GASTONIA, N.C. – The Wofford men's golf team concluded regular season play today as the Terriers recorded a 14
th place finish in the Gary Koch Invitational. The two-day, 54 hole tournament, held at the Gaston Country Club April 10-11, was co-hosted by Kentucky and Auburn. Fourteen teams competed in the event.
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Wofford shot 307 and 300 in the first two rounds, played on Monday. In Tuesday's final round, the Terriers shot 308. Wofford finished with a total score of 915, 18 shots behind 13
th place Southern Illinois.
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Auburn, ranked No, 20 nationally, won the tournament with a total team score of 846, eight shots better than runner-up North Carolina State. Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Louisiana Monroe rounded out the top five.
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Andrew Novak was Wofford's top golfer. Playing in the No. 1 spot, Novak shot 79 in the first round but rebounded to shoot 70 and 71 in the final two rounds, respectively. The senior from Mt. Pleasant finished with a total score of 220 and in a tie for 34th place.
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Harrison Frye, a native of Gastonia, was the second best Terrier of the tournament. Frye, playing at his home course, shot 77, 75, and 80 over three rounds.
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Jeremy Grab, playing in the No. 2 spot for Wofford, recorded a total score of 234. The senior shot 74 and 75 in Monday's two rounds but struggled on Tuesday, carding an 85.
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Walker Simas, the only freshman in Wofford's lineup, also finished with a total score of 234. Simas shot 77 and 81 in Monday's two rounds and finished with his best round of the tournament, shooting 76 on Tuesday.
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Drake Cassidy, playing in the No. 5 spot, shot 79, 80 and 81 in the three rounds, respectively.
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The Terriers return to the course April 23-25 in the Southern Conference tournament. This year's conference tournament is being held at Pinehurst No. 9 in Pinehurst, N.C.
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