MGOLF Preview: Eagles Open Season at Fighting Irish Classic

Sunday, September 4

South Bend, Ind.

8 a.m.

Georgia Southern University

Fighting Irish Classic

NCAA Golf Championships - Day 2 - Mason Williams

Mason Williams tied for 20th at the NCAA Championships last season.

Photo by: Tim Cowie/Todd Drexler Photos

9/2/2022 5:31:00 PM | Men's Golf

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It's Georgia Southern's sixth appearance in the event.

Tournament Name: Fighting Irish Classic
Dates: Sept. 4-5
Host: Notre Dame
Course: Warren Golf Course – Par 70 – 7,023 yards
Location: South Bend, Indiana
Participating Schools (14): Cal, Colorado, Florida, Georgia Southern, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kent State, LSU, Michigan State, Notre Dame, UNC, Utah and Virginia Tech.

Georgia Southern Lineup (2021-22 scoring average)
Ben Carr (36 rds, 70.81)
Mason Williams (28 rds, 71.18)
Wilson Andress (39 rds, 73.10)
Brantley Baker (36 rds, 73.22)
Hogan Ingram (39 rds, 73.62)

Indy
Hayden Carner (making Eagle debut)

Georgia Southern opens the 2022-23 season by making its sixth appearance in the Fighting Irish Classic, hosted by Notre Dame at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana. It's the Eagles' second straight appearance in the event, and they finished 10th last season.

This will be the fourth appearance in the Fighting Irish Classic for Ben Carr and the third each for Mason Williams and Wilson Andress. Carr tied for 8th last season, tied for 18th in 2019 and tied for 34th in 2018, when the Eagles finished second in the team standings. Williams tied for 26th in 2018 and tied for 44th in 2019, while Andress tied for 17th in 2018 and placed 61st last season. Both Ingram and Baker played in the event last season.

Georgia Southern returns 10 lettermen to the 2022-23 roster, and the Eagles are coming off their 16th NCAA Championship Finals appearance. All five Eagles who played in the lineup in the NCAA Regionals and Finals are back and will play in the Fighting Irish Classic.

Carr and Williams both earned PING All-America Honorable Mention honors and PING All-Region accolades. Williams tied for 20th in the NCAA Finals, and Carr was the runner-up at the 122nd playing of the U.S. Amateur in August, earning an exemption to the 2023 US Open and a likely invitation to the 2023 Masters.

Carr makes his 42nd career start in the lineup, Williams makes his 33rd start and Andress will make his 26th appearance in the lineup. Hogan Ingram makes his 13th start, and Baker will be in the lineup for the 10th time. Newcomer Hayden Carner will make his Eagle debut as an individual.

The Eagles have a short turnaround before playing in the Gopher Invitational Sept. 11-12. GS played in the event for the first time last season and finished 10th.