Gamecocks Tied for Sixth After Opening Round of The Carmel Cup

Aug. 29, 2014

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The South Carolina men’s golf team finished the first round of The Carmel Cup tied for sixth place after shooting a 2-over 326 on Friday at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach California.

Sophomore Ben Dietrich wrapped up the round in a tie for ninth after carding the low round for the Gamecocks, with a 1-under 71. After making the turn at 1-under, Dietrich shot an even-par 36 on the back side and tallied four birdies on the day.

Junior Will Starke is in a tie for 19th after shooting an even-par 72. Seniors Will Murphy and Caleb Sturgeon and junior Matt NeSmith are all tied for 23rd after each turning in a 1-over 73, while junior Sean Kelly is tied for 33rd after posting a 2-over 74.

South Carolina will look to gain momentum on SEC foe Georgia over the next 36 holes. The Bulldogs turned in an 8-under 352 to take the first-round lead and hold a 3-shot lead over second place Texas Tech.

Key Stat
After making the turn at 4-over, senior Caleb Sturgeon shot a bogey-free 33 (-3).

Notables
• Dietrich and Sturgeon finished the round with a team-leading four birdies
• Three Gamecocks (Matthew NeSmith, Will Murphy and Sean Kelly) played the front nine without a bogey
• Three Gamecocks (Murphy, Sturgeon and NeSmith) are tied for 23rd at 73 (+1)

Tweet of the Round

What a view at Pebble Beach! (Courtesy @AlexHamilton83) #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/eSR4KIBqKd

— Gamecock M. Golf (@GamecockMGolf) August 29, 2014

Up Next
The Gamecocks will tee off in the second round at 7:10 a.m. PDT on Saturday and will be paired with Vanderbilt and TCU. Live scoring is available at www.Golfstatresults.com.

South Carolina ResultsT9. Ben Dietrich    71 (-1)T19. Will Starke 72 (E)T23. Will Murphy 73 (+1)T23. Caleb Sturgeon   73 (+1)T23. Matthew NeSmith    73 (+1)T33. Sean Kelly       74 (+2)
Team Standings1. Georgia      352 (-8)2. Texas Tech       355 (-5)3. Oklahoma     359 (-1)T4. Arkansas        361 (+1)T4. TCU             361 (+1)T6. South Carolina   362 (+2)T6. Oklohma State   362 (+2)8. Vanderbilt       364 (+4)