April 20, 2008

• ACC Men's Golf Championship Site
• Final Results  

NEW LONDON, N.C. - Florida State claimed its first ACC Men's Golf Championship on Sunday with a three-stroke win over Duke at the 2008 ACC Men's Golf Championship played at the Old North State Club at Uwharrrie Point. Three Seminoles finished in the top 10, led by Jonas Blixt and Matthew Savage who tied for third at eight-under (208).

FSU head coach Trey Jones was pleased with his team's effort and consistency. "We kept with it. We kept staying with it and staying with it. We didn't take nine holes off, we never lost focus; we stayed in it. I'm proud of our guys."

Tournament play concluded just before dusk after a two hour and 18 minute rain delay that began just before 1 p.m.

Wake Forest's Webb Simpson set the championship record with a 202 in his three rounds, after shooting this year's best round to finish play on Sunday, a six-under 66. North Carolina's Chase MacFarland was second at 207, as one of two players shooting a 67 in the final round. The other was Georgia Tech's David Dragoo who helped ignite the Yellow Jackets' 13-under par performance in the final round.

Duke, co-leader or leader for the first two rounds, finished second at 23-under par. The next three teams were separated by just one stroke each. North Carolina moved up to third at 18-under, while Georgia Tech's strong finish moved them up to fourth from eighth at 17-under. Wake Forest was one more shot back in fifth.

Clemson finished sixth at 10-under and NC State was seventh at six-under. Virginia Tech was even to end in eighth. Virginia, Boston College and Maryland rounded out the field.

Coverage of the event is available on-demand on ACCSelect.com.