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Men's Golf, Gerard Tie for 7th at GC of Georgia Invitational

Austin Hitt and Ryan Burnett shot 70 and 71, respectively, in the final round and Ryan Gerard tied for seventh to lead the University of North Carolina to a seventh-place finish Sunday at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational.

The 14-team field featured 12 of the top 30 teams in the country in Golfstat's rankings, including four top-10 teams and seven in the top 20. (Carolina is No. 13).

The Tar Heels shot 2-under-286 in round three to finish the event at 10 over. Duke won the team title at 2 under, two strokes better than Pepperdine.