Register Leads UNC to 2nd-Place Finish

Saturday, February 17

Lihue, Kauai, Hawai'i (Wailua GC)

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North Carolina

John Burns Intercollegiate Day 3

February 17, 2018 | Men's Golf

Burns Final Results

Senior Shoots 69 in Final Round

By: Steve Kirschner

Tar Heel seniors William Register and Jose Montaño combined to shoot 5 under par to lead the University of North Carolina to a second-place tie after the final round of the John Burns Intercollegiate at the Wailua Golf Course.

Register shot a 3-under-69 and Montaño shot a 70. They both tied for 17^th place in the final individual standings at 2-under-par 214.

Freshman Ryan Gerard led the Tar Heels with a seventh-place finish after a final round 72.

Carolina climbed two spots from fourth to a tie for second after shooting 3-under-285 on Saturday. Texas A&M won the tournament by 17 strokes over the Tar Heels and UNLV, which led the event after the opening round. The Aggies were 14 under for the final round and 29 under for the tournament.

Texas A&M's Chandler Phillips shot 69-67-67 to win medalist honors with a 13-under-203 total.

Carolina returns to action March 12-13 at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic in Chula Vista, Calif.

Carolina Head Coach Andrew DiBitetto:

"From day one we have talked about being a team that will always fight and will always be resilient. Coach Clark and I were proud of our guys for the way they fought this week, especially today. We had some rollercoaster rounds, but we have tough-minded guys and they just kept going. Austin Hitt was amazing today. He faced adversity multiple times and overcame it every time.

We aren't too focused on the second-place finish. Second place means someone else went home with the trophy. Right now we know we have some areas where we can improve and that's our point of emphasis moving forward. We've already expressed that to our guys and we're excited to get back to work in Chapel Hill.

We are thrilled for Ryan, as he finished in the top 10 in his first career start. He's played well lately, which is great for him and great for our team. We have some really healthy competition within our team. Ryan's play of late has made this competition even stronger and more intense.

Traveling an entire team in college golf pretty much never happens. The fact that we were able to travel everyone to a tournament in Hawai'i is incredible. Many people made this happen and we owe all of them a huge thank you. We made memories this week that will stay with our guys for the rest of their lives."