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South Carolina Men's Golf 2015-16 Review Individual SOUTH CAROLINA MEN’S GOLF 2015-16 REVIEW TEAM SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Tournament Team Score Finish Low Individual Individual Score Finish Sept. 11-13 Carpet Capital Collegiate 289-295-296=880 (+16) 3rd of 15 NeSmith 72-71-74=217 (+1) T-7th Sept. 28-29 Shoal Creek Invitational 293-289-294=876 (+12) 6th of 12 NeSmith 73-70-73=216 (E) T-7th Oct. 18-20 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational 284-310-293=887 (+23) 9th of 15 NeSmith 69-79-72=220 (+4) T-16th Oct. 24-25 Camden Collegiate Invitational 288-265-285=838 (-2) 1st of 11 Huskey 69-68-68=205 (-5) 1st Nov. 6-8 Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Inv. 284-292-288=864 (+12) 5th of 19 Huskey 70-69-71=210 (-3) 6th Feb. 8 Savannah Quarters Ind. Int. NO TEAM SCORES Miles 73-76=149 (+5) T-13th Feb. 19-21 All-American Intercollegiate 290-287-291=868 (+4) 3rd of 19 NeSmith 72-71-67=210 (-6) 2nd March 7-8 Palmetto Intercollegiate 276-266-279=821 (-19) 1st of 18 NeSmith 67-67-69=203 (-7) 1st March 12-13 General Hackler Championship 281-279-281=841 (-23) 1st of 15 NeSmith 73-67-67=207 (-9) T-1st March 21-22 Valspar Collegiate Invitational 294-298-282=874 (+22) T-5th of 15 NeSmith 71-71-71=213 (E) T-5th April 3-5 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 277-284-280=841 (-23) 1st of 15 Huskey 65-71-69=205 (-11) 1st April 15-17 SEC Championship 292-294-293=879 (+39) 10th of 14 Kelly 73-68-74=215 (+5) T-10th May 16-18 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional 287-282-283=852 (-12) 2nd of 13 NeSmith 70-70-68=208 (-8) 2nd May 27-30 NCAA Championship 287-285-293-277=1142 (+22) 7th of 30 Starke 67-72-79-66=284 (+4) T-13th May 31 NCAA Match Play Quarterfinals vs. Illinois • L, 1-4 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Tourn. Rounds Low 54 Low 18 Par/Better Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Strokes Avg. Ben Dietrich — — — — — — — — — — Brendan Gramley 1 3 233 74 0 0 0 0 233 77.67 Alex Handy 2 5 234 76 0 0 0 0 394 78.80 Keenan Huskey 13 40 205 65 19 2 5 6 2,888 72.20 Sean Kelly 10 31 215 65 11 0 3 4 2,270 73.23 Will Miles 7 20 208 66 9 1 3 4 1,455 72.75 Matt NeSmith 12 37 203 67 24 5 8 10 2,636 71.24 Ryan Stachler 4 11 218 72 1 0 0 0 831 75.55 Will Starke 11 34 205 66 15 1 2 5 2,488 73.18 Scott Stevens 13 40 209 65 16 0 5 7 2,914 72.85 TEAM 13 40 821 265 95 9 26 35 11,463 286.58 South Carolina rewrote the record books in 2015-16, including four tournament victories and the program’s first trip to the match play portion of the NCAA Championship. The Gamecocks finished seventh in stroke play at NCAAs, another school record, and Matt NeSmith became the first member of the team to earn First Team All-America honors. NeSmith was a two-time medalist as a senior, and fellow All-Southeast Region selection Keenan Huskey also topped a pair of individual leaderboards. 2016-17 RECORD BOOK 1 GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM SOUTH CAROLINA MEN’S GOLF 2015-16 REVIEW September 11-13 September 28-29 Carpet Capital Collegiate Shoal Creek Invitational The Farm Golf Club (Rocky Face, Ga.) Shoal Creek CC (Birmingham, Ala.) Par 72 • 7,012 Yards Par 72 • 7,154 Yards 289-295-296=880 (+16) • 3rd of 15 293-289-294=876 (+12) • 6th of 12 TEAM SCORES TEAM SCORES 1. Auburn 293-288-287=868 +4 1. UAB 292-283-276=851 -13 2. Clemson 296-287-294=877 +13 2. North Florida 298-284-284=866 +2 3. South Carolina 289-295-296=880 +16 3. Augusta 296-288-287=871 +7 4. LSU 291-301-291=883 +19 4. Houston 288-299-287=874 +10 5. Georgia Tech 286-296-303=885 +21 5. College of Charleston 293-289-293=875 +11 6. Alabama 289-289-317=895 +31 6. South Carolina 293-289-294=876 +12 7. Florida 304-299-296=899 +35 7. Washington 298-298-286=882 +18 8. Tennessee 303-296-301=900 +36 8. Mississippi State 297-293-294=884 +20 9. North Carolina 299-303-301=903 +39 9. Ole Miss 298-289-298=885 +21 10. Kennesaw State 299-297-310=906 +42 10. Troy 297-297-299=893 +29 11. South Florida 297-301-309=907 +43 11. Winthrop 301-301-295=897 +33 T-12. Mississippi 296-310-307=913 +49 12. West Virginia 