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Best of the Weekend: Oklahoma State wins The Maxwell and more

Duke wins the ACC Women's Championship, NC State wins at home plus more from Easter Weekend

(April 17, 2017) - In the men's college game there was time for some final tuneups this weekend. At The Maxwell Oklahoma State won their fourth event of the year while NC State won their own Wolfpack Spring Open.

While the men wrapped up the regular season the women got postseason play underway and it was the ACC that was the first of the five power conferences to take the stage. Playing at The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island, Duke took home their 20th conference title in program history.

Award season began last Friday with Stanford senior Maverick McNealy winning the Byron Nelson Award.

While top-ranked USC awaits the beginning of postseason play star freshman Cheng Jin got a chance to play in the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage.

As mentioned above everything is set for the full rollout of postseason play so don't miss our look at the complete Power Five Conference schedule.

ADDITIONAL NEWS

-Wright Waddell of Columbus, playing at his home club, defeats Mark Nickerson of Roswell, 3 and 2, to win the Georgia Senior Match Play Championship

- Rounds of 66-69 and a 9-under finish have propelled Cole Ponich to the title at the Future Champions Golf Las Vegas Championship

-Despite shooting a 3-over 74 on the second day of stroke play qualifying at the West of Ireland Open Amateur Conor O'Rourke was able to finish atop the standings

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