Pacers Conclude Springhill Suites Intercollegiate in Third Place

Final Team Results

Final Individual Results

FLORENCE, S.C. - Justin Thompson finished in a tie for sixth place and 10th-ranked USC Aiken finished in third place at the Springhill Suites Intercollegiate at the par-72, 7,062-yard Country Club of South Carolina.

USC Aiken shot a team round of 292 in the third and final round on Tuesday to finish with a total team three-round tally of 852.The Pacers led the event as a team after both round's on Monday. The Pacers fired a total team score of 282 to finish the first round tied with Western Carolina.

USC Aiken then fired the low team round of the tournament with a 278 in the second round to end its day four strokes ahead of second-place Western Carolina (564).

The Pacers would not be able to maintain their lead on Tuesday as Georgia Southern shot a team score of 282 on Tuesday to claim top honors with a three-round score of 847 (285-280-282). Western Carolina finished in second with a total team score of 849 (282-282-285).

Justin Thompson (North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta) led the Pacers in all three rounds, concluding the first two rounds with a total score of 138 to sit in a tie with four others for fourth place. Thompson finished the first round with a two-under-par 70. He followed that up with an impressive four-under-par 68 in the second round. 

In the third and final round he carded a one-over-par 73 to finish tied for sixth place with two others with a score of 211.

Three Pacers finished in the top 14 in the event with Grant Carnie (Aberdeenshire, Scotland/Brevard) and Kevin Grady (Woodbine, Md./Century) both ending the event tied for 14th with a three-round score of 214.

In his first career event as a Pacer, Carnie, a former All-South Atlantic Conference golfer at Brevard, carded a two-under-par 70 in both rounds on Monday. He fired off a 74 in the third round to finish with the 214.

Grady shot an even 72 in the first round, but fired off a four-under-par 68 in the second round. He also carded a final round 74 to tie himself with Carnie and Furman's Austin Reeves for 14th.

The 54-hole, two-day Springhill Suites Intercollegiate was hosted by Francis Marion. The Pacers are six-time champions in the event, having last won it in 2006. USC Aiken claimed the crown in the tournament five-straight times from 1992-96.

The Pacers will next participate in the Laker Invitational at the par 72 Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club on Monday, Sept. 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 22. The tournament will be 54 holes over two days. USC Aiken will be participating in the event for the first time.