Men's Golf | 11/9/2016 5:14:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern men's golf coach Carter Collins announced today that Jacob Bayer (Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill) and Avery Price (Gastonia, N.C./Gaston Day) have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Georgia Southern and compete for the Eagles, beginning in 2017.

"I am very excited to be adding Avery and Jacob to our program," Collins said. "Both are very talented, and they have proven that they can not only win events on the junior level but on the amateur/adult level as well. They will be great assets for this program as well this university and community.  I can't wait to get started with them in Statesboro."

Jacob Bayer 
Athletic Highlights:
Ranked as one of the top-60 recruits in the 2017 class (#57, Junior Golf Scoreboard, #2 in Georgia, Golfweek)
Winner of the Berkeley Hills Invitational, a professional event where he won Low Amateur Honors as well as the overall championship with scores of 69-65 (-10)
Winner of the AJGA PDQ/Philadelphia Runner Junior 73-69-71
Winner of the SJGT Berkeley Hills Junior Classic 71-73
Final round 66 in the AJGA IZOD AJGA Championship
T8 at AJGA All-Star at Chateau Elan 76-69-75
11th at AJGA Toyota Music City Junior 74-70-72
10th place at AJGA Under Armour / Scott Stallings Championship 71-70-69
32nd at the prestigious Western Junior 74-75-69-76
Runner-Up at AJGA Rome Junior Classic 68-69
Runner-Up at SJGT UGA Course 70-69
Academic Highlights: 
Consecutive Academic Honor Roll in every semester of high school
Leadership Highlights: 
Member and active participant of Collins Hill Young Life 
Member and active participant in the Collins Hill Environmental Club
Collins on Bayer: "Jacob is student-athlete who bring a tremendous amount of talent with him to Statesboro.  He has been able to win events on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour (SJGT), American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) as well as a Georgia PGA sanctioned professional event with a final round 65.  He will not only be able to help the team from a golf standpoint, but will also be an asset in the locker room and class room."

Avery Price 
Athletic Highlights:
Ranked as one of the top-100 recruits in the 2017 recruiting class (#86, Golfweek, #6 in North Carolina, Golfweek)
Co-Medalist at USGA U.S. Junior Championship Qualifier – Sissonville, West Virginia 68-71
Winner of the Gaston County Amateur Championship 68-75-70 
3rd place at Bobby Chapman Invitational 69-67 
4th place at Carolinas Junior Boys' Championship 71-73-73 
9th place at AJGA Vaughn Taylor Championship 76-74-73
3rd place at Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship 74-73-74
3rd Place at AJGA City of London Championship 70-73
3rd place at NCISSA High School State Championship 72-72
Been a member of two NCISSA State Championship teams (2015, 2016)
10th place at 10th Annual North Carolina Dogwood State Junior
10th place at AJGA Greg Norman Golf Academy Championship 74-73-74
Academic Highlights:
Carries a 4.0 GPA
Member of the National Honor Society
Member of Beta Club
Leadership Highlights:
Volunteered at Gaston County Boys & Girls Club
Volunteered at Special Olympics 
Volunteered at Gaston Country Club Junior Clinics
Collins on Price: "Avery is an extremely well-rounded student-athlete that has been able to accomplish a lot in the classroom while at the same time rising to an elite level in junior golf.  His progression and ascension through the junior golf ranks has been very impressive, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for Avery as he continues his progression at Georgia Southern."  

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