Men's Golf | 3/25/2017 8:44:00 PM
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STATESBORO, Ga. – Steven Fisk shot a 70,
Jake Storey carded a 71 and the Georgia Southern men's golf team is tied for third after two rounds of the Furman Intercollegiate at Furman University Golf Course.
Georgia Southern (-7) is tied with Chattanooga, two strokes behind second-place USC Aiken (-9), which shot 8-under to move five spots up the leaderboard. Seventeenth-ranked Clemson (-20) was 12-under today to open a commanding lead, and Wofford (-6) is just behind the Eagles in fifth.
Brett Barron (-7), who matched the school record and set a tournament mark with a 63 yesterday, posted a 74 today and is tied for second, four strokes behind Andrew Novak of Wofford. Storey (-4) is tied for ninth, and Fisk moved into a tie for 38th in the field of 127.
Archer Price carded a 75 today, and
Cody O'Toole posted an 81. Individual
Crawford Simmons shot an 80.
The story
The par 3 holes were the Eagles' nemesis today as they played them 6-over, but GS took advantage of the par-5 holes and played them six under.
Fisk played his first eight holes 2-under with birdies on holes 3 and 6, and after a bogey before the turn, played the next six holes 1-under. The sophomore finished the day with a birdie on the par-4, 403-yard 18th.
Storey got off to a great start with birdies on three of his first six holes. The junior hit some trouble as he made the turn but recorded birdies on holes 11, 15 and 18 on the back nine.
Barron recorded three birdies on the day and was even through 13 holes before playing his final five 2-over. Price was 1-under through his first six holes and 1-over through 13 but struggled a bit coming in.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"Today wasn't easy, but this team grinded out a solid round to keep us near the top of the leaderboard."
"We're excited for the opportunity that we've earned tomorrow. Another final group pairing for this team, which will be great experience moving forward."
Next up
Georgia Southern is paired with Clemson, USC Aiken and Chattanooga for the final round tomorrow. The Eagles tee off holes 1-3 in a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
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