Gamecocks Jump Back Into Golfstat Top 25, Ranked 19th by Golfweek

March 19, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina men’s golf team climbed in the latest Golfweek and Golfstat rankings released this week.

The Gamecocks moved up seven spots to No. 24 in the Golfstat Relative Rankings and rose to No. 19 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings.

South Carolina made the move in the rankings after winning its third tournament title of the season this week, claiming the Seahawk Intercollegiate by 19 strokes with a total of 560 (-16), which is the third best 36-hole total in school history. The win also gave the Gamecocks their sixth-straight finish of third or better, matching the 1998-99 team’s streak of six-straight top-three finishes for the best stretch in school history. Sophomore Will Starke captured medalist honors at the event with a total of 137 (-7), the fifth lowest 36-hole total in school history.

The Gamecocks, who have an 81-14-1 head-to-head record this season, will return to tournament play on March 23-25 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. The 54-hole event will be held at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C.

Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma State
3. California
4. Georgia Tech
5. Georgia
6. Illinois
7. Stanford
8. Houston
9. UCF
10. Virginia
11. Texas A&M
12. Virginia Tech
13. Oklahoma
14. UAB
15. Washington
16. UCLA
17. Vanderbilt
18. Texas
19. South Carolina
20. Florida State
21. New Mexico
22. Clemson
23. Auburn
24. Southern California
25. Arkansas

Golfstat Relative Rankings
1. Alabama
2. California
3. Oklahoma State
4. Georgia Tech
5. Georgia
6. Stanford
7. UCF
8. Houston
9. Illinois
10. Virginia
11. Virginia Tech
12. Florida State
13. UAB
14. Vanderbilt
15. Oklahoma
16. UCLA
17. Texas
18. Washington
19. Arkansas
20. New Mexico
21. Texas A&M
22. UNLV
23. Southern California
24. South Carolina
25. Baylor