STATESBORO – Benjamin Shipp and No. 21 NC State went wire to wire to take home the team title and medalist honors at the 41st playing of the Schenkel Invitational, which concluded in steady downpour Sunday at Forest Heights Country Club.
NC State (-25) won its first Schenkel title in 34 appearances in the event, and host Georgia Southern (+2) finished second. Furman (+6) was third, FGCU (+9) took fourth and ETSU (+18) placed fifth.
Georgia Southern has now finished in the top-5 in the last four Schenkel Invitationals and six of the last seven, and the Eagles have won twice and finished runner-up three times during the stretch.