Final results
GASTONIA, N.C. – Steven Fisk and
Archer Price both posted a three-under 69 on the final day of the Gary Koch Invitational, and the Georgia Southern's men's golf team shot an even-par 288 to finish sixth Tuesday at Gaston Country Club.
Fisk and Price shot a combined -7 on the back nine to help the Eagles fend off Jacksonville for sixth place. Georgia Southern (+6) bested the Dolphins by a shot. Kentucky (-35), ranked 28th in the country, won the tournament and was followed by No. 11 Auburn (-31), No. 34 Ole Miss (-11), No. 17 Florida State (-6) and No. 45 Virginia (E), respectively. The Eagles bested a pair of Sun Belt foes, as well as Coastal Carolina (+18) finished tied for eighth and ULM (+10) finished in 10th.
Jake Storey shot a 75 today,
Luukas Alakulppi shot at 77 and
Avery Price carded a 75. Individual
Jacob Bayer shot a 76.
The story
Fisk pared a birdie with a bogey on the front nine to shoot even par, but posted four birdies on the back nine en route to shooting a 69 and continue his strong back-end of the tournament after a tough start. He finished tied for 22nd in the tournament, but shot the final two rounds a combined 6-under-par to finish at even par for the event.
After shooting one-over on the front nine,
Archer Price caught fire to sink four birdies on the back nine (holes 10, 13, 15 and 18) to finish his round with a 3-under 69. His three-round total of 215 tied him for 20th place in the event. Storey started strong, picking up birdies on the first two holes and picked up one more on No. 15 to help him to a tie for 34th-place finish for the event.
Avery Price shot a 75, but was bolstered by an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole.
Luukas Alakulppi tallied birdies on holes 5, 6 and 18.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"After a slow start to this event, the team played very well in the final two rounds to climb up the board and finish sixth in this solid field.
"This finish is not what we came here for but the team showed a lot of grit and fight throughout the entire event. We didn't have our best stuff this week but we are close to putting together three solid rounds. There are a few things we need to tighten up before the Sun Belt Conference Championships but we will work hard these next two weeks and be ready to compete in Destin."
Next up
Georgia Southern plays in the Sun Belt Championship April 22-24 at Raven Golf Club in Destin, Florida.
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