ECU Gears Up For Wake Forest Invitational

GREENVILLE, N.C. — The East Carolina men's golf team returns to the links on Monday for its second tournament of the season – the Wake Forest Invitational – at the fabled Pinehurst No. 2, site of more single golf championships than any course in America including the 2014 U.S. Open.

Augusta, Boston College, Davidson, Duke, Furman North Carolina, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech join the Pirates and host Demon Deacons to comprise the 11-team field.

Senior Stephen Carroll will lead Pirates into the tournament after posting the team's lowest score (221) at the season-opening Kiawah Invitational. Pinehurst native A.J. Beechler, Tim Bunten, Patrick Stephenson and Jack Massei are also part of the Pirates' five-man unit with Attie Giles, who also grew up in Pinehurst, playing as an individual.

Beechler won the 2017 and 2018 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4-A individual titles on Pinehurst No. 6. Earlier this season he won the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Amateur Series event on the same course.

Giles and Beechler were both part of Pinecrest High School's 2017 NCHSAA 4-A boy's golf championship team.

Monday's first round shotgun will begin at 8:30 a.m. with continuous play into round two. Tuesday's final round tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

A.J. Beechler

Tim Bunten

Stephen Carroll

Attie Giles

Jack Massei

Patrick Stephenson

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