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Fountain, Tar Heels Lead After 36 At ACC Men's Golf
April 20, 2024 | Men's Golf
Peter Fountain shot 67 for the second straight day to grab hold of the individual lead after 36 holes and the University of North Carolina shot the second-best round of the day to move into first place Saturday at the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Golf Championship at the Charlotte Country Club.
Fountain, a senior from Raleigh, made five birdies and only one bogey for a 4-under 67. He is 8-under 134 after 36 holes with a one-stroke advantage over Florida State's Frederik Kjettrup and two shots over the Seminoles' Luke Clanton.
Fountain won the ACC title as a freshman in 2021 and finished second in a playoff with Clemson's Jacob Bridgeman in 2022. Saturday's 67 was his fourth consecutive round in the 60s this season and his seventh in 11 career ACC Tournament rounds.
Fountain is one of three Tar Heels in the top 10. Austin Greaser (68-69) is tied for fifth at 5-under 137 and David Ford (70-68) is tied for ninth at 4-under 138.
The top-seeded Tar Heels have a three-stroke lead over the Seminoles with 18 holes remaining in the stroke play portion of the tournament. UNC is 16-under 552, Florida State is 13-under 555, Georgia Tech is third at 8 under and Duke is fourth at 6 under.
The top four teams after Sunday's final round advance to match play on Monday.
Wake Forest had a four-stroke lead after Friday's opening round. The Demon Deacons are fifth, a single shot behind the Blue Devils. Virginia and Clemson are tied for sixth place at 4 under.
Fountain, a senior from Raleigh, made five birdies and only one bogey for a 4-under 67. He is 8-under 134 after 36 holes with a one-stroke advantage over Florida State's Frederik Kjettrup and two shots over the Seminoles' Luke Clanton.
Fountain won the ACC title as a freshman in 2021 and finished second in a playoff with Clemson's Jacob Bridgeman in 2022. Saturday's 67 was his fourth consecutive round in the 60s this season and his seventh in 11 career ACC Tournament rounds.
Fountain is one of three Tar Heels in the top 10. Austin Greaser (68-69) is tied for fifth at 5-under 137 and David Ford (70-68) is tied for ninth at 4-under 138.
The top-seeded Tar Heels have a three-stroke lead over the Seminoles with 18 holes remaining in the stroke play portion of the tournament. UNC is 16-under 552, Florida State is 13-under 555, Georgia Tech is third at 8 under and Duke is fourth at 6 under.
The top four teams after Sunday's final round advance to match play on Monday.
Wake Forest had a four-stroke lead after Friday's opening round. The Demon Deacons are fifth, a single shot behind the Blue Devils. Virginia and Clemson are tied for sixth place at 4 under.
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