Zeigler Wins Daniel Island Intercollegiate, Gamecocks T-4th – University of South Carolina Athletics

­CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sophomore Gene Zeigler held on Tuesday for his first career victory at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate, the team’s fall finale. The Florence, S.C., native shot 74 (+2) to win by three shots over Middle Tennessee State’s Owen Stamper.

Zeigler made the turn at 3-over and then was 5-over after a double bogey at the par-4 10^th hole. He then made back-to-back birdies and closed with a birdie at the par-5 18^th hole to shoot 35 (-1) coming into the clubhouse. Zeigler entered the day with a six-shot lead thanks to a 68 (-4) in round two on Monday. He was the only player in the 104-man field to post a red number all week. Zeigler shot a 54-hole season best score of 214 (-2) and was the only player in the field to break par.

The Gamecocks shot 298 (+10) in the final round and slipped a spot on the leaderboard to finish T-4^th alongside Memphis with a 54-hole total of 892 (+28).

Freshman Zach Adams also had a nice tournament, notching his first career top-10 with a T-8^th finish at 5-over. He shot even par today with a trio of birdies on his scorecard.

Fifth-year senior Evans Lewis shot 75 (+3) and graduate transfer Zack Byers shot 77 (+5) to round out the team’s counting scores.

2022 Daniel Island Intercollegiate Leaderboard

1. Mississippi State – 879 (+15)

2. Florida Gulf Coast – 882 (+18)

3. Campbell – 891 (+27)

T4. South Carolina – 892 (+28)

T4. Memphis – 892 (+28)

T6. Louisiana Tech – 894 (+30)

T6. Middle Tennessee State – 894 (+30)

8. Loyola – 902 (+38)

9. UAB – 903 (+39)

10. Mercer – 904 (+40)

11. Jacksonville – 906 (+42)

12. Charleston Southern – 909 (+45)

13. Wofford – 918 (+54)

T14. Houston Baptist – 920 (+56)

T14. Seton Hall – 920 (+56)

16. Francis Marion – 926 (+62)

17. College of Charleston – 938 (+74)

18. USC Upstate – 954 (+90)

2022 Daniel Island Intercollegiate Gamecock Leaderboard

1. Gene Zeigler – 214 (-2)

T8. Zach Adams – 221 (+5)

T43. Evans Lewis – 229 (+13)

T45. Zack Byers – 230 (+14)

T62. Nathan Franks – 233 (+17)

T78. Mason Tucker* – 237 (+21)

* – playing as an individual this week

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