BLUFFTON, S.C. – Ben Carr shot 65,
Mason Williams fired a 66, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team matched the lowest team score of the day with a 268 in the second round of the Colleton River Collegiate Monday at the Colleton River Club Jack Nicklaus Course.
The teams played 36 holes today, and the Eagles (-27) moved seven places up the leaderboard and into second following the second round. Their 268 matched the fifth-lowest team total in school history (2019 Schenkel Invitational third round).
Georgia Southern, the 24th ranked team in the country according to Golfstat, trails No. 21 Kansas State (-32) by five strokes and leads tournament host Michigan State (-23) by four. Penn State (-22) and Indiana are tied for fourth. The field features 12 teams in top-100 and five in top-50, according to Golfstat.
Carr made six birdies, including four in a row, to shoot 30 on the front nine in the second round. The fifth-year senior added birdies on 10 and 12, giving him eight birdies on his first 12 holes of the afternoon.
Sparked by an eagle on the 516-yard, par-5 14th,
Mason Williams posted a 32 on the back nine and rolled in a total of four birdies in the second round. The fifth year senior shot a 69 in the first round to pace the Eagles along with classmate
Wilson Andress, who shot 69-69. Williams is tied for fourth, while Carr and Andress are tied for 12th.
Hogan Ingram shot 2-under on his last 10 holes to card a 71 in the first round, while
Parker Claxton made an eagle on 14 and rolled in birdies on his final two holes for a 68 in the second round.
Results
Team – 281-268=549 (-27), 2
Mason Williams – 69-66=135 (-9), T4
Ben Carr – 73-65=138 (-6), T12
Wilson Andress – 69-69=138 (-6), T12
Parker Claxton – 72-68=140 (-4), T27
Hogan Ingram – 71-72=143 (-1), T47
Luke Koenig* - 70-70=140 (-4), T27
*Playing as an individual
Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
"Good job by the team staying patient today. The golf course was yielding birdies and although ours didn't come out of the gate, they finished the first round strong and carried that momentum into round two, where they played fantastic."
"This is an incredible field, and we're excited about the opportunities ahead tomorrow."
Next Up
Georgia Southern is paired with Kansas State and Michigan State in tomorrow's final grouping and will tee off the first hole at 9 a.m.
