RALEIGH, N.C. – Matt Mierzejewski, Charlie Martin, and Kim Koivu all shot under par, and the Georgia Southern golf team carded a 282 in the final round to finish in a tie for fourth at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate at Lonnie Poole Golf Course Tuesday, October 8th, 2014.
Mierzejewski shot 2-under on the back nine to finish with a 69, and Martin had three birdies on the back nine to post a 1-under-par 70. Koivu capped his round with 12 straight pars to card a 70, while Scott Wolfes shot a 73 and Henry Mabbett notched a 74.
Georgia Southern’s team total was the second-lowest of the day and lowest of the season for the Eagles (+16), who moved from sixth into a tie with UNCG for fourth. Host NC State (-6) won the tournament, East Tennessee State (+3) placed second and East Carolina (+11) was third.
Wolfes (-1) tied for sixth for his third straight top-10 finish and the 18th of his career. Mierzejewski (+3) tied for 15th, his second consecutive top-20 finish, and Koivu (+7) tied for 27th.
“I’m very proud of the bounce back today from yesterday,” said Georgia Southern coach Carter Collins. “To shoot 2-under on this tough golf course took a total team effort. We showed a lot of mental toughness, and we continued our trend of playing well and moving up the board in the final round.”
Mierzejewski was 1-over after the first eight holes, birdied hole 9 and ran off four straight pars. The senior birdied holes 14 and 16 to move to 2-under and match the lowest round of his career.
Martin had a huge bounce-back day, logging four birdies in his final 12 holes and shooting 2-under on his final four holes. Koivu sandwiched two bogeys between three birdies on his first six holes and posted pars the rest of the way for his lowest career round.
Wolfes logged two birdies and shot 1-under on his final 11 holes for his 73. Mabbett was 1-under at the turn but had four bogeys on the back, including two in his final three holes, for a 74.
“We still have some areas to improve on, but we are progressing every week and that’s fun to see as a coach,” said Collins. “We’re looking forward to finishing the fall off on a high note with our last two events in Scotland and Kiawah Island.”
Georgia Southern travels to Scotland for the International Intercollegiate October 20-22, 2014.