AUGUSTA, Ga. – The nationally 18^th-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken golf team finished in 16^th place as a team at the Insperity Augusta State Invitational at the par-72, 7,143-yard Forest Hills Golf Club. 

USC Aiken concluded the tournament with a three-round team tally of 873 (298-287-288).

JP Solis (Morelia, Mexico/Lico Morelia) was the top Pacer finisher, ending his efforts tied for 34^th with a three-round score of 217 (73-74-70).

Three Pacers were in the top 50 individually in the event with Matt Atkins (75-73-71) and Hayden Letien (74-71-74) tied for 48^th. Both Atkins (Owensboro, Ky./Henderson State) and Letien (Sumter, S.C./Sumter) concluded play with a three-round tally of 219. 

Texas Christian's Julien Brun claimed individual medalist honors in the Insperity Augusta State Invitational with a three-round score of 202 (68-65-69). Brun bested second-place finisher Dylan Frittelli (68-67-68=203) of Texas by one stroke.

Texas (282-277-279) and Augusta State (283-276-279) both ended the three-round tournament with a total team tally of 838. Texas would go on to claim the Insperity Augusta State Invitational title with a two-hole playoff victory over the Jaguars. 

The USC Aiken golf team will next look for its ninth Peach Belt Conference crown in the 2012 Peach Belt Conference Championship. 

The 2012 Peach Belt Conference Championship will be held on Monday, April 9 and Tuesday, April 10 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga.  The championship is being hosted by Columbus State. 

16    USC Aiken         298   287   288   873

T34   JP Solis (2)            73    74    70    217

T48   Matt Atkins (1)   75    73    71    219

T48   Hayden Letien (3) 74    71    74    219

T61   Gaines Milliner (4)     76    69    77    222

T76   Taylor Welborn (5)      81    76    73    230

T1   

1     Texas

-26   F       -9 282  277  279  838

T1   

48    Augusta State

-26   F       -9 283  276  279  838

3    

44    Illinois

-18   F       -6 291  273  282  846

T4   

31    Baylor

-12   F       -11      291  284  277  852

T4   

37    TCU

-12   F       -2 290  276  286  852

6    

      Tennessee

-10   F       -2 291  277  286  854

T7   

47    Virginia Tech

-6    F       -7 293  284  281  858

T7   

49    South Carolina

-6    F       +1 284  285  289  858

9    

26    Oklahoma State

-4    F       -2 290  284  286  860

T10  

39    SMU

-3    F       -5 299  279  283  861

T10  

      Coastal Carolina

-3    F       +2 287  284  290  861

12   

      Houston

+3    F       +1 294  284  289  867

13   

14    Clemson

+4    F       -2 299  283  286  868

14   

      Lamar

+7    F       +5 292  286  293  871

15   

      Georgia State

+8    F       +2 292  290  290  872

16   

15 DII      S. Carolina-Aiken

+9    F      E   298  287  288  873

Texas wins two-hole playoff over Augusta State ... Longhorns play par-5 9th hole in -2, Jaguars were -1