OPELIKA, Ala. – Mason Williams shot 71-72=143 (-1) to lead the Georgia Southern men's golf team in the first two rounds of the Auburn Tiger Invitational Monday at Grand National Lake Course.

The field features eight teams nationally ranked in the top-25 and 11 ranked in the top-50, according to Golfstat. Host Auburn (-20) leads the tournament by three strokes over Alabama (-17). Georgia (-14) is third, followed by Tennessee (-10) and Vanderbilt. The Eagles (+2) are a stroke ahead of No. 6 Texas A&M (+3) and seven back of No. 21 Arkansas (-5).

Williams made four birdies to post 71 in the first round, and Avery Price made four birdies to card a 72. Brett Barron shot 73, and Jake Maples posted a 74 for the Eagles' combined score of 290.

Barron and Ben Carr each posted four birdies to shoot 71 in the second round, and Williams finished the round with a birdie to card a 72. Price was 1-under on his last three holes of the day to shoot 74 as the Eagles finished with an even-par 288.

Scores
Team – 290-288=578 (+2), 12
Mason Williams – 71-72=143 (-1), T30
Brett Barron – 73-71=144 (E), T35
Avery Price – 72-74=146 (+2), T44
Ben Carr – 76-71=147 (+3), T50
Jake Maples – 74-75=149 (+5), T63

Quotables from Georgia Southern Coach Carter Collins
"We didn't play our best, plain and simple. At this golf course there is a small margin of error, so we need to be sharper. I feel like these guys are really close to putting it together, hopefully the weather will give us another opportunity to do that here this week. Hail Southern!"

Next Up
The teams are set to play the third and final round tomorrow in a shotgun start at 10 a.m. ET.