302-301-298=901 +37 T-12. Chattanooga 305-306-302=913 +49 14. North Florida 307-306-308=921 +57 INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST 15. Dalton State 315-303-314=932 +68 Lee Hodges, UAB 72-68-71=211 -4 GAMECOCKS INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST T-7. Matt NeSmith 73-70-73=216 E Jacob Joiner, Georgia Tech 66-74-72=212 -4 T-12. Sean Kelly 74-74-70=218 +2 GAMECOCKS T-20. Scott Stevens 71-73-76=220 +4 T-7. Matt NeSmith 72-71-74=217 +1 T-26. Keenan Huskey 75-72-75=222 +6 T-14. Scott Stevens 71-74-76=221 +5 T-53. Ryan Stachler 75-77-77=229 +13 T-24. Keenan Huskey 72-79-74=225 +9 T-27. Sean Kelly 74-75-77=226 +10 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — South Carolina men’s golf senior Sean Kelly led the T-39. *Ryan Stachler 74-76-78=228 +12 Gamecocks with a 2-under 70 on the final day of the Shoal Creek Invitational in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday. Carolina finished the tournament in sixth place with a T-47. Will Starke 83-75-72=230 +14 54-hole total of 876 (+12). *Played as an individual The Gamecocks entered the day in a tie for second at 6-over (582) with North Florida and College of Charleston, all seven strokes behind tournament host UAB (-1, 575) after ROCKY FACE, Ga. -- The South Carolina men’s golf team posted a final-round 36 holes. The Blazers ran away with the tournament on the final day, shooting 12-under 296 (+8) on Sunday at The Farm Golf Club to finish in third place at the Carpet to win by 15 strokes over North Florida. GRU Augusta finished in third place followed Capital Collegiate. by Houston, College of Charleston, South Carolina, Washington, Mississippi State, Ole The Gamecocks wrapped up the weekend with a 54-hole total of 880 (+16). Miss, Troy, Winthrop and West Virginia. Auburn captured the tournament title with a total of 868 (+4) after shooting a 287 Kelly shot 2-over for the tournament after carding a pair of 74s in the first two rounds (-1) on Sunday. combined with his 70 today and took a tie for 12th-place on the individual leaderboard Carolina senior Matt NeSmith recorded his 18th career top-10 finish as he tied at 218. Classmate Matt NeSmith was the low man for the Gamecocks at the tournament for seventh with a total of 217 (+1) after shooting a final-round 74 (+2). He tallied a for the second time this fall in as many events with a 216 (73-70-73) to finish even and pair of birdies and four bogeys on the afternoon. tied for seventh. Freshman Scott Stevens concluded a solid debut for the Gamecocks with a tie Freshman Scott Stevens posted another top-20 finish to begin his career in a tie for for 14th showing with a total of 221 (+5). Stevens carded a 76, which included one 20th after taking a tie for 14th in his first event. Stevens shot 71 and 73 on the first two birdie and five bogeys. days to enter Tuesday at even par and recovered from a 3-over 39 on the front nine to Sophomore Keenan Huskey just missed out on a top-20 finish, tying for 24th shoot 1-over on the back for a 76 on his final day. with a total of 225 (+9). He overcame a triple bogey on the par-5 second to get back Sophomore Keenan Huskey completed his three rounds to stand 6-over (75-72-75) to even par through 15 holes, but a double bogey on No. 18 moved him back to and place tied for 26th, while rookie Ryan Stachler carded a +13 (75-77-77) and ended 2-over. tied for 53rd in the tournament. Senior Sean Kelly tied for 27th with a total of 226 (+10) after shooting a 77, while senior Will Starke turned in the low round of the day with an even-par 72 to finish tied for 47th with a total of 230 (+14). Starke was 3-over at the turn but birdied the first two holes and last two holes of the back nine to end the day at even par. Playing as an individual, freshman Ryan Stachler carded a 78 to finish tied for 39th with a total of 228 (+12). Clemson finished second with a total of 877 (+13). LSU took fourth with a total of 883 (+19), while Georgia Tech rounded out he top five with a total of 885 (+21). Georgia Tech’s Jacob Joiner won medalist honors with a total of 212 (-4), including a final-round 72.
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