NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Mason Williams fired a 65, and classmate Wilson Andress shot a 66 to lead the Georgia Southern men's golf team in the first round of the NCAA Championship New Haven Regional Monday at Yale Golf Course.

The Eagles (-10) are in third place, three strokes behind No. 17 Wake Forest (-13) and North Florida, who are tied for first. Eighth-ranked Texas Tech (-9) is in fourth, and fifth-ranked North Carolina (-7) is tied for fifth with No. 20 Illinois. The top-5 teams and top individual not on those teams from each of the six regionals will advance to the finals, which will be played May 27-June 1 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Freshman Brantley Baker shot a 69, and classmate Hogan Ingram was the final counter with an even-par 70. Senior Ben Carr shot a 71. Georgia Southern's team score of 270 is the program's lowest in an NCAA Regional.

Williams made six birdies on the day, played the back nine 3-under and birdied the par-5, 580-yard 18th. Andress also made six birdies with two coming on 16 and 18 to play his final seven holes 3-under.

Baker shot 1-under on the front and birdied 16 and 17 to get under par for the day. Ingram was 3-under on the front with birdies on 1, 7 and 8 and made par on his final six holes of the round. 

The field features eight teams ranked nationally in the top-50, including Georgia Southern, and 15 individuals ranked in the top-100.

Results
Team – 270 (-10), 3
Mason Williams – 65 (-5), T2
Wilson Andress – 66 (-4), T6
Brantley Baker – 69 (-1), T28
Hogan Ingram – 70 (E), T36
Ben Carr – 71 (+1), T44

Next up
Georgia Southern is paired with North Florida and Wake Forest in Tuesday's second round and will tee off the first hole at 8:30 a.m.