire NC State lineup placed in the top-16
and
contributed throughout the tournament. McBride
was 9-under in second place, Benjamin Shipp
tied
for 10th at 3-under, Stephen Franken was tied
for
13th at 2-under while Harrison Rhoades with a
1-
under showing tied for 16th.
Behind Mills in the top-five are Carson Young of
Clemson at 7-under in third while David Kocher
of
Maryland; William Nottingham of Clemson
shared
fourth at 6-under.
Results: Stitch Intercollegiate
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh, NC | 600 | 66-67-67=200 | |
| 2 | Hartville, OH | 400 | 68-65-71=204 | |
| 3 | Pendleton, SC | 300 | 69-67-70=206 | |
| T4 | Charlotte, NC | 300 | 68-68-71=207 | |
| T4 | Kingsport, TN | 300 | 70-62-75=207 |
About the Stitch Intercollegiate
54 hole men's college tournament hosted by North Carolina State University. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.
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