N.C. State senior Logan Harrell was victorious at the Wolfpack Spring Open Sunday afternoon.
The Huntersville, S.C. native played brilliantly, shooting a 67 (-5) at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course on campus in Raleigh and coming away with a three stroke win.
The Wolfpack golf team shot a combined score of 298 (+10) and placed fourth out of 15 on the day. Virginia, the overall leaders, shot 292 (+4), while ACC foe Clemson shot 295 (+7) and Loyola University shot 296 (+8) to secure third place.
The fourth-annual Wolfpack Spring Open was limited to one round of play Sunday due to heavy rain that canceled Saturday’s competition.
Harrell’s consistent play helped him climb up the leader board, registering six birdies and just one bogey through his round. The senior took advantage of par threes and fours, averaging a tournament-best of 2.6 strokes per hole on par threes and 3.75 strokes per hole on par fours, also a tournament-best.
Harrell had four birdies in a row on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth holes, helping him shoot 32 (-4) on the front nine. After hitting a bogey on the 11th, Harrell secured his position atop the leader board by closing out his tournament play with two birdies on the 15th and 17th holes.
Sophomore David Cooke tied for 26th at the tournament and placed second for the Wolfpack, shooting 76 (+4). Cooke hit two birdies and two bogeys on the front nine, but lost his even score when hitting two bogeys and a double bogey on the 14th hole.
Junior James Chapman tied for 40th and shot a 77 (+5). Chapman had birdies on the first and third holes but lost momentum at the end of his round, finishing with three bogeys and two double bogeys.
Junior Andrew Decker shot a 78 (+6) and tied for 48th on the day. Decker had three bogeys and two double bogeys but ended the day with a birdie on the 18th hole to finish one shot behind his teammate Chapman.
Sophomore Carter Page tied for 59th place and shot an 80 (+8) on the course. Carter played uncharacteristically Sunday after accruing four bogeys and three double bogeys, but he birdied the first and 15th holes.
The Wolfpack’s second team placed 14th in the tournament with a combined score of 319 (+31). A notable participant in the tournament was sophomore Chad Cox, who tied for eighth place on the day and shot 73 (+1) for the B-team.
Cox led off with three bogeys on the front nine but hit a much-needed birdie on the ninth hole. The sophomore began poorly on the back nine after shooting a double bogey and a bogey on the 10th and 11th holes, respectively. But the sophomore recovered and finished the tournament exceptionally by, like Harrell, hitting four birdies in a row (15th, 16th, 17th and 18th).
The other players on the second team who competed Sunday included freshman Jacob McBride (T54th, 79), sophomore Wilson Day (T73rd, 83), junior Colby Lyles (T75th, 84) and freshman Stanhope Johnson (82nd, 88).
Sunday marked the Pack’s last tournament of its regular season.
The N.C. State golf team will compete in a three-day event for the ACC Tournament on April 25-27 at Old North State Cub in London, N.C.
