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NEW LONDON, N.C. – The Virginia Tech golf team was the only team under par in the final round of the 2012 ACC Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday and the Hokies finished tied with Clemson for fourth place in the event. Tech finished with a three-round total of seven-under-par 857. The tournament was played at the par-72, 7,102-yard Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point in New London, N.C.
Tech shot an opening round even-par 288 on Friday and followed that with a six-under-par 282 on Saturday. The Hokies’ one-under-par 287 was one stroke better than Florida State’s 288 on Sunday. All three of Tech’s rounds were par-or-better.
Senior Blake Redmond (Sugar Land, Texas) finished in third place overall with a three-round total of eight-under-par 208. Ben Rusch of Virginia claimed medalist honors with a 10-under-par 206, two strokes better than Redmond.
Redmond’s 208 is the lowest three-round total for a Hokie in the ACC Championship since Tech joined the league in the 2004-05 academic year. All three rounds by Redmond were par-or-better and his third place finish equals the best by any Hokie in the ACC Championship. Ryan Sypniewski tied for third in 2007, when the Hokies shared the ACC team title with Georgia Tech. Redmond led the Hokies in last year’s ACC Championship, tying for 13th place at 215.
Sophomore Bryce Chalkley (Richmond, Va.) finished in a tie for 14th place with a total of two-under-par 214 and freshman Scott Vincent (Harare, Zimbabwe) tied for 21st place at 217. Junior Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.) tied for 32nd place at 220 and freshman Trevor Cone (Concord, N.C.) tied for 49th place at 226. Chalkley’s three-under-par 69 on Sunday was tied for the low score of the final round.
Georgia Tech claimed its fourth consecutive ACC title by shooting a 27-under-par 837, seven strokes better than runner-up Virginia. Florida State was third at 847, 10 strokes better than the Hokies and the Tigers. Duke was sixth at 862, North Carolina was seventh at 867 and Wake Forest was eighth at 868. NC State finished ninth at 872, Maryland was 10th at 877 and Boston College finished 11th at 897.
The Hokies will now wait until May 7 to find out if they will receive an at-large bid into the 2012 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, to be played May 17-19 at six regional sites around the country.
For updates on Virginia Tech golf, follow the Hokies on Twitter (@VT_MGolf).
