Men's Golf | 10/30/2016 9:47:00 PM
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PRINCEVILLE, Hawaii –
Steven Fisk shot a 68, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team fired a 6-under 282 in the first round of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational at Princeville Makai Golf Club Sunday.
Georgia Southern (-6) occupies second place and is five strokes behind the leader Ole Miss (-11). Missouri (-5) is third, while UL Lafayette (-1) and Sam Houston State are tied for fourth.
Fisk (-4) is tied for fourth, three strokes behind the individual leader, Mateusz Gradecki of East Tennessee State.
Brett Barron shot a 70 and is tied for 14th, and
Jake Storey carded a 71 and is tied for 16th.
Archer Price tallied a 73, and
Luukas Alakulppi shot a 75.
The story
Fisk had just one blemish on his card and was second on the team with five birdies. The sophomore started the day on hole 10 and played his first nine holes four-under-par. A birdie on hole 5 moved him to 5-under en route to his 68. Barron birdied his first hole and played his final eight holes of the day 2-under to post a 70.
Storey also posted five birdies, made the turn at even par and birdied his final two holes for a 71. Price was 2-under through his first 10 holes but shot 2-over on his final three holes of the day for a 73. Alakulppi led the team with seven birdies but logged a couple big numbers that kept him from going lower.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"It was a very solid day today in Hawaii. The weather changed many times during the opening nine holes, but we handled everything well. Today is a good day to build on for the rest of the event."
Next up
The second round is scheduled for tomorrow in shotgun start at 8 a.m. The Eagles are paired with Ole Miss, Missouri and UL Lafayette and will tee off hole 1.
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