Ben Griffin, UNC Men's Golf Wins in Record Fashion

Posted Oct 8, 2017
UNC senior Ben Griffin shot a school-record 19 under par to win by five and the UNC men's golf team won the Tar Heel Intercollegiate by 23 strokes on Sunday at the UNC Finley Golf Course. Griffin shot 67 in Sunday's final round to follow his 67 and 63 on Saturday. The Chapel Hill native won his third college tournament, his second in this event and his first since his freshman season. (GoHeels.com)

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