Men's Golf | 4/10/2017 9:38:00 PM
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GASTONIA, N.C. – The Georgia Southern's men's golf team finished each of its two rounds strong by playing the 515-yard, par-5 18th hole at Gaston Country Club a combined 4-under Monday, and the Eagles are tied for third after 36 holes of the Gary Koch Invitational.
Auburn (-20), ranked No. 20 in the country, leads the tournament by five shots over NC State (-12) after firing an 11-under 277 in the second round. Georgia Southern (+5) is tied with Coastal Carolina, three strokes ahead of No. 13 Virginia (+8).
Jake Storey (-2) carded 71-71=142 and is tied for 10th, and
Steven Fisk (-1) shot 69-74=143 and is tied for 12th.
Brett Barron (+1) is tied for 22nd after finishing with a 73-72=145.
Archer Price shot 77-74=151, and
Cody O'Toole posted 77-75=152. Individual
Crawford Simmons shot a 77-75=152. The field features four top-50 teams and five top-100 individuals.
The story Rd. 2
Storey ran off six straight pars to start the round before birdieing hole 7. The junior played his final eight holes of the day 2-under with birdies on holes 16 and 18.
Barron shot 34 with four birdies on the back nine and played his final seven holes 2-under to post a 72, and Fisk scored par or better on his final seven holes with a birdie on 16. Price birdied holes 17 and 18 after five straight pars to post 35 on the back.
The story Rd. 1
Fisk rolled in five birdies, including one on 18, to finish the morning session. The sophomore also birdied the first hole, played his first six 2-under and had three birdies to shoot 34 on the back.
Storey was even through 10 holes and 2-over through 13 but made a nice run coming in. He birdied 14, 15 and 18 for a 71. Barron also posted five birdies and played his first 14 holes 1-under. The freshman struggled with hole 15 but finished with a birdie on 18 for a 73.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"Today was a tough grind. The greens at Gaston Country Club are in wonderful condition but can be very challenging and require a ton of speed control."
"We showed a lot of resilience today by finishing strong in the second round despite not having played our best to that point. We have a great opportunity to improve on some things tomorrow and climb the board at this good event."
Next up
Georgia Southern plays the third and final round tomorrow. The Eagles are paired with NC State and Auburn and will tee off hole 1 at 9:20 a.m.
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