Men's Golf . October 23, 2016

Gamecocks Take Second At Camden Collegiate Invitational

Oct. 23, 2016

CAMDEN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
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GAMECOCK SCORECARDS

Scott Stevens
Round 1: 70
Round 2: 74
Round 3: 71
To Par: +5
Place: T-6

Keenan Huskey
Round 1: 69
Round 2: 64
Round 3: 72
To Par: -5
Place: T-1

Ben Dietrich
Round 1: 76
Round 2: 69
Round 3: 75
To Par: +10
Place: T-17

Ryan Stachler
Round 1: 72
Round 2: 73
Round 3: 75
To Par: +10
Place: T-17

Alex Handy
Round 1: 80
Round 2: 73
Round 3: 76
To Par: +19
Place: T-48

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	James Madison	282	288	280	850 (+10)
2.	South Carolina	287	279	293	859 (+19)
3.	Wofford	282	299	288	869 (+29)
4.	USC Aiken	289	293	295	877 (+37)
T-5.	Harvard	291	298	299	888 (+48)
T-5.	Gardner-Webb	296	305	287	888 (+48)
T-7.	Charleston Southern	302	297	291	890 (+50)
T-7.	Furman	300	295	295	890 (+50)
9.	USC Upstate	300	295	297	892 (+52)
10.	Dartmouth	300	302	297	899 (+59)
11.	Francis Marion	301	300	299	900 (+60)
12.	Presbyterian	301	304	300	905 (+65)
13.	High Point	305	306	302	913 (+73)
14.	Xavier	310	311	306	927 (+87)

Dates: Oct. 22-23

Location: Camden, S.C.

Course: Camden Country Club

Par: 70

Yards: 6,455

CAMDEN, S.C. – South Carolina’s bid for a three-peat at the Camden Collegiate Invitational fell short Sunday as the team finished second after shooting a final round 293 (+13). The team shot 859 (+19) over the course of the two-day event. James Madison won the tournament after shooting a final round 280 for a total tally of 850 (+10).

Junior Keenan Huskey was tied at the top of the leaderboard in the final group with James Madison’s Ryan Cole after 18 holes Sunday at 5-under. Huskey and Cole went to a one-hole playoff to determine the individual champion. Huskey’s 20-foot birdie attempt from below the hole on 17 fell just short. Cole was able to make birdie and take home medalist honors after sticking his approach shot within five-feet of the cup. Huskey recored his first top-five finish of the year after earning runner-up medalist honors.

Sophomore Scott Stevens tallied the low-score of the day for Carolina after shooting a 71 (+1). The Chattanooga, Tenn., native shot 215 (+5) for the tournament and finished tied for sixth individually. It was Stevens’ second-straight top-10 finish for the Gamecocks.

Junior Ben Dietrich shot 75 (+5) Sunday to finish the tournament at 10-over (220). Dietrich recorded his first top-20 finish of the season after tying for 17th individually.

Sophomore Ryan Stachler also tied for 17th individually at 10-over after shooting a final day 75 (+5). Like Dietrich, it was Stachler’s first top-20 finish of the season.

Junior Alex Handy, who made his season debut this weekend for the Gamecocks, tied for 48th individually after tallying a 76 (+6) Sunday. Handy shot 19-over (229) for the tournament.

Sophomore Will Miles, playing individually, tied for sixth with Stevens at 5-over after shooting a final round 74 (+4). The top-10 finish was Miles first of the season.

True freshman Caleb Proveaux tied for 34th in his first career tournament as a Gamecock after recording a final score of 225 (+15). Proveaux, who also played individually this weekend, shot a new career best 73 (+3) in the final round Sunday.

Quoting Coach Jake Amos

“Not the weekend we were looking for. The course exposed our weaknesses and the guys will definitely learn a lot from this. It’s going to sting for a little while not getting the win, but it’s what we need and the guys will come out a lot stronger. No excuses. We just weren’t good enough this weekend.”

Round Changer

Keenan Huskey had his third career top-five finish Sunday after earning runner-up medalist honors. He’s finished in the top-20 in all three of Carolina’s tournaments this fall. The junior from Greenville, S.C. led the field in par-5 scoring average at 4.33 after shooting 6-under on the long holes for the tournament. Huskey finished tied for fourth with 11 birdies.

Notable

The Gamecocks led the field in par-4 scoring average (4.17) and par-5 scoring average (4.80).
Carolina led the field in pars with 174 and tied for sixth in the field with 31 birdies.
The Gamecocks tied for the field lead in eagles with two.
Stevens and Dietrich finished tied for the field lead in pars with 37 apiece.

Up Next for the Gamecocks

South Carolina will travel 4,623 miles west to wrap-up its fall season at the Ka’anapali Collegiate in Lahaina, Hawaii. The three-day event, hosted by the University of Hawaii, runs from Nov. 4-6 and will be played at the Royal Kaanapali Course.