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Hitt Leads with 70, UNC Sixth at Royal Oaks

University of North Carolina junior Austin Hitt led the Tar Heels with an even-par 70 in the third and final round of the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate, hosted by Baylor at the Maridoe Golf Club.

Carolina shot 20 over par for the round and finished sixth in the 14-team field. Defending NCAA champion Oklahoma State won the event by 32 strokes over runner-up NC State. The Cowboys shot 275-271-281–827 and were the only team to finish below par at 13 under. The Wolfpack was second at 19 over par, SMU was third (+23), Arkansas was fourth (+27), Pepperine finished fifth at (+33) and the Tar Heels (+35) edged Baylor (+36) for sixth.