SUWANEE, Ga. – The North Carolina Central men placed third on the final day of the Thomas W. Dortch Jr. HBCU Golf Classic at Laurel Springs Golf Club on Tuesday.
The Eagles shot a 25-over 593 to finish ahead of five teams over two days in the eight-team tournament. NCCU was seven strokes ahead of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which placed fourth (32-over 600) on the par 71, 6,769-yard course.
The only teams placing higher were North Carolina A&T (13-over 581) and Alabama A&M (20-over 588).
Three Eagles finished in the top 10 individually led by
Jamal Hutchison, who tied for second with a 2-under 140.
Mateo Zolezzi and
Hershal Patel were fifth and sixth, respectively. Zolezzi fired a 3-over 145 and Patel carded a 4-over 146, including a 69 to tie for the first-round lead on Monday.
Below are the NCCU results. Forty-four (44) golfers participated in the tournament.
NCCU RESULTS
Tied 2
nd –
Jamal Hutchison – 70-70 – 140 (-2)
5
th –
Mateo Zolezzi – 74-71 – 145 (+3)
6
th –
Hershal Patel – 69-77 – 146 (+4)
Tied 38
th –
Kyle Gregory – 81-81 – 162 (+20)
41
st –
Kobe Narcisse – 81-83 – 164 (+22)
Team Score – 3
rd – NCCU – 294-299 – 593 (+25)
UP NEXT
The next tournament for the Eagles is the SAS HBCU Invitational in Cary, N.C., on Oct. 11-12.
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