Men's Golf . November 5, 2016

Gamecocks Leads Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic After Day One

Nov. 5, 2016

KA’ANAPALI COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
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GAMECOCK SCORECARDS

Scott Stevens
Round 1: 71
Round 2:
Round 3:
To Par: E
Place: T-14

Keenan Huskey
Round 1: 66
Round 2:
Round 3:
To Par: -5
Place: T-1

Ben Dietrich
Round 1: 73
Round 2:
Round 3:
To Par: +2
Place: T-34

Ryan Stachler
Round 1: 72
Round 2:
Round 3:
To Par: +1
Place: T-20

Will Miles
Round 1: 81
Round 2:
Round 3:
To Par: +10
Place: T-119

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	South Carolina	282			282 (-2)
2.	LSU	283			283 (-1)
T-3.	Georgia	284			284 (E)
T-3.	Clemson	284			284 (E)
T-5.	North Florida	287			287 (+3)
T-5.	UC-Santa Barbara	287			287 (+3)
7.	Oklahoma	290			290 (+6)
8.	Gonzaga	293			293 (+9)
9.	Houston	294			294 (+10)
T-10.	Kansas	295			295 (+11)
T-10.	Hawaii	295			295 (+11)
T-12.	Ball State	296			296 (+12)
T-12.	UNC-W	296			296 (+12)
14.	Minnesota	297			297 (+13)
T-15.	Boise State	299			299 (+15)
T-15.	Georgia State	299			299 (+15)
T-17.	Sacramento State	301			301 (+17)
T-17.	UT-San Antonio	301			301 (+17)
19.	Loyola Marymount	302			302 (+18)
20.	Cal State Fullerton	303			303 (+18)
21.	Bowling Green	304			304 (+20)
22.	CSU-Northridge	306			306 (+22)
23.	Long Beach State	310			310 (+26)
24.	Hawaii-Hilo	315			315 (+31)

Dates: Nov. 4-6

Location: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

Course: Ka’anapali Golf Club — Royal Ka’anapali Course

Par: 71

Yards: 6,700

MAUI, Hawaii — South Carolina sits alone at the top of the leaderboard after day one of the 2016 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic after shooting a 282 (-2) Friday in difficult conditions with high-speed winds. Junior Keenan Huskey, the team captain, is tied for first in the individual standings with Clemson’s Doc Redman after a stellar first round in which he shot 66 (-5).

Huskey is tied for the field lead with seven birdies. He birdied his final three holes of the round Friday. The Greenville, S.C. native, shot 34 (-3) on the front nine and and 32 (-2) on the back nine. Huskey is fresh off a runner-up medalist finish at the Camden Collegiate Invitational. Five of his 10 rounds this fall have been in the 60s.

Scott Stevens continued his steady fall season play and is tied for 14th after a first round 71 (E). The Chattanooga, Tenn. native, shot 34 (-3) on the front nine and 37 (+3) on the back nine. He had four birdies on the day, all coming on the front nine. He finished his round Friday with a birdie on the tough, par-5 sixth.

Sophomore Ryan Stachler is tied for 20th after a tallying a first round 72 (+1). He shot 35 (-2) on the front nine and 37 (+3) on the backside of the course. The Alpharetta, Ga. native, was on fire on the frontside, tallying five birdies. He had six birdies total Friday, the second most in the tournament field behind Huskey and Redman, who each had seven.

Junior Ben Dietrich is tied for 34th after shooting 73 (+2) on day one. He finished the round with two birdies after shooting 39 (+2) on the frontside of the course and 34 (E) on the back.

Sophomore Will Miles was unable to find his rhythm Friday and finished with a first round score of 81 (+10). He’s tied for 119th.

Carolina and No. 13 LSU, who is in second after a first round 283 (-1), were the only teams to finish the day under-par. No. 15 Georgia and No. 24 Clemson are right behind the Gamecocks and Tigers in the team race after each shooting 284 (E) Friday.

Quoting Coach Bill McDonald

“The guys played well today in some really difficult conditions. The wind was humming most of the day and swirling in some low spots on the course. Keenan’s round was special and really fun to watch. We need to keep grinding the next couple of days, but I’m very proud of how the team handled themselves. We’re looking forward to the challenge tomorrow.”

Round Changer

Keenan Huskey has played seven of his 10 rounds under-par in 2016, which leads the team. He took sixth-place at last year’s Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic after shooting 210 (-3). All four of his career rounds at Ka’anapali Golf Club have been at par or better. He’s tied for the field lead in birdies with seven after the first day.

Notable

The Gamecocks lead the field in birdies with 20.
13 of those birdies belong to Huskey (7) and Stachler (6). The duo combined for the most birdies from one team in the opening round.
Huskey is tied for the field lead in par-4 scoring average at 3.73. He shot 3-under on par-4s Friday.

Up Next for the Gamecocks

South Carolina will be off for the next three months before the start of the spring season. The Gamecocks will be back in action February 17 when the team travels to Humble, Texas for the All-American Intercollegiate.