GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Steven Fisk shot a 68, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team solidified a tie for eighth at the SunTrust Gator Invitational Sunday at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
Fisk (-5) tied for sixth, has finished every event this season in the top-10 and has shot under par in 14 of 15 rounds in the campaign. He was three shots behind medalist Hayden Buckley (-8) of Missouri and tied with Dawson Armstrong of Lipscomb.
Jake Storey carded a 73 and tied for 16th, the 13th top-20 of the senior's career.
Vanderbilt (-18) bested the field by five strokes today with a 10-under 270 and won the tournament by nine strokes over host Florida (-9). The Eagles (+7) tied with 14th-ranked Arkansas, a stroke behind 27th-ranked Missouri for seventh and five behind Liberty (+2) in sixth.
Brett Barron shot a 72 today, and
Archer Price tallied a 73.
Luukas Alakulppi shot 77, and
Avery Price, who is playing as an individual this week, carded an 81.
The field featured six teams ranked in the top-35 and 15 individuals ranked in the top-100.
The story
The Eagles teed off on the first hole, and Fisk birdied 3 and 5 to play his first six 2-under. The junior made the turn even and added birdies on holes 12 and 17 to shoot 2-under.
Barron hit his stride on the fourth hole, where he started a run of seven in a row with par or better, including birdies at 9 and 10. He shot even on the back with par or better on six of his last seven holes.
Storey struggled out of the gate but got going with four birdies on the back, including three in a row on holes 11-13. He played his final three holes of the tournament 1-under with a birdie at 17.
Archer Price played the first 10 holes of the day even and played his final five even with a birdie at 15 and consecutive pars on 17 and 18.
Quotables from coach Carter Collins
"This course showed plenty of teeth this week and was one of the toughest tests we've seen all year. I don't think we had our best stuff this week, but we still showed a lot of grit to earn a solid result in an elite field. That shows a lot about this team and what we are capable of moving forward."
"We gained great experience throughout the team this week, and we can't wait to get back to work and prepare for Palmetto."
Next up
The Eagles have the rest of the month off before playing three tournaments in March, starting with the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational in Aiken, S.C., March 5 and 6.
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