Nov. 6, 2005

Photo Gallery

ROCKY FACE, Ga. – The No. 12/16 South Carolina men’s golf team shot 292 as a team on Sunday and finished 14th in Carpet Capital Collegiate at The Farm Golf Club (7,010 yards, Par 72). Freshman Baker Elmore hit a hole-in-one to highlight the final round for South Carolina.

Senior Eirik Johansen led the Gamecocks shot even-par (72) Sunday and wrapped up the tournament with a total score of 221. Johansen, who tied for 34th, has been Carolina’s top finisher in every tournament this fall.

Freshman Florian Fritsch was one stroke back of Johansen at 222 after also firing even-par 72 in the final round. Frtisch placed in a tied for 40th.

Freshman Mark Silvers also turned his best round of the tournament on Sunday with a one-over-par 73. Silvers finished with a total score of 224 and in a tie for 54th place. Elmore aced No. 11 and carded a 75 in the final round. With a total score of 222, Elmore tied for 79th. Sophomore Mark Anderson rounded out the Carolina lineup in 86th place. Anderson shot 78 on Sunday and finished the tournament with a total of 238.

Georgia State won the team title with a total score of 856, while SEC teams Florida (857) and Georgia (863) were second and third, respectively.

The Gamecocks have now concluded their fall schedule. The team opens its spring slate on Feb. 5 at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Carpet Capital Collegiate -- Final Round (Nov. 6, 2005)
South Carolina IndividualsT34 Eirik Johansen  74-75-72=221T40 Florian Fritsch    71-79-72=222T54 Mark Silvers  76-75-73=224T79 Baker Elmore  84-75-75=23486  Mark Anderson    79-81-78=238
Team StandingsPl.        School                           Rd. 1     Rd. 2      Rd. 3  Total1   Georgia State Univ.     284     289     283     8562   Florida             282     294     281     8573   Georgia             289     284     290     8634   Georgia Tech        305     275     287     8675   Texas Tech      292     287     293     8726   Clemson             293     289     292     874T7  Tennessee, Univ. of     300     293     287     880T7  Duke University         288     290     302     8809   East Tennessee St.      295     289     297     88110  North Carolina State    299     290     296     88511  Auburn          301     290     297     88812  TCU             307     290     294     89113  Georgia Southern        300     303     290     89314   South Carolina      300     304     292     89615  Alabama, U. of      303     297     299     89916  Vanderbilt      310     297     293     90017  Augusta State       297     296     310     90318  Oklahoma, U. of         304     297     309     910