Hokie ClubSaturday - Round 3
The Virginia Tech men's golf team posted a three-round total of even-par 864 and finished in ninth place at the 66th Annual ACC Men's Golf Championship on Saturday afternoon. The three-day tournament was played at the 7,102-yard, par 72 Old North State Club in New London, North Carolina.
Tech carded a 6-under 282 in the morning round on Thursday and followed that with an even-par 288 on Thursday afternoon. Tech posted at 294 in Saturday's final round. The Hokies entered the tournament as the 11thseed.
Conference officials decided to play the first and second rounds on Thursday due to eventual inclement weather in Central North Carolina on Friday. There was no play on Friday and the final round was played as scheduled on Saturday.
Connor Burgess, a sophomore from Lynchburg, Virginia, led the Hokies. He finished tied for ninth place with a 5-under 211, eight strokes behind medalist John Pak of Florida State. Burgess shot a 1-under 71 in Saturday's final round.
Drew Brockwell, a freshman from Chesterfield, Virginia, tied for 18th place with a 2-under 214 and Bradley de Beer, a freshman from Western Cape, South Africa and Cameron Moore, a freshman from Richmond Virginia, tied for 47th place at 223. Connor Johnson Jr., a freshman from Richmond, Virginia, played the first round for the Hokies and shot a 79. Slade Pickering, a sophomore from North West, South Africa, substituted for Johnson and played the second and third rounds. Pickering shot 74-71 and finished with a 145.
Georgia Tech claimed the team title with a tournament record 37-under, 827, 15 strokes ahead of Virginia and 18 strokes ahead of Wake Forest. Duke and Florida State tied for fourth at 852, NC State was sixth at 856, Clemson was seventh at 860 and Louisville was eighth at 861, three strokes ahead of the Hokies. North Carolina was 10th at 868, Notre Dame was 11th at 869 and Boston College was 12th at 875.
This concludes the season for the Hokies. The ACC Men's Golf Championship was the final team tournament for head coach Jay Hardwick, as he retires from his post at his alma mater after 36 years of leading the Hokies. Hardwick is the only coach to lead a Division I team to championships in four different leagues, all at the same school. He is a member of both the GCAA and Virginia PGA Halls of Fame.
Thursday - Rounds 1 & 2
The Virginia Tech men's golf team posted a two-round total of 6-under 570 and is tied with Clemson for sixth place at the 66thAnnual ACC Men's Golf Championship on Thursday. The three-day tournament is being played at the 7,102-yard, par 72 Old North State Club in New London, North Carolina.
Due to expected inclement weather in Central North Carolina on Friday, conference officials decided to play the first and second rounds on Thursday. There will be no play on Friday and the final round will be played as scheduled on Saturday.
Tech carded a 6-under 282 in the morning round and followed that with an even-par 288 in the afternoon. The Hokies entered the tournament as the 11thseed.
Connor Burgess, a sophomore from Lynchburg, Virginia and Drew Brockwell, a freshman from Chesterfield, Virginia, lead the Hokies at 4-under 140 and are tied for eighth place individually. The duo trails leader Andy Ogletree of Georgia Tech by nine strokes.
Brockwell opened with a 5-under 67 in the morning round. The 67 is tied for the second-lowest round by a Hokie in an ACC Championship, trailing only Trevor Cone's 66 in the second round of the 2015 event at Old North State Club, in which Cone was the co-medalist. Brockwell is one of six Hokies to post a 67 in ACC competition.
Freshmen Bradley de Beer, from Western Cape, South Africa and Cameron Moore of Richmond, Virginia, are tied for 28that 1-over 145. Connor Johnson Jr., a freshman from Richmond, Virginia, played the morning round for the Hokies and shot a 79. He was substituted for in the afternoon round by Slade Pickering, a sophomore from North West, South Africa and Pickering shot a 74. De Beer had an eagle 3 on the 536-yard, par 5 first hole in the afternoon round.
Georgia Tech, at 30-under 546, holds a commanding 17 stroke lead over Duke, Florida State and Virginia entering the final round. Wake Forest is fifth at 566, four strokes ahead of the Hokies and Tigers. NC State is eighth at 573, Notre Dame is ninth at 574, North Carolina and Louisville are tied for 10that 579 and Boston College is 12that 585.
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