Men's Golf . November 6, 2016

Carolina Takes Fifth At Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic

Nov. 6, 2016

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GAMECOCK SCORECARDS

Scott Stevens
Round 1: 71
Round 2: 65
Round 3: 67
To Par: -10
Place: T-6

Keenan Huskey
Round 1: 66
Round 2: 70
Round 3: 74
To Par: -3
Place: T-19

Ben Dietrich
Round 1: 73
Round 2: 71
Round 3: 69
To Par: E
Place: T-30

Ryan Stachler
Round 1: 72
Round 2: 76
Round 3: 75
To Par: +10
Place: T-88

Alex Handy
Round 1: 81
Round 2: 74
Round 3: 68
To Par: +10
Place: T-88

Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total
1.	Clemson	284	278	264	826 (-26)
2.	Georgia	284	266	277	827 (-25)
3.	LSU	283	277	268	828 (-24)
4.	Oklahoma	290	271	273	834 (-18)
5.	South Carolina	282	280	278	840 (-12)
6.	Kansas	295	267	279	841 (-11)
7.	North Florida	287	282	275	844 (-8)
T-8.	Georgia State	299	280	275	854 (+2)
T-8.	UC-Santa Barbara	287	283	284	854 (+2)
9.	Loyola Marymount	302	272	283	857 (+5)
T-11.	Minnesota	297	277	284	858 (+6)
T-11.	Gonzaga	293	289	276	858 (+6)
13.	Houston	294	283	283	860 (+8)
14.	UNC-Wilmington	296	292	275	863 (+11)
15.	UT-San Antonio	301	282	284	867 (+15)
16.	Long Beach State	310	279	279	868 (+16)
T-17.	Sacramento State	301	285	285	871 (+19)
T-17.	Boise State	299	287	285	871 (+19)
T-19.	Ball State	296	293	289	878 (+26)
T-19.	Hawaii	295	296	287	878 (+26)
T-19.	CSU-Northridge	306	286	286	878 (+26)
22.	Cal State Fullerton	303	292	291	886 (+34)
23.	Bowling Green State	304	294	289	887 (+35)
24.	Hawaii-Hilo	315	299	294	908 (+56)

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 shot a final round 278 (-6) at the 2016 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic to finish fifth-place in the team standings at 12-under-par for the tournament. The Gamecocks had three players shoot in the 60s Sunday, led by sophomore Scott Stevens, who fired a 67 (-4).

Stevens ended up T-6 in the individual standings at 10-under for the tournament. He tallied five birdies, which led the team, and an eagle in Sunday’s final round. The Chattanooga, Tenn. native, carded a 34 (-3) on the front nine and a 33 (-1) on the back nine. Stevens finished tied for second in the field with 18 birdies for the tournament.

Junior Keenan Huskey shot 74 (+3) Sunday to finish T-19 individually at 3-under. The Greenville, S.C., had four birdies today. Huskey recorded his second-straight top-20 finish at the event, as he took sixth at last year’s Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic.

Ben Dietrich tied for 30th after carding his best round of the tournament Sunday with a 69 (-2). The Bluffton, S.C. native, had four birdies in the third round. He shot even par (37) on the frontside and two-under (32) on the backside. Dietrich heated up with three brides in four holes (14, 15 and 17) on the back nine.

Will Miles also carded his best round of the tournament with a 68 (-3) Sunday. Miles, who was steady from start to finish on the final day, had four birdies and just one bogey in 18 holes. He shot 2-under (35) on the front nine and 1-under (33) on the back nine. The Hilton Head Island, S.C. native, finished tied for 88th.

Ryan Stachler finished tied for 88th with Miles after a posting a third round 75 (+4). He shot 37 (E) on the front nine and 38 (+4) on the back nine. The Alpharetta, Ga. native, had three birdies (6, 8 and 9) on the day.

No. 24 Clemson finished at the top of the leaderboard after a stellar round Sunday. The Tigers shot the low round of the tournament, carding a final day 264 (-20) to finish at 26-under. No. 15 Georgia took second (-25), No. 13 LSU took third (-24) and No. 7 Oklahoma finished fourth (-18). Clemson’s Doc Stevens earned medalist honors at 15-under-par after a final round 64 (-7).

Quoting Coach Bill McDonald

“It was a solid week for us, and the guys fought hard today. It’s disappointing to go from leading the first day to finishing fifth, but I saw some really good things out of the team overall. Scott played really well for us again, but as a team, we just couldn’t take advantage of the better scoring conditions the past two days. It caught up with us in the end. Clemson played some great golf today, and they’re very deserving of the championship. Collectively as a team, we have some work to do in the offseason, but I believe we could have a really good spring if we make the right adjustments.”

Round Changer Scott Stevens

Stevens earned his third-straight top-10 finish of the fall season at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic this weekend. The Chattanooga, Tenn. native, tied for second in the field with individual champion Doc Redman with 18 birdies. He carded the lone eagle of the tournament for South Carolina Sunday on the par-5 ninth. Stevens finished his standout fall with six rounds in the 60s.

Notable

The Gamecocks finished second in the field with 62 birdies, a season-high this fall.
34 of those 62 birdies belong to Stevens (18) and Huskey (16).
Carolina, who finished fifth for the second straight year at one of the nation’s best fall tournaments, had top-five finishes in three of the team’s four fall events.

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.