MGOLF Preview: Eagles Compete at The Gator Invite

Saturday, February 15

Gainesville, Fla.

8 a.m.

Georgia Southern University

Gator Invitational

Colin Bowles tied for fifth at the GS Individual Collegiate.

2/13/2020 9:07:00 AM | Men's Golf

Live Leaderboard Pairings

GS plays in its first team competition of the spring.

Tournament Name: Gator Invitational
Dates: Feb. 15-16
Host: Florida
Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course – Par 70 – 6,701 yards
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Tee Times and Format: 36 holes Saturday (8 a.m. shotgun start and continuous play), 18 Sunday (tee times off of 1 and 10).
Participating Schools (15): Coastal Carolina, Florida, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, Liberty, Mississippi State, Missouri, Penn State, UCF, North Florida, South Florida, Toledo, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wichita State.

Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Ben Carr (12 rds, 70.58)
Brett Barron (12 rds, 71.08)
Colin Bowles (15 rds, 71.33)
Jake Maples (12 rds, 71.83)
Wilson Andress (9 rds, 73.00)

GS plays its first team tournament of the spring as the Eagles travel to the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. It is the 19th straight season that the Eagles have played at the Gator, and GS placed 12th in the event last season.

The Eagles took 10th in their last team event, the White Sands Invitational, which capped the fall portion of the season. Brett Barron led GS by shooting 4-under and tying for 22nd.

Jake Maples fired a 4-under-par 68, the lowest round of the tournament, to win the GS Individual Collegiate at Georgia Southern University Course Feb. 3. Maples was one of four Eagles in the top-20 - Colin Bowles tied for fifth, while Wilson Andress and Mason Williams tied for 16th. It was Maples' first career win and fourth top-10 finish.

Barron makes his 30th career start this week and has been in the lineup in the last 11 tournaments, and Carr makes his 17th start in the lineup for the Eagles. Maples makes his 10th start in the lineup, and Bowles will be in the lineup for the 7th time in his career. Wilson Andress plays in the lineup for the 10th time in his career.

It's the only team tournament of the month for the Eagles, who are back in action at the Colleton River Collegiate March 2-3 at Colleton River Club in Beaufort, S.C.