Led by first-year Peter Fountain, the North Carolina men’s golf team swept through the Tar Heel Intercollegiate Tournament this weekend at Finley Golf Course.
What happened?
The Tar Heels started out strong, playing on their home turf for the first and only time this season. On Saturday, UNC braved the sopping wet green and got an early lead with three players finishing in the top five.
First-year Peter Fountain tied for first, shooting seven-under-par 65. Sophomore Austin Greaser followed in fourth, finishing five-under 67 and junior Ryan Burnett placed fifth with 3-under 69. Senior Austin Hitt and junior Dougie Ergood rounded out UNC’s top five finishers in a six-way tie with even par 72.
On day two, Fountain maintained his top spot on the rankings, shooting an impressive nine-under-par 65.
Hitt rose 12 places on the leaderboard to tie for seventh with a 3-under-par 72. Burnett and Greaser dropped in the rankings, but still hit one and two under, respectively. The Tar Heels maintained first place, but their round score was matched by Michigan State and beat by UNC Wilmington.
The team came back to fight on the third day, finishing with a tournament low score of 275. Greaser was on the come up, rising eight places and tying with Hitt for fourth place with a spectacular 5-under-par 67. Fountain shot a 6-under 66 to secure the lead in the individual competition.
North Carolina triumphed with a score of 836 (276-285-275), beating the tournament record for low team final to par by going under 28.