
Eagles Victorious at Clemson Invitational
April 14, 2018 | Men's Golf
Christian Cavaliere and Matt Naumec finish first and second, respectively
Tournament Info
The Eagles have concluded regular season play and prepare for the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, held April 20-22 at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C.
- The Cliffs at Keowee Falls | Salem, S.C.
- Par 72 - 7,103 yards
- First & Second Round - Friday, April 13
- Third Round - Sunday, April 15
- The Field: 12 teams, 63 golfers
- Boston College captures the team title at the Clemson Invitational
- The Eagles shot a combined score of 866 (+2), besting host Clemson by two strokes over the 54-hole tournament.
- Notre Dame finished third (872), followed by Connecticut (883), and SMU (884) to round of the top five.
- Christian Cavaliere was the individual medalist, firing a 6-under total of 210 for the tournament. He closed out the championship on Saturday with a 1-under 71, posting four birdies during his final round. He was the tournament leader in par 4 scoring, averaging 3.83 strokes per hole and he played the par 4 holes to 4-under par for the entire weekend. He was fourth among the field in par 5 scoring (-5, 4.67 avg.).
- Matt Naumec tied for second place after a final round 77. But the junior posted the low round of the tournament - a 7-under par 65 during Friday's second round. Naumec finished four strokes off the lead with a 54-hole total of 214. He led the field in par 5 scoring (-8, 4.47) and was second in par 3 scoring (-1, 2.93). He led the field after the opening 36 rounds of play after an opening round 72 prior to his tourney-low 65. It marked the sixth time in seven tournaments that Naumec posted a top 10 finish.
- Tyler Kertson shot a 2-under 70 during Saturday's final round to jump him into a tie for 11th place (220). The graduate student birdied four of his first six holes on the front nine to get his final 18 holes of play off to a solid start. He ranked second behind his teammate Cavaliere in par 4 scoring (-3, 3.88) and posted 29 pars on the weekend. Kertson opened play on Friday with a pair of 75's during the first and second round.
- Patrick Hallisey tied for 19th place (223). The senior ended the final round at even-par for the tournament, after an opening round 76 (+4) and a stellar second round 68 (-4). He carded a 79 during Saturday's final round. In total, Hallisey shot par on 26 holes and registered 11 birdies.
- Kevin Paek finished in 60th place. Paek opened the tournament with a score of 75 and posted an 80 during the second round on Friday. He closed out the tournament with an 88 on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles have concluded regular season play and prepare for the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, held April 20-22 at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C.
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