Mason Williams shot a 68 to lead the Eagles in the Bahamas.
Williams, Carr Lead Men’s Golf at White Sands Invitational
11/1/2019 8:26:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Eagles tee off at 8 a.m. ET in Saturday’s second round.
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Mason Williams shot a 68, and Ben Carr fired a 69 to lead the Georgia Southern men's golf team in the first round of the White Sands Invitational at the Ocean Club Golf Course Friday.
Williams, who teed off on the 10th hole, made four consecutive birdies on holes 4-7 to shoot 32 on the front nine. Carr, who started his day on the 8th hole, blistered the back nine with five birdies, including three in a row on 15-17, to shoot 31 on the side.
Georgia Southern (-2) is in ninth place, one stroke behind UAB (-3) in eighth and seven behind Arkansas (-9) and Middle Tennessee State, which are tied for fourth. Williams is tied for sixth, and Carr is tied for 14th.
The field features five teams ranked in the top-50 in the country, according to Golfstat. Florida State (-13) leads the event, followed by No. 39 Houston (-12) and No. 2 SMU (-10).
Scores
Team – 286 (-2), 9
Mason Williams – 68 (-4), T6
Ben Carr – 69 (-3), T14
Brett Barron – 73 (+1), T53
Jake Maples – 76 (+4), T74
Wilson Andress - 76 (+4), T74
Indys
Colin Bowles – 73 (+1), T53
Luukas Alakulppi – 75 (+3), T68
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"Overall, it was a solid day. Ben and Mason played great, and the entire team can't wait to get back started tomorrow. Two-thirds of the event is still left to be played, so if we do our job we will have a good chance to fly up the board."
Next up
The Eagles are paired with UAB and Miami (Ohio) and tee off holes 7-10 in a shotgun start Saturday at 8 a.m. ET.
Williams, who teed off on the 10th hole, made four consecutive birdies on holes 4-7 to shoot 32 on the front nine. Carr, who started his day on the 8th hole, blistered the back nine with five birdies, including three in a row on 15-17, to shoot 31 on the side.
Georgia Southern (-2) is in ninth place, one stroke behind UAB (-3) in eighth and seven behind Arkansas (-9) and Middle Tennessee State, which are tied for fourth. Williams is tied for sixth, and Carr is tied for 14th.
The field features five teams ranked in the top-50 in the country, according to Golfstat. Florida State (-13) leads the event, followed by No. 39 Houston (-12) and No. 2 SMU (-10).
Scores
Team – 286 (-2), 9
Mason Williams – 68 (-4), T6
Ben Carr – 69 (-3), T14
Brett Barron – 73 (+1), T53
Jake Maples – 76 (+4), T74
Wilson Andress - 76 (+4), T74
Indys
Colin Bowles – 73 (+1), T53
Luukas Alakulppi – 75 (+3), T68
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"Overall, it was a solid day. Ben and Mason played great, and the entire team can't wait to get back started tomorrow. Two-thirds of the event is still left to be played, so if we do our job we will have a good chance to fly up the board."
Next up
The Eagles are paired with UAB and Miami (Ohio) and tee off holes 7-10 in a shotgun start Saturday at 8 a.m. ET.
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