Men's Golf | 3/24/2017 7:49:00 PM
Live scoring |
Pairings
STATESBORO, Ga. – Brett Barron matched the school record by firing a 63, including a 29 on his first nine holes, to help stake the Georgia Southern men's golf team to a lead at the Furman Intercollegiate after the first round Monday at Furman University Golf Course.
Barron is the sixth Eagle to shoot a 63 in school history and the first freshman to card the number. Scott Wolfes was the last Eagle to do it when he shot a 63 in the final round of the Wendy's Kiawah Classic at Turtle Point Golf Course in November of 2014. Barron's round also set a tournament record.
The Eagles (-9) have a one-stroke advantage over 17th-ranked Clemson (-8), and Wofford (-7) is third. Barron (-9) has a three-shot cushion over Jackson Bishop (-6) of Western Carolina.
Jake Storey (-3) shot a 69 and is tied for fifth.
Cody O'Toole posted a 72, while
Steven Fisk and
Archer Price each carded a 75. Individual
Crawford Simmons shot a 73.
The story
Georgia Southern teed off in the morning on hole 10, and Barron took full advantage of his first nine. A pair of eagles on the par 5s on that side and three birdies gave the freshman a 29 as he made the turn. He added three more birdies to move to 10-under before a bogey on hole 7 brought him back to 9-under. Barron has shot under 70 in four of his last seven rounds.
Storey played his first nine holes 2-under with a pair of birdies, made birdies on three of his first four holes after the turn and was 5-under after 15 holes.
O'Toole struggled a bit on his first nine but got hot after the turn. The senior birdied four out of five holes during one stretch and finished with a par. Simmons was 5-over after eight holes but birdied five of the next nine and shot a 33 on his final nine holes.
Quotable from Coach
Carter Collins
"We had a good round today by the team and a nice start to this event. This a new course for us so I'm proud of the way the guys have adjusted their games so far. The team will continue to get more comfortable on this course each round we play so we're looking forward to building on our start."
"Congratulations to Brett on tying the program record of 63 and breaking the freshman scoring record."
Next up
Georgia Southern will be paired with Akron and James Madison in tomorrow's second round, and the Eagles tee off hole 1 at 1:50 p.m.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events can be purchased by visiting GSEagles.com/tickets.
