Friday, April 20
New London, N.C.
All Day
Boston College
at
ACC Championship
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Tie Program-Best Finish at ACC Championship
April 22, 2018 | Men's Golf
Matt Naumec leads BC, tying for 21st place overall
Tournament Info
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- The Old North State Club | New London, N.C.
- Par 72 - 7,102 yards
- First Round - Friday, April 20
- Second Round - Saturday, April 21
- Third Round - Sunday, April 22
- The Field: 12 teams, 60 golfers
- Boston College finished in 10th place at the 2018 ACC Championship.
- The Eagles' 54-hole score of 856 was 8-under par for the tournament.
- The 10th place finish ties for the best-ever finish for the Eagles in ACC Championship history.
- BC improved its team score in each of the three rounds, firing a 10-under par 278 during Sunday's final round. Â
- The 278 tied for the second best team total of the day. Four of the five BC golfers shot par or better during Sunday's 18 holes of competition.
- Georgia Tech took the ACC team title (835), followed by Clemson (837), Wake Forest (838), Virginia (840), and Duke (844).
- BC began play on the 10th hole, paired with Virginia Tech and Louisville.
- Matt Naumec finished in a tie for 21st place (71-72-69=212), after a final round 69 (-3). Naumec posted six birdies on Sunday's scorecard and finished the tournament with 13 birdies over the 54 holes of play.  He finished among the tournament leaders in par 5 scoring, going 7-under for the weekend and averaging 4.42 strokes per par 5 hole. He opened the ACC Championship with a 1-under par 71 during Friday's opening round and shot an even-par 72 during the second round of play on Saturday.
- Christian Cavaliere finished in 29th place (71-76-68=215) shot the low round of the tournament for BC, carding a 4-under 68 during Sunday's final round. He played a consistent round, going 2-under on both the front and back nine's thanks to six birdies. He played the par 3 holes at even-par and was 6-under for the par 5's (4.50 strokes/avg.). Cavaliere opened the ACC Championship with a 71 (-1) before a second round 76. Â
- Patrick Hallisey tied for 36th place (75-69-74=218) after a final round 74 (+2). He played the last 10 holes of his round on Sunday at even-par and circled three birdies on his scorecard on the day. His best round of the tournament - and second-best of season - came on Saturday when he posted a 3-under par 69. For the 54 holes of play, Hallisey had 33 pars and 10 birdies.
- Tyler Kertson shot an even-par 72 and finished in a tie for 38th place (77-70-72=219). The highlight of his Sunday round was a birdie-birdie-eagle stretch as he made the turn. His best round of the weekend came on day two, with a 2-under par score of 70. He led the Eagles with 35 pars over the 54-hole championship.
- Kevin Paek had his best round of the season, as the freshman posted a 3-under 69 during Sunday's final round. He finished in a tie for 38th place (75-75-69=219). He played the back nine on Sunday at 2-under, with three birdies, and was in the red on five total holes on the day. He was third on the team - just one behind Naumec and Cavaliere - in total birdies, with 12. He opened the ACC Championship with a pair of 75's on Friday and Saturday.
- Virginia's Thomas Walsh took the individual medalist honors for the second straight year, posting an ACC Championship record score at 16-under par (200).
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