Tournament Name: Colleton River Collegiate
Dates: March 2-3
Host: Michigan State
Course: Colleton River Club - Pete Dye Course – Par 72 – 7,180 yards
Location: Bluffton, S.C.
Tee Times and Format: 36 holes Monday (8 a.m. shotgun start and continuous play), 18 Tuesday (tee times off of 1 and 10).
Participating Schools (15): Michigan State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Southern, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Memphis, Miami, Notre Dame, Oakland, Ohio State and Rutgers.

Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Ben Carr (15 rds, 70.40)
Colin Bowles (18 rds, 71.44)
Mason Williams (15 rds, 71.47)
Brett Barron (15 rds, 71.67)
Jake Maples (15 rds, 71.80)

Indy
Wilson Andress (12 rds, 74.00)

Georgia Southern plays in the Colleton River Collegiate for the second consecutive season March 2-3 at the Colleton River Club in Bluffton, S.C., on the award-winning Pete Dye Golf Course. The only one of its kind in the Southeast United States, the course is a links-type course that has unobstructed views of Port Royal Sound and the Atlantic Ocean from 11 of its 18 holes. The field features five players currently ranked in the Top-100, according to Golfstat.

The Eagles tied for seventh at last year's event, and four players in the lineup this week - Brett Barron, Jake Maples, Ben Carr and Mason Williams - played in the event. Barron shot 2-under for the tournament and tied for eighth to lead Georgia Southern, and Maples played as an individual and tied for 12th after shooting 1-over.

Georgia Southern is coming off a seventh-place finish at the Gator Invitational in mid-February in a field that featured seven top-50 teams and six top-100 individuals. Carr fired a 65 to lead the Eagles in the final round and finished eighth. Maples tied for 24th, and Colin Bowles tied for 31st.

Barron makes his 31st career start this week and has been in the lineup in the last 12 tournaments, and Carr makes his 18th start in the lineup for the Eagles. Maples makes his 11th start in the lineup, and Bowles will be in the lineup for the 8th time in his career. Williams plays in the lineup for the 13th time in his career.

The Eagles are paired with Bowling Green and Memphis for the first two rounds and tee off holes 12-15 in an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start Monday.

Following the trip to Bluffton, GS hosts the 41st Schenkel Invitational, one of the premiere events and longest running tournaments in college golf, March 13-15 at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro.