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Men's Golf Marc Gignac

MGOLF Preview: Eagles Compete at Notre Dame

It's the second tournament of the season for GS.

Tournament Name: Fighting Irish Intercollegiate
Host: Notre Dame
Location: South Bend, Ind.
Dates: Oct. 8-10
Course: Warren Golf Course
Par: 71 - 7,020 yards
Format: 36 holes Sunday, 18 Monday
Tee Times: 8:45 a.m. local Sunday shotgun start, tee times starting at 8:30 a.m. off of holes 1 and 10 Monday
Field (13 teams): Dayton, DePaul, Drake, Fort Wayne, Georgetown, Georgia Southern, Oakland, Toledo, Utah State, Western Illinois, William & Mary, Xavier and host Notre Dame

Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Steven Fisk (3 rds, 70.67)
Archer Price (3 rds, 71.67)
Brett Barron (3 rds, 73.67)
Jake Storey (3 rds, 74.33)
Luukas Alakulppi (3 rds, 74.67)
Indy - Jacob Bayer (3 rds, 77.00)

Georgia Southern competes in its second event of the season as the Eagles travel to the Fighting Irish Intercollegiate Oct. 8-9. GS played in the tournament in the 2013-14 season opener and finished fourth.

The Eagles are coming off a fifth-place finish in the 2017-18 season opener, the Shoal Creek Invitational. Steven Fisk shot 4-under and placed sixth, while Archer Price shot 1-under and tied for 11th. It was the 14th top-20 finish of Fisk's career and the 10th time the junior has placed in the top-10. Priced finished in the top-20 for the 11th time in his career.

Price makes his 33rd career start, Fisk will make his 25th career start and Storey is in the lineup for the 29th time. Barron plays in his 14th tournament and has played in every event in his short career, while Alakulppi makes his sixth career start. Fisk, Price, Storey and Barron have been in the lineup for the last 12 tournaments, dating back to the start of the 2016-17 campaign.

Georgia Southern has finished in the top-6 in six of its last seven tournaments, dating back to last season.


The Eagles are paired with tourney host Notre Dame and Xavier and will tee off holes 1-4 in an 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start Sunday.

Next on the docket is the AutoTrader Collegiate Classic Oct. 16-17 in Duluth, Ga.

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Players Mentioned

Luukas  Alakulppi

Luukas Alakulppi

5' 8"
Sophomore
Brett Barron

Brett Barron

5' 11"
Sophomore
Steven Fisk

Steven Fisk

5' 10"
Junior
Archer Price

Archer Price

5' 9"
Senior
Jake Storey

Jake Storey

6' 0"
Senior
Jacob Bayer

Jacob Bayer

6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Luukas  Alakulppi

Luukas Alakulppi

5' 8"
Sophomore
Brett Barron

Brett Barron

5' 11"
Sophomore
Steven Fisk

Steven Fisk

5' 10"
Junior
Archer Price

Archer Price

5' 9"
Senior
Jake Storey

Jake Storey

6' 0"
Senior
Jacob Bayer

Jacob Bayer

6' 3"
Freshman