NEW LONDON, N.C. – Virginia Tech golfer Trevor Cone finished with a three-round total of 11-under-par 205 and finished in a three-way tie for the ACC Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday afternoon. The tournament was played this weekend at the par 72, 7,102-yard Old North State Club in New London, North Carolina.
Cone, a senior from Concord, North Carolina, was the leader entering the final round and shot 1-under 71 in Sunday’s final round. He joined Anders Albertson of Georgia Tech and Robin Sciot-Siegrist of Louisville at 205, as all three were declared tri-champions. Cone becomes the Hokies’ first-ever ACC men’s golf champion and the school’s first individual conference champion since Ryan Stinnett won the 2004 Big East championship in the Hokies’ final year in the league.
The Tech men’s golf team posted a three-day total of 8-under 856 and finished sixth at the championship. The Hokies posted a 4-under-par 284 in the opening round on Friday and bettered that with a 7-under 281 on Saturday for their 565 total. Tech shot a 3-over 291 on Sunday for the 856 total.
Scott Vincent, a senior from Harare, Zimbabwe, finished in 10th place at 4-under 212 and Maclain Huge, a junior from Lovettesville, Virginia finished tied for 20th at 1-under 215. Joey Lane, a sophomore from Great Falls, Virginia, finished tied for 49th place at 229 and Drew Johnson, a sophomore from Oak Ridge, North Carolina, finished in 57th place at 233.
Defending champion Georgia Tech defeated Clemson in the second hole of a playoff and claimed the team title at 19-under 845. Florida State finished third at 846, Virginia was fourth at 833 and North Carolina at 854, two strokes ahead of the Hokies. Louisville was seventh at 866, Wake Forest was eighth at 869 and NC State was ninth at 884. Duke was 10th at 886, Notre Dame was 11th at 911 and Boston College was 12th at 913.
The Hokies will now wait for the NCAA Selection Show on May 4 to learn their fate for NCAA regionals.
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