Men’s Golf in Third after First Round of NCAA Stanford Regional
5/13/2019 7:06:00 PM | Men's Golf
Maples fires a 67 to lead the way for the Eagles
The Eagles (-2) are in third place, four shots behind No. 12 Stanford (-6) and three strokes behind UNCG (-5), who lead the way. No. 26 North Carolina shot an even par 280 to sit in fourth place while No. 36 South Florida and Ole Miss are tied for fifth place at +2. The top 5 teams advance to the NCAA Championship.
The Eagles started the round on the back 9 and took advantage of the side, carding 11 birdies to shoot to the top of the leaderboard. The tougher front 9 showed its teeth, but the Eagles carded six birdies and an eagle from Ben Carr on the 1st hole to remain among the contenders.
Maples led the way in his first D-1 Regional, carding four birdies against just one bogey. The JUCO transfer sits in a tie for fifth place after the first round. Freshman transfer Colin Bowles also went under par, carding a 69 and leading the team with six birdies on the day. Steven Fisk and Ben Carr both shot one-over-par 71s and Brett Barron shot a 72. Fisk finished the day with 10 pars to take momentum from a tough course to the second round.
Scores
Jake Maples – 67 (-3), T5
Colin Bowles - 69 (-1), T15
Steven Fisk – 71 (+1), T25
Ben Carr – 71 (+1), T25
Brett Barron – 72 (+2), T38
Team – 278 (-2), 3
Quotes From Coach Carter
We are done with round one here in Stanford. Let's hear from head coach @ccollinsGS as the 🦅 sit in 3rd. ⛳️ 🦅 🌲 pic.twitter.com/geTLOW4MG6
— GS Men's Golf (@GaSouthernGolf) May 13, 2019
Next up
The Eagles will play with No. 12 Stanford and UNCG in tomorrow's second round. They tee off the 1st hole at 8:30 a.m. local time (11:30 a.m. Eastern).
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