Sept. 15, 2002

Columbia, S.C. – Battling through the wind and the rain, South Carolina placed fifth at the Bank of Tennessee at The Ridges Intercollegiate. South Carolina blasted a three-round score of 884. Wake Forest won the team title with a score of 876. North Carolina placed second, followed by TCU and Duke.

Freshman Eirik Johansen fired three-under-par 69 to elevate him to second place with a three-round total of 216, one stoke back from first place. His sixth place finish is the highest Gamecock finish this season.

With a score of 222, Martin Rominger tied for 21st. Alex Hamilton shot 225, while Nash Elliot posted 229. Closing out the Gamecocks’ five-man squad was Michael Maness, who finished 60th.

There was a five-way tie for the individual title. Bill Haas (Wake Forest), Dustin Bray (North Carolina), David Schultz (TCU), Leif Olson (Duke) and Ian Pernaby (Tennessee) all shot one-under-par 215.

USC returns to action Sept. 27-29 when it heads to Dalton, Ga. for the Carpet Capital Collegiate.

Gamecock ResultsT6 Eirik Johansen  72-75-69=216T21 Martin Rominger 72-74-76=222T33 Alex Hamilton 71-75-79=225T50 Nash Elliot 75-82-72=229T60 Michael Maness 75-74-82=231
Team Results1. Wake Forest  287-294-295=8762. North Carolina  291-298-289=8783. TCU 298-292-292=8824. Duke 291-296-296=8835. SOUTH CAROLINA 290-298-296=8846. East Tennessee State 299-291-296=8867. Tennessee  291-290-306=8878. Auburn 292-296-301=8899. Arkansas 290-301-301=89210. Houston 290-309-296=895T11. Georgia Southern 291-303-304=898T11. Virginia Tech 308-288-302=89813. Augusta State 301-298-312=91114. Michigan 300-304-309=913