Men’s Golf Ties for Seventh at Colleton River Collegiate

Monday, March 4

Beaufort, S.C.

All Day

Georgia Southern University

Colleton River Collegiate

Brett Barron tied for eighth.

3/5/2019 4:11:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

The Eagles host the Schenkel Invitational March 15-17 at Forest Heights Country Club.

By: Marc Gignac

BLUFFTON, S.C. – Brett Barron and Steven Fisk each shot a 73, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team tied for seventh at the Colleton River Collegiate Tuesday at the Colleton River Pete Dye Course.

Barron led the Eagles with three birdies on the day and shot an even-par 36 on the front to tie for eighth. Fisk also shot a 36 on the front and finished his round with eight consecutive pars to tie for 23rd. Jake Maples, who played as an individual this week, shot a 71 today and tied for 12th at 1-over for the tournament.

Georgia Southern tied with Rutgers for seventh, three strokes behind Memphis in sixth and four behind Penn State in fifth. Tournament host Michigan State won the team title.

Scores
Brett Barron – 70-71-73=214 (-2), T8
Steven Fisk – 74-73-73=220 (+4), T23
Ben Carr – 74-76-75=225 (+9), T47
Mason Williams – 75-71-81=227 (+11), T57
Wilson Andress – 77-77-76=230 (+14), T63
Team – 293-291-297=881 (+17), T7

Indys
Jake Maples – 71-75-71=217 (+1), T12
Luukas Alakulppi – 74-77-74=225 (+9), T47

Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
"What a great, tough course we competed on this week. I'm proud of the team for how they prepared, competed and executed; we just had a hard time gaining momentum on the greens."

"We are definitely showing signs of greatness and are close to putting it all together. I'm excited for what is ahead for this team!"

Next up
The Eagles host the Schenkel Invitational March 15-17 at Forest Heights Country Club.