FRIPP ISLAND, S.C. – Jamal Hutchison of North Carolina Central capped a successful fall men's golf season by firing a one-under-par 212 to finish fourth at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate on Sunday at Ocean Creek Golf Course.
Hutchison was coming off a runner-up finish at the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational last weekend. He opened the fall season as co-champion of the Thomas W. Dortch Jr. HBCU Golf Classic in September.
The Fletcher, N.C., native was one of four golfers in the 71-player field to finish under par in the three-round tournament. He shot a one-over 72 on Friday before shooting back-to-back rounds of 70 on Saturday and Sunday. His final-round 70 tied for the fourth-lowest score of the day.
Iszac Bertagnole of NCCU tied for 10
th with a three-day total of 216, featuring a five-under 66 on Saturday that was the lowest round of the day.
Mateo Zolezzi tied for 41
st at 225 while
Christian Fisher tied for 59
th at 235.
Hershal Patel, competing as an individual, placed 58
th at 231.
As a team, the Eagles finished eighth with a three-round score of 878. Presbyterian won the team crown with an 860 while Gardner-Webb finished as runner-up at 864. Eleven teams competed on the par 71, 6,617-yard course.
The Fripp Island Intercollegiate concluded one of the best fall seasons for the NCCU men. Hutchison and Bertagnole each won co-championship honors while the Eagles placed second at the SAS HBCU Invitational. Bertagnole was named Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Golfer of the Month and joined Hutchison as NEC Prime Performers of the Month for September.
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