March 31, 2009

AWENDAW, S.C. -

• Complete Results

The North Carolina men's golf team fired a one-over-par 285 in the final round of the Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate to finish in 11th place. Carolina carded an 866 total after struggling in the first round round with a 299 total, but came back strong in the final two rounds. The Tar Heels fired a two-under 282 in the second round.

Freshman Jack Fields and sophomore Kevin O'Connell led the Tar Heels. Fields, from Southern Pines, N.C., fired a two-under-par 69 in the final two rounds to finish tied for 11th place at one-under 212. O'Connell, from Cary, N.C., finished one stroke back at even par 213 after firing a one-under 70 on Tuesday and tied for 15th. Henry Zaytoun III, a sophmore from Raleigh, N.C., posted a 221 total to tie for 50th after carding a 75 in the final round. Senior Robert Riesen and junior Chase MacFarland both fired a two-over 73 on Tuesday. Riesen, from Pinehurst, N.C., tallied a 222 total to tie for 54th while MacFarland, from Savannah, Ga., finished two strokes back at 224 in a tie for 63rd place.

Augusta State ran away from the 15-team field to capture the team title with a 17-under-par 835 total. Augusta State and Virginia both fired a seven-under 277 in the final round. The Cavaliers were the runners-up at nine-under 843. South Carolina finished in third place with an 846 total while UCF finished fourth at 848 and NC State finished fifth at 850.

Janne Kaske of Augusta State captured the individual title by firing a six-under-par 65 in the final round after two previous rounds of 67 to finish at 14-under 199. George Bryan IV of South Carolina was the runner-up finishing two strokes back at 201 after also firing a 65 on Tuesday. John Peterson of LSU finished in third place at 205 while Will Collins of Virginia finished fourth at 207. A trio of players tied for fifth place with 209 totals - Kentucky's Jordan Blann, NC State's Matt Hill and Virginia's Conrad von Borsig.

The 54-hole was played at Bulls Bay Golf Club which features a par 71, 7,261-yard layout. The Tar Heels return to action this Saturday and Sunday at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational in Augusta, Ga.