Men's Golf | 10/17/2016 8:39:00 PM
DULUTH, Ga. – Steven Fisk fired a 5-under 67 in the second round, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team is tied for sixth after the first two rounds of the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic Monday at Berkeley Hills Country Club.
Georgia Southern (-3) shot 9-under as a team, the fourth-lowest score of the second round and the Eagles' lowest round of the season, to move up two spots and are tied with Chattanooga, three strokes behind host Georgia State (-6) in fifth. Ole Miss (-25) leads the tournament, followed by South Florida (-15), Lipscomb (-11) and Troy (-10).
Fisk (-5) moved up 13 places into a tie for fifth and shot 72-67=139 in the first two rounds.
Luukas Alakulppi posted a 74-72=146 in his collegiate debut, and
Archer Price tallied a 73-73=146.
Brett Barron shot 75-71=146, and
Jake Storey carded a 79-69=148.
Alexander DeRosa shot 72-77=149, and
Jonas Vaisanen posted a 73-80=153. They are playing as individuals this week.
The story – Rd. 2
The Eagles counted four rounds at par or better, led by Fisk's 67 and Storey's 69. Fisk birdied five holes on the front and made the turn with a 31. After consecutive bogeys on holes 13 and 14, the sophomore shot 2-under on his final four holes and birdied 17 and 18. Storey had just one blemish on his card, shot 3-under on the front and logged four birdies in the round.
Barron parred his first six holes and played the back nine 2-under, while Alakulppi shot 2-under on the back and notched five birdies.
The story – Rd. 1
Fisk had two birdies on the front and played the front nine 1-under par to card a 72. He was 2-under after a birdie on hole 13 and parred his final three holes. Price played eight straight holes at par or better in the morning and posted two birdies for his 73.
DeRosa eagled the par-5 third hole, birdied hole 10 and finished his round with five pars for a 72. Vaisanen played the front nine 2-under and logged three birdies for a 73.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"We had a slow start to the morning round, but we showed who we are by playing well the rest of the day, especially the 279 (-9) in the afternoon, our low round of the year so far. This course makes it hard to get comfortable, but we are gaining confidence with each round."
Next up
The Eagles play the third and final round tomorrow with tee times starting at 8:15 a.m. GS will be paired with Georgia State, Chattanooga and Middle Tennessee State.
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