Pirates Finish 11th At Sea Best Invitational

Monday, February 5

Ponte Vedra, Fla.

East Carolina University

Sea Best Invitational

Photo by: Rob Taylor

February 06, 2018 | Men's Golf

Complete Results

Tournament: Sea Best Invitational
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Course: TPC Sawgrass (Par 70 6,858 yard)
ECU Finish: 11 out of 14 teams (288-281-290=859, 19-over par)
Top ECU Individual: Patrick Stephenson (t16, 71-69-71=211)

Complete Results

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – ECU sophomore Patrick Stephenson posted his fourth consecutive top-20 finish and the Pirates finished 11 at the 2018 Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass. Stephenson carded a 1-over-par and tied for 16^th among the 80-player field.

Coach's Quote
"In a bunched up field, we ended up on the wrong end of the bunch. It shows you that every shot matters. We were close to playing very well and every player had at least one good round, but only Patrick was able to string together three good rounds. It was a great start to the spring for him. We have 11 days to figure out how to shave some shots in our next week. So it's back to work."
– ECU Head Coach Andrew Sapp

News & Notes

USF captured the team title with 54-hole score of 834. Liberty's Ervin Chang won medalist honors with a final tally of 6-under-par 204.
ECU finished 21 shots in front of No. 24 Duke.
Senior Jackson Spires was the only Pirate other than Stephenson to shoot under par, carding a 1-under-par 69 in round two.
Sophomore Blake Taylor shot a final round of par-70 after shooting 10-over in the first two rounds.

Team Score
ECU (288-281-290=859, 19-over par) – 11th out of 14 teams

Individual Scores
T16. Patrick Stephenson (71-69-71=211)
T37. Tim Conover (73-71-72=216)
T49. Blake Taylor (72-78-78=220)
T53. Logan Shuping (72-72-77=221)
69. Jackson Spires (83-69-77=229)

Up Next
The Pirates will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 18 through Tuesday, Feb. 20 when they travel to Palmer, Puerto Rico to participate in the Puerto Rico Classic, which will be hosted by Purdue.