Friday, February 12
Gainesville, Fla.
Georgia Southern University
at
Gator Invitational
Mason Williams tied for 24th to lead the Eagles.
Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
Men’s Golf Shoots Under Par in Every Round at the Gator Invite
2/13/2021 9:22:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Eagles placed 12th out of 21 teams in the event.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Georgia Southern men's golf team shot under par in every round of the Gator Invitational, presented by VyStar, for the first time in school history, and the Eagles placed 12th in the 21-team event Saturday at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
Playing in their 20th consecutive Gator Invitational, the Eagles shot a school best 833 (-7) and finished two strokes behind North Florida and three strokes clear of Washington. The loaded field featured 11 programs ranked in the top-25, according to Golfstat, including the Eagles, who came into the event ranked 11th. That list included Vanderbilt (1), Georgia (3) and Tennessee (4), which are ranked in the top-5.
The host Gators (-29) entered the tournament ranked 15th and won the team total by five strokes over Georgia (-24) and Auburn. The event was originally supposed to be 18 holes each day, but tournament organizers opted to finish in two days because of impending inclement weather Sunday.
Mason Williams shot 68, and Jake Maples posted a 69 to lead the Eagles in the second round, which finished this morning following a rain delay. Ben Carr and Colin Bowles each posted 69 to lead the Eagles in the third round, which the teams were able to squeeze in before dark. The Eagles shot 16-under combined on the par 5s, which ranked sixth in the field, and GS recorded 179 pars, the fifth-most on the week.
Scores
Team – 276-278-279=833 (-7), 12
Mason Williams – 67-68-71=206 (-4), T24
Brett Barron – 67-70-71=208 (-2), T35
Jake Maples – 71-69-70=210 (E), T48
Ben Carr – 71-71-69=211 (+1), T57
Colin Bowles – 75-76-69=220 (+10), T105
Quotables from Georgia Southern Coach Carter Collins
"I'm very proud of the team for how they performed this week, especially with this being our first event of the spring. They were prepared, they executed well and they have built a great foundation for us to build on the rest of the spring. Great sign of things to come for this team. Hail Southern!"
Next Up
The Eagles will compete at the Seminole Intercollegiate Feb. 19-21 at Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla.
Playing in their 20th consecutive Gator Invitational, the Eagles shot a school best 833 (-7) and finished two strokes behind North Florida and three strokes clear of Washington. The loaded field featured 11 programs ranked in the top-25, according to Golfstat, including the Eagles, who came into the event ranked 11th. That list included Vanderbilt (1), Georgia (3) and Tennessee (4), which are ranked in the top-5.
The host Gators (-29) entered the tournament ranked 15th and won the team total by five strokes over Georgia (-24) and Auburn. The event was originally supposed to be 18 holes each day, but tournament organizers opted to finish in two days because of impending inclement weather Sunday.
Mason Williams shot 68, and Jake Maples posted a 69 to lead the Eagles in the second round, which finished this morning following a rain delay. Ben Carr and Colin Bowles each posted 69 to lead the Eagles in the third round, which the teams were able to squeeze in before dark. The Eagles shot 16-under combined on the par 5s, which ranked sixth in the field, and GS recorded 179 pars, the fifth-most on the week.
Scores
Team – 276-278-279=833 (-7), 12
Mason Williams – 67-68-71=206 (-4), T24
Brett Barron – 67-70-71=208 (-2), T35
Jake Maples – 71-69-70=210 (E), T48
Ben Carr – 71-71-69=211 (+1), T57
Colin Bowles – 75-76-69=220 (+10), T105
Quotables from Georgia Southern Coach Carter Collins
"I'm very proud of the team for how they performed this week, especially with this being our first event of the spring. They were prepared, they executed well and they have built a great foundation for us to build on the rest of the spring. Great sign of things to come for this team. Hail Southern!"
Next Up
The Eagles will compete at the Seminole Intercollegiate Feb. 19-21 at Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla.
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