April 6, 2006

The South Carolina men’s golf team is ranked No. 16 in the most recent Golf Stat rankings.

The Gamecocks have a 270-18 Division I record and their schedule strength is listed at No. 12. Golf Stat measures head-to-head standings to rank teams.

In addition to South Carolina, five other Southeastern Conference teams appear on the Golf Stat list, including No. 1 Georgia, No. 3 Florida, No. 19 Tennessee, No. 21 Kentucky and No. 23 Alabama.

In its last event, Carolina turned in its best performance of the spring, placing in a tie for second at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate.

The Garnet and Black return to the links this weekend. On April 8-9, South Carolina will compete in the Arizona State University Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., at Karsten Golf Club. The field includes No. 9 UNLV, No. 10 Arizona State and No. 22 Texas Tech.

Golf Stat Head-to-Head Standings
1. Georgia
2. Oklahoma State
3. Florida
4. Georgia Tech
5. UCLA
6. Georgia State
7. BYU
8. Baylor
9. UNLV
10. Arizona State
11. Texas A&M
12. East Tennessee State
13. Tulsa
14. Clemson
15. North Carolina
16. South Carolina
17. Minnesota
18. Duke
19. Tennessee
20. Coastal Carolina
21. Kentucky
22. Texas Tech
23. Alabama
24. Southern California
25. Wake Forest