Steven Fisk is tied for 5th at the Fighting Irish Classic.
Lowest Rounds of the Year Have Men’s Golf in Final Group at Fighting Irish Classic
10/8/2017 8:08:00 PM | Men's Golf
Steven Fisk, Archer Price and Jake Storey are all in the top-10.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Georgia Southern men's golf team shot rounds of 274 and 281 to put themselves in second place after 36 holes of the Fighting Irish Classic at Warren Golf Course Sunday.
The Eagles got four individual rounds of 69 or better from four different golfers. Jake Storey shot 65, and Steven Fisk carded a 66 in the morning round, while Luukas Alakulppi notched a career low 67 and Archer Price shot a 69 in the afternoon session.
Tournament host Notre Dame (-18) scorched their home course with a 270 in the second round and leads the event. The Eagles (-5) are second and the only other team under par, while Fort Wayne (+1) is third and Toledo (+5) ranks fourth.
Fisk (-3) backed up his 66 with a 71 and is tied for fifth, while Storey (-1) shot 74 in the afternoon and is tied for ninth with Price (-1), who shot 70 in the morning.
Alakulppi carded a 73 in the first round and is tied for 12th. Brett Barron shot 75-74=149, and individual Jacob Bayer carded a 76-70=146.
The Eagles lead the tournament with 39 birdies and rank second in par-4 scoring and third in par-3 scoring.
The story – Rd.1
Storey had a clean card with five birdies to shoot the lowest round of his collegiate career. The senior posted back-to-back birdies on holes 10 and 11 and 16 and 17 and wound up shooting 32 on the back nine.
Fisk recorded five birdies, including two in a row on holes 13 and 14. He had one blemish on his card, a bogey at the par-4 16th, but finished with two pars to bring in a 66, which ties the lowest round of his career.
After a bogey on his first hole of the day, Price played his next 11 1-under and played his final five holes 1-under to post a 70.
Alakulppi got off to a rocky start but recovered nicely and birdied four of his next five holes. The freshman played his last five holes even to bring in a 73.
The story – Rd. 2
Alakulppi made birdie on his first hole of the afternoon and added three more on the first nine holes of the round to move to 3-under. He bogeyed the par-4 12th hole but birdied the 16th and played his final eight holes 1-under.
Price played the first four holes 1-under and finished his day with a flurry, scoring par or better on his final seven holes with birdies on 16 and 1.
Fisk started the round with a pair of pars and played his final 15 holes of the day even, and Bayer was 2-under through his first 10 holes of the round on his way to posting a 70.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"It was a really solid day for us. We knew there would be challenges in adapting to different grasses and conditions than we are used to back home, but the team did a great job preparing for today and I think it showed."
"We had four scores of 69 or better and that helped us tie for the second best round in the morning and have the second best in the afternoon."
"Notre Dame is playing great golf, but we have a great opportunity ahead of us tomorrow and we are looking forward to the challenge."
Next up
The Eagles tee off hole 1 at 9:42 a.m. tomorrow in the final round. GS is in the final group with Notre Dame and Fort Wayne.
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In order to expedite entry and provide a safe environment for all patrons and participants, Georgia Southern Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all ticketed sporting events, effective Aug. 1, 2017. Fans can find the complete policy as well as an FAQ section at GSEagles.com/ClearBag.
The Eagles got four individual rounds of 69 or better from four different golfers. Jake Storey shot 65, and Steven Fisk carded a 66 in the morning round, while Luukas Alakulppi notched a career low 67 and Archer Price shot a 69 in the afternoon session.
Tournament host Notre Dame (-18) scorched their home course with a 270 in the second round and leads the event. The Eagles (-5) are second and the only other team under par, while Fort Wayne (+1) is third and Toledo (+5) ranks fourth.
Fisk (-3) backed up his 66 with a 71 and is tied for fifth, while Storey (-1) shot 74 in the afternoon and is tied for ninth with Price (-1), who shot 70 in the morning.
Alakulppi carded a 73 in the first round and is tied for 12th. Brett Barron shot 75-74=149, and individual Jacob Bayer carded a 76-70=146.
The Eagles lead the tournament with 39 birdies and rank second in par-4 scoring and third in par-3 scoring.
The story – Rd.1
Storey had a clean card with five birdies to shoot the lowest round of his collegiate career. The senior posted back-to-back birdies on holes 10 and 11 and 16 and 17 and wound up shooting 32 on the back nine.
Fisk recorded five birdies, including two in a row on holes 13 and 14. He had one blemish on his card, a bogey at the par-4 16th, but finished with two pars to bring in a 66, which ties the lowest round of his career.
After a bogey on his first hole of the day, Price played his next 11 1-under and played his final five holes 1-under to post a 70.
Alakulppi got off to a rocky start but recovered nicely and birdied four of his next five holes. The freshman played his last five holes even to bring in a 73.
The story – Rd. 2
Alakulppi made birdie on his first hole of the afternoon and added three more on the first nine holes of the round to move to 3-under. He bogeyed the par-4 12th hole but birdied the 16th and played his final eight holes 1-under.
Price played the first four holes 1-under and finished his day with a flurry, scoring par or better on his final seven holes with birdies on 16 and 1.
Fisk started the round with a pair of pars and played his final 15 holes of the day even, and Bayer was 2-under through his first 10 holes of the round on his way to posting a 70.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"It was a really solid day for us. We knew there would be challenges in adapting to different grasses and conditions than we are used to back home, but the team did a great job preparing for today and I think it showed."
"We had four scores of 69 or better and that helped us tie for the second best round in the morning and have the second best in the afternoon."
"Notre Dame is playing great golf, but we have a great opportunity ahead of us tomorrow and we are looking forward to the challenge."
Next up
The Eagles tee off hole 1 at 9:42 a.m. tomorrow in the final round. GS is in the final group with Notre Dame and Fort Wayne.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides current information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, which is fully responsive across all mobile devices. Information on Eagle athletics can also be found through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics and Instagram.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
In order to expedite entry and provide a safe environment for all patrons and participants, Georgia Southern Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all ticketed sporting events, effective Aug. 1, 2017. Fans can find the complete policy as well as an FAQ section at GSEagles.com/ClearBag.
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