Fisk Shoots 69 On Opening Day of NCAA Regionals
5/14/2018 4:40:00 PM | Men's Golf
Junior guts out solid round in tough conditions
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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.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Steven gets it to red numbers early with this birdie on 2 #GATA #NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/oG7gpWDFi7
— GS Men's Golf (@GaSouthernGolf) May 14, 2018
Good par save at the difficult par 4, 4th. Even through 4#FishTracker #GATA pic.twitter.com/wIA9QX0mNV
— GS Men's Golf (@GaSouthernGolf) May 14, 2018
Birdie at 8 drops, back in red numbers, -1#NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/j3n57mcl3H
— GS Men's Golf (@GaSouthernGolf) May 14, 2018
Solid shot to 15 feet on the 177 yard, par 3 12th - has that putt to go 2 under#NCAAGolf
— GS Men's Golf (@GaSouthernGolf) May 14, 2018
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Steven buried the birdie putt to get to -2 through 12#NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/cjnJGOiotz
— GS Men's Golf (@GaSouthernGolf) May 14, 2018
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