TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ben Carr recorded a 71 to lead the Georgia Southern men's golf team in the first round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Monday at Seminole Legacy Golf Club.

The Eagles (+3) are tied for 10th with LSU, six strokes behind Georgia (-3) in fifth. Florida State (-17) leads the field, and Georgia Tech (-11) is second. Liberty (-5) is third, followed by Ohio State (-4) in fourth. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals, which will be played May 28-June 2 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Carr is tied for 19th on the individual leaderboard, while Brett Barron, who shot a 72, is tied for 27th. Luke Dasher posted a 73, Jake Maples shot a 75 and Mason Williams posted a 76. 

The Eagles teed off on the 10th hole, and Carr made the turn at 1-over. The junior birdied holes 1, 3, 4 and 7 on the front side. Luke Dasher played his last 10 holes clean with a birdie at 8, and Barron ran off eight straight pars on the back nine and played the front 1-under with birdies at holes 2 and 4. 

Maples played his last 11 holes even with a birdie on 5, and Williams made par on his final seven holes of the day.

Scoring
Team – 291 (+3), T10
Ben Carr – 71 (-1), T19
Brett Barron – 72 (E), T27
Luke Dasher – 73 (+1), T35
Jake Maples – 75 – (+3), T51
Mason Williams – 76 (+4), T57

Quotables from Georgia Southern Coach Carter Collins
"I thought it was a very solid effort today. We're still getting accustomed to the course, and I thought we played very solid tee to green. We had some birdie looks that we probably wish we had over to get a second crack at but we're calibrating the speed of the greens, and I feel good about our chances going into tomorrow. I think we'll get a few more birdie looks, and we'll knock them down the next couple of days."

Next up
The Eagles are paired with LSU and Florida A&M in tomorrow's second round and tee off the 10th hole at 9:55 a.m.