JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – Senior Ben Carr and freshman Brantley Baker each shot 66, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team fired a 274, the lowest round of the tournament, to send the Eagles to a fourth-place finish at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at Blackthorn Golf Club Tuesday.

Carr finished 13-under for the tournament and moved four spots up the leaderboard to earn medalist honors for the third time in his college career. Senior Wilson Andress shot 70 today and finished 5-under to tie for 17th. Freshman Hogan Ingram carded a 72, and senior Colin Bowles shot a 73. 

Freshman Jack Boltja, who played as an individual this week, backed up yesterday's 69 with a 70 today and finished tied for 29th.

Tournament host ETSU (-35) won the event, and the Eagles (-24) finished three strokes ahead of UAB (-21) and five shots behind Louisville (-29) and Charlotte, which tied for second. 

Carr birdied his first three holes today and made the turn at 3-under. He shot 3-under on the back nine as well with birdies at 10, 14 and 15. Andress made four birdies and eagled the 517-yard, par-5 14th hole.

Baker tallied nine birdies in the round, including six on the back nine and made five in a row on holes 13-17. The Eagles finished third in the field with 66 birdies and ranked second in par-4 scoring. 

Carr finished in the top-8 in all four events this fall, and his 203 in the final tournament is tied for the eighth-lowest 54-hole score in program history. 

Scoring
Team – 284-282-274=840 (-24), 4
Ben Carr – 68-69-66=203 (-13), 1
Wilson Andress – 71-70-70=211 (-5), T19
Jack Boltja* - 75-69-70=214 (-2), T29
Brantley Baker – 78-73-66=217 (+1), T42
Colin Bowles – 74-70-73=217 (+1), T42
Hogan Ingram – 71-75-72=218 (+2), T50
*Playing as an individual

Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
"It was a great week for the team. They have been building towards this all semester, and I'm happy for them that they see their hard work pay off in such a big way, especially with the low final round."

"A big congratulations to Ben on his performance this week and all fall. Having so much contribution out of the entire team is a great sign for the future. This team is special, and I can't wait to load up the van and head out in the spring. GATA!!"

Next Up
The Eagles return to action in the spring with the annual Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate Feb. 6-7 at Georgia Southern University Course.