JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – Wilson Andress shot a 70, and
Ben Carr carded a 71 to lead the Georgia Southern men's golf team to a fifth-place finish at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Tuesday at Blackthorn Golf Club.
Cincinnati (-30) was 15-under in today's final round to move three spots up the leaderboard and win the team title by four strokes over Missouri (-26). Tournament host ETSU (-20) finished third, followed by FGCU (-10). Georgia Southern (-9) was a stroke back of FGCU and three clear of Furman (-6).
Andress made three birdies in a row on holes 2-4 and parred his last six holes of the event. Carr made eagles on both par-5s on the back 9 and added three birdies on the day. The duo tied for 10th on the individual leaderboard.
Georgia Southern tied for the tournament lead in par-5 scoring at 27-under-par and ranked fourth in the field in pars with 165.
Results
Team – 279-280-296=855 (-9), 5
Wilson Andress – 68-72-70=210 (-6), T10
Ben Carr – 75-64-71=210 (-6), T10
Brantley Baker – 70-72-76=218 (+2), T37
Hogan Ingram – 69-72-79=220 (+4), T48
Mason Williams – 72-72-81=225 (+9), T66
Hayden Carner* - 74-76-75=225 (+9), T66
*Playing as an individual
Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
"Awesome last-group experience for this team today. We didn't handle the start of the round very well today but fought back hard and showed a lot of toughness on the back 9. They played well all week in a great and tough field, and this was a great way to cap off a very good fall and build positive momentum heading into the spring season."
Next Up
The Eagles open the spring by hosting the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate Feb. 5-6 at Georgia Southern University Golf Course.