PALO ALTO, Calif. – Steven Fisk shot a 5-under-par 65 to lead the Georgia Southern men's golf team in the second round of the NCAA Stanford Golf Regional Monday at Stanford Golf Club. The Eagles (-4) are in fourth place after carding another -2 score as a team. The top 5 teams and the low individual from a non-advancing team advance to the NCAA Championship.
Playing in the lead group, the Eagles started the round on the first hole, carding 11 birdies (five more than round one) to post a -5 on the front 9 heading to the back side. With the wind a little stiffer on the finishing holes, the Eagles recorded five birdies, six off their pace from a day ago.
Stanford, ranked 12th in the country, leads the regional at -15. No. 2 Arizona State and No 26 North Carolina are tied for second at -5. Ole Miss sits one shot back of GS in fifth place with No. 14 LSU sitting just outside the magic number at even par.
Georgia Southern's other four competitors - Brett Barron, Colin Bowles, Ben Carr and Jake Maples - all shot +1 for the day on the on the tough course. Fisk's five birdies against no bogeys led the way. Carr, Maples and Bowles all had three birdies apiece while Barron had a pair of birdies. Fisk (-4) is in a tie for fifth place in the individual race after shooting the second-lowest score on the day among all competitors, and Maples is tied for 11th at 2-under for the tournament.
Scores
Steven Fisk – 71-65 (-4), T5
Jake Maples – 67-71 (-2), T11
Colin Bowles - 69-71 (E), T19
Ben Carr – 71-71 (+2), T29
Brett Barron – 72-71 (+3), T34
Team – 278-278 (-4), 4
Quotes From Coach Carter
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The Eagles will play with Ole Miss and No. 14 LSU in tomorrow's final round. They tee off the 10th hole at 8:30 a.m. local time (11:30 a.m. Eastern).
