RALEIGH, N.C. – The Wofford men's golf team concluded play at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate, hosted by N.C. State, in Raleigh, N.C. on Sunday afternoon, finishing 15
th with a score of 884 (+20) through 54 holes at the par-72 7,358-yard Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
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The Terriers were slotted as high as 10
th-place over the weekend, though, a second-round weather delay would suspend play due to darkness on Saturday, halting Wofford's progress as the remainder of the second and final rounds were completed on Sunday. Â
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Wofford scored a win over George Mason (+36), as host N.C. State (-17) won the tournament's crown by five strokes over UNCG (-12). The Spartans' Nick Lyerly (-10) finished as the individual low medalist.
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Sophomore
Cedric Otten (+4) led the Terriers tied for 43
rd with a score of 220, tallying five birdies for a 3-under 69 in Saturday's first round prior to finishing 5-over-par (77) over the prolonged second round. Otten finished strong with a pair of birdies on two of the last three holes on Sunday to record a 74 as Wofford's low scorer.
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Juniors
Jackson Hill and
Matthew Larkin both tied for 47
th with scores of 221 (+5), as Larkin recorded a team-high 38 pars through 54 holes, highlighted by 17 and a birdie for a 71 in the second round, while Hill finished 3-under on par-3s for the tournament with a 2.80 average, including a second-round hole-in-one on the 177-yard No. 8 hole.
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Sophomore
Harry Jones (+10) finished tied for 71
st with a score of 226, while senior
Walker Jones (+14) rounds out the Terriers tied for 79
th with a score of 230.
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Wofford returns to action with its final competition of the fall slate, traveling to Greensboro, N.C. to compete at the Grandover Collegiate, hosted by UNC Greensboro, on Saturday, Oct. 24-25.