Jay Bate // Archive
Junior Benjamin Shipp takes a swing and drives the ball down range. Shipp finished Round 2 with a score of -6, the best of the NC State men’s golf team at Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
NC State men’s golf traveled to Tallahassee, Florida for the Seminole Intercollegiate and competed against 14 other teams over the course of three days, Feb. 19-21. The Pack came in fifth overall with 289-278-294 to finish 3-under par.
Graduate student Benjamin Shipp was able to get his game back after a disappointing first tournament in early February. Shipp tied for eighth overall, scoring 5-under par. His best round came on Saturday when he shot a 67 at 5-under par.
Tying for 11th overall, graduate student Christian Salzer scored 3-under par. Salzer’s best round was a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday.
Senior Easton Paxton tied for 21st, scoring even at par. His best round came with a 5-under-par 67 on Saturday. Paxton was unable to show the same performance he showed at the opening tournament of the season where finished second overall.
Sophomore Max Steinlechner scored a 6-over par and tied for 39th, while sophomore Spencer Oxendine rounded out the Wolfpack’s score with a 19-over par, finishing tied for 80th.
Additionally, freshman Nick Mathews scored a 16-over par and placed 77th overall while competing individually at the Seminole Intercollegiate.
Above the Pack in the final rankings was Florida State (26-under par), Oklahoma State (17-under par), Oklahoma (12-under par) and Liberty (11-under par).
The Pack will compete again March 1-2 at the Pinehurst Invitational.