Jake Storey matches lowest round of the day with 65 at Gator Invite.
Photo by: Dan Groover
Men’s Golf is Within Three Strokes of the Top-3 at Gator Invite
2/17/2018 8:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
Jake Storey shoots 65 and is in second on the individual leaderboard.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jake Storey matched the lowest round of the day with a 65 in the afternoon, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team is in eighth place after two rounds of the SunTrust Gator Invitational Saturday at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
The Eagles (+1) are just three shots behind UCF (-2) and South Florida, which are tied with for third. Jacksonville (-1) is in fifth, while North Florida (E) and Missouri are tied for sixth. Sixth-ranked Vanderbilt -(-8) leads the field by a stroke over seventh-ranked and tourney host Florida (-7).
Storey (-6) carded an even-par 70 in the first round and is in second place, a shot behind Claudio Correa of South Florida. Eagle Steven Fisk (-3) is tied for sixth with three others. The field features six teams ranked in the top-35 and 15 individuals ranked in the top-100.
Fisk shot 68-69=137, and Brett Barron posted a 72-72=144. Archer Price notched a 72-73=145, and Luukas Alakulppi shot 73-74=147. Avery Price, who is playing as an individual this week, shot 77-71=148.
The story - Rd. 1
Fisk began the day by birdieing the par-5 7th and added birdies on 10 and 12 on his way to shooting 2-under on the back nine. He moved to 4-under for the day with consecutive birdies on holes 2 and 3 but bogeyed 4 and 5 to shoot 68.
Storey started on hole 8 and shot 2-under on his first five holes. After running into trouble on the par-4 16th, he played his final nine holes of the morning 1-under.
Barron got off to a rough start but turned it around as a birdie on 12 preceded six straight pars. He put together a fantastic finish and played his final six holes 4-under, capping the round with three straight birdies.
Archer Price posted 11 straight pars to finish his round, while Alakulppi made two birdies and capped the round with five consecutive pars.
The story – Rd. 2
Storey made par or better on his first eight holes of the afternoon and then really got rolling with an eagle on the par-4 17th and a birdie on 18. He added another birdie on hole 2 and capped the day with consecutive birdies on holes 6 and 7 for his 65.
Fisk birdied his first hole of the round, added a birdie at 11 and played the final eight holes of the day 1-under with a birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.
Avery Price played his first four holes 1-under and made four birdies in the round to shoot a 1-over 71.
Quotables from coach Carter Collins
"Today was a very solid day for the team. All five guys showed a lot of grind today on a very difficult course. The tournament changed hole locations after round one, and the wind picked up so it played especially difficult in the afternoon. We are very proud of the effort today and can't wait to get after it again tomorrow."
Next up
The third and final round is slated for Sunday, and GS will tee off hole 1 at 8 a.m. The Eagles are paired with Missouri and Liberty.
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The Eagles (+1) are just three shots behind UCF (-2) and South Florida, which are tied with for third. Jacksonville (-1) is in fifth, while North Florida (E) and Missouri are tied for sixth. Sixth-ranked Vanderbilt -(-8) leads the field by a stroke over seventh-ranked and tourney host Florida (-7).
Storey (-6) carded an even-par 70 in the first round and is in second place, a shot behind Claudio Correa of South Florida. Eagle Steven Fisk (-3) is tied for sixth with three others. The field features six teams ranked in the top-35 and 15 individuals ranked in the top-100.
Fisk shot 68-69=137, and Brett Barron posted a 72-72=144. Archer Price notched a 72-73=145, and Luukas Alakulppi shot 73-74=147. Avery Price, who is playing as an individual this week, shot 77-71=148.
The story - Rd. 1
Fisk began the day by birdieing the par-5 7th and added birdies on 10 and 12 on his way to shooting 2-under on the back nine. He moved to 4-under for the day with consecutive birdies on holes 2 and 3 but bogeyed 4 and 5 to shoot 68.
Storey started on hole 8 and shot 2-under on his first five holes. After running into trouble on the par-4 16th, he played his final nine holes of the morning 1-under.
Barron got off to a rough start but turned it around as a birdie on 12 preceded six straight pars. He put together a fantastic finish and played his final six holes 4-under, capping the round with three straight birdies.
Archer Price posted 11 straight pars to finish his round, while Alakulppi made two birdies and capped the round with five consecutive pars.
The story – Rd. 2
Storey made par or better on his first eight holes of the afternoon and then really got rolling with an eagle on the par-4 17th and a birdie on 18. He added another birdie on hole 2 and capped the day with consecutive birdies on holes 6 and 7 for his 65.
Fisk birdied his first hole of the round, added a birdie at 11 and played the final eight holes of the day 1-under with a birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.
Avery Price played his first four holes 1-under and made four birdies in the round to shoot a 1-over 71.
Quotables from coach Carter Collins
"Today was a very solid day for the team. All five guys showed a lot of grind today on a very difficult course. The tournament changed hole locations after round one, and the wind picked up so it played especially difficult in the afternoon. We are very proud of the effort today and can't wait to get after it again tomorrow."
Next up
The third and final round is slated for Sunday, and GS will tee off hole 1 at 8 a.m. The Eagles are paired with Missouri and Liberty.
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.
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