RALEIGH, N.C. – Four Eagles finished in the top-25, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team placed fourth at The Stitch Intercollegiate Saturday at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
The Eagles (+11) finished six strokes ahead of College of Charleston (+17). Duke (-3) won the event, while Notre Dame and NC State (E) tied for second. The field featured five top-50 teams and seven individuals ranked in the top-100, according to Golfstat.
Keyed by a second-round 69,
Ben Carr (E) placed seventh, and
Brantley Baker tied for 17th.
Wilson Andress tied for 19th,
Mason Williams tied for 24th, and
Hogan Ingram tied for 29th.
Carr, Baker and Andress all shot an even 72, and the Eagles were fifth after the first round Friday morning. Weather delays caused the second round to be suspended due to darkness last night, but when the teams finished this morning, the Eagles were in second with 18 holes to play. Carr's round of 69 was keyed by an eagle on the 589-yard, par-5 seventh, and Williams made eagle on the 549-yard, par-5 15th on his way to a 72.
Scoring
Team – 290-286-299=875 (+11), 4
Ben Carr – 72-69-75=216 (E), 7
Brantley Baker – 72-75-73=220 (+4), T17
Wilson Andress – 72-74-75=221 (+5), T19
Mason Williams – 74-72-76=222 (+6), T24
Hogan Ingram – 74-71-78=223 (+7), T29
Jack Boltja – 75-77-WD
Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
"It was a solid week for the team. We put ourselves in position to make a move, but cool putters held us back today. Overall, it was great week, and we are continuing to gain positive momentum heading into the postseason. We have a few things we need to really focus on before Conference, and we can't wait to get to work."
Next Up
The Eagles play in the Sun Belt Championship at Mystic Creek Golf Club April 24-27 in El Dorado, Arkansas.
