SAPPHIRE VALLEY, N.C. – Freshman
Hogan Ingram recorded a 66 in the second round, and
Ben Carr shot 66 on the final day to lead the Georgia Southern men's golf team to a sixth-place finish at the JT Poston Invitational at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley.
South Carolina (-19) won the tournament by two strokes over Middle Tennessee State (17), and Chattanooga (-15) finished third. Kennesaw State (-7) and Belmont (-6) rounded out the top-5, and the Eagles (-5) were a stroke behind Belmont and two behind the Owls.
Ingram's 66 was tied for the third-lowest of the second round, and Carr's 66 was the lowest of the final round out of 87 competitors. The Eagles posted a team score of 275 the second round, which was the third-lowest of the afternoon. For the event, Georgia Southern ranked third in the field in par-4 scoring and third in birdies with 54.
Carr finished tied for eighth, and Ingram was tied for 18th. Keyed by a 69 in the second round,
Wilson Andress finished tied for 35th.
The first two rounds featured a shotgun start and continuous play, and
Luke Dasher and Carr each shot 71 to lead the Eagles in the first round. Dasher made a team-best five birdies, and Carr was 1-under on his final four holes of the morning with a birdie at 2.
Brantley Baker, who competed as an individual this week, played his first 14 holes 1-under with birdies at 18 and 6 on his way to a 71.
In the second round, Ingram made six birdies on the back nine, including three in a row at 10, 11 and 12, to post a 29 on the side. Andress played his final seven holes 1-under with a birdie at 3, and Carr played his final 11 holes of the day three under with birdies at 11, 12 and 2 to shoot 70.
Carr posted a clean card in today's third round with birdies at 2, 6, 14, 16 and 18. Andress and
Ian Glanton each shot 72, and Ingram rounded out the Eagle counters with a 73. Keyed by an eagle at the par-5 14th,
Lindsey Cordell, who played as an individual this week, posted a 72.
Scoring
Team – 289-275-283=847 (-5), 6
Ben Carr – 71-70-66=207 (-6), T8
Hogan Ingram – 72-66-73=211 (-2), T18
Wilson Andress – 75-69-72=216 (+3), T35
Ian Glanton – 77-70-72=219 (+6), T52
Luke Dasher – 71-70-78=219 (+6), T52
Brantley Baker* - 71-72-76=219 (+6), T52
Lindsey Cordell* - 75-76-72=223 (+10), T67
*Played as an individual
Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
"It was a good week of progress at the JT Poston Invitational. We had some more new guys get their first taste of college golf, and I'm very impressed with them and our entire team's resiliency throughout the tournament. This team ran hard through the finish line and that is the sign of a great team."
Next Up
The Eagles will travel to South Bend, Indiana, for the Fighting Irish Classic, hosted by 22nd-ranked Notre Dame at Warren Golf Course Oct. 4-5. It will be Georgia Southern's fifth appearance in the event and first since 2019.
