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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Steven Fisk of the Georgia Southern men's golf team fired an opening-round 69 (-3) Monday in rainy, windy and wet conditions at the Kissimmee Regional of the NCAA Golf Championship, being played at the par-72, 7,154-yard Watson Course at Reunion Resort, to put himself in solid contention to advance to the NCAA Championships. He is playing as an at-large individual competitor in the field.
The low individual from one of the five non-advancing teams will get the invite to the NCAAs, which will be held May 24-30 at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
After a 70-minute rain delay to open the morning, Fisk finally teed off a little after 11 a.m. He birdied the second hole but dropped back to even part after bogeying No. 3 - the lone blemish on his card. Four straight pars kept him at even through seven holes before he picked up birdies on holes 8 and 12 to move him up the leaderboard. The junior from Stockbridge, Georgia, parred the next four holes before picking up a birdie on the par-5 17th hole. He finished the round with 13 pars, four birdies and a bogey to account for his round of 69 and put him in a seven-way tie for ninth place after the first day.
"We saw a lot of different weather conditions today on the course but Steven handled them all very well," said head coach
Carter Collins. "His ball striking got better as the round went on and he picked up some good momentum heading into tomorrow. We are ready for the opportunities ahead."
Fisk will tee off the second of three rounds on Tuesday morning at 10:04 a.m. on the first tee.
As it currently stands, he sits two shots back of the highest individual not on one of the five advancing teams, who after round one would be 34th-ranked George Cunningham of Arizona (5-under 67). In addition to Cunningham, three other golfers are tied for the individual lead after shooting 67s on Monday.
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