Men's Golf in Fourth at ACC Championship - Florida State University

Friday, April 19

Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Country Club

Florida State

ACC Championships

Results

4/19/2024 6:27:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

By: Stephen Stone

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – No. 2 seeded Florida State Men's Golf has put itself in early position for the all-important match play sequence on Monday, finishing the opening round of the ACC Championship in fourth place at 4-under on Friday at Charlotte Country Club.

The current Top four on the leaderboard are Wake Forest (-13), North Carolina (-9), Georgia Tech (-6) and FSU (-4). The Seminoles will begin teeing off in Saturday's second round of stroke play at 9 a.m.

Senior Frederik Kjettrup had a good opening-round performance, tying for sixth at 3-under. After starting off with a 37 on the front nine, he caught fire on the back end with a 31 that included four birdies and three in a row on holes 12-14.

After round 1?? we're in fourth place at the ACC Championship at -4.

A good start for the Noles ??#OneTribe | #GoNoles pic.twitter.com/2vqimgdKSc
— FSU Golf (@FSUGolf) April 19, 2024

Sophomore Luke Clanton continued his strong play, currently tied for 10^th at 2-under. The Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist totaled three birdies and a bogey in the first round, providing the Seminoles what they needed to stay ahead.

Senior Brett Roberts gave FSU an even-par 71 performance, also adding three birdies. Of the 61 golfers playing, 34 of them shot at even par or lower.

Gray Albright added a 1-over 72 while Cole Anderson finished with a 3-over 74.

FSU's 18 total birdies is tied for the second most in the field, capitalizing on several holes throughout the day.

Anderson tees off first for the Seminoles on Saturday at 9 a.m., followed by Albright (9:12 a.m.), Roberts (9:24 a.m.), Clanton (9:36 a.m.) and Kjettrup (9:48 a.m.). Saturday's round can only be followed on Golfstat.com.

In-round updates of the ACC Championship will be provided on the team's X account: @FSUGolf.