In a weekend filled with ups and downs, the Tar Heels struggled with one key component to a successful golf tournament: consistency.
The Tar Heels had the fifth-most birdies made but finished in the bottom three in pars. UNC also saw a different player lead each day of the tournament and only had two individuals play rounds under par.
Friday turned out to be a tough opening day for the Tar Heels, who went into the clubhouse that night at 11-over-par, good enough for ninth place and 13 strokes behind the leader and ACC foe Georgia Tech.
But there was a silver lining for Friday’s round — UNC freshman Joshua Martin. Martin, who led UNC during qualifying rounds at 23-under-par, also led the team at the conclusion of the first round of play with a score of 1-over-par.
The slump from Friday carried over to the Tar Heels’ play on Saturday. UNC carded a 15-over-par, putting the team at 26-over-par for the weekend. But the day again came with a bright spot.
Sophomore Ben Griffin avenged a 2-over-par opening round with a 3-under-par second round to jump into the top five in the individual standings.
On Sunday, UNC again found consistency tough to come by, finishing the tournament at 39-over-par (903) as a team.
Junior Henry Do was the highlight of Sunday for the Tar Heels, as he finished at 2-under-par — situating him at 12-over-par for the tournament.
