Steven Fisk shot a 2-under 70.
Fisk Tied for 13th, Men’s Golf in 14th at The Hootie
3/25/2018 8:11:00 PM | Men's Golf
Fisk shot a 70 to lead the Eagles.
AWENDAW, S.C. – Steven Fisk shot a 2-under-par 70, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team is in 14th place after the first round of The Hootie at Bulls Bay Sunday at Bulls Bay Golf Club.
Fisk is tied for 13th and three shots behind the leader on the individual leaderboard. Missouri shot 10-under as a team and leads the tournament, and Kentucky is in second place at 7-under. The Eagles are three shots behind Eastern Kentucky.
Jake Storey and Jonas Vaisanen each shot 75 for Georgia Southern, while Archer Price recorded a 79. Alexander DeRosa carded an 80.
The story
Fisk had a clean card with birdies at the par-3 14th and the par-5 4th. Storey led the Eagles with five birdies in the round and salvaged his day by birdieing three of his last five holes. Vaisanen birdied the par-3 12th and played the front nine 1-over, making par on eight of nine holes.
Quotables Coach Carter Collins
"This is our first experience at this course, and there is a lot to learn. I expect us to take what we learned today and build towards a better day tomorrow."
"This team has plenty of grit, and it will be a fun opportunity to grind back towards the top of the leaderboard the rest of this week."
Next up
The Eagles are paired with Wofford and Eastern Kentucky and tee off the 10th hole at 10:40 a.m. in tomorrow's second round.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides current information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, which is fully responsive across all mobile devices. Information on Eagle athletics can also be found through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics and Instagram.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
Fisk is tied for 13th and three shots behind the leader on the individual leaderboard. Missouri shot 10-under as a team and leads the tournament, and Kentucky is in second place at 7-under. The Eagles are three shots behind Eastern Kentucky.
Jake Storey and Jonas Vaisanen each shot 75 for Georgia Southern, while Archer Price recorded a 79. Alexander DeRosa carded an 80.
The story
Fisk had a clean card with birdies at the par-3 14th and the par-5 4th. Storey led the Eagles with five birdies in the round and salvaged his day by birdieing three of his last five holes. Vaisanen birdied the par-3 12th and played the front nine 1-over, making par on eight of nine holes.
Quotables Coach Carter Collins
"This is our first experience at this course, and there is a lot to learn. I expect us to take what we learned today and build towards a better day tomorrow."
"This team has plenty of grit, and it will be a fun opportunity to grind back towards the top of the leaderboard the rest of this week."
Next up
The Eagles are paired with Wofford and Eastern Kentucky and tee off the 10th hole at 10:40 a.m. in tomorrow's second round.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides current information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, which is fully responsive across all mobile devices. Information on Eagle athletics can also be found through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics and Instagram.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
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