BLUFFTON, S.C. – Hogan Ingram and
Ben Carr each posted a 68 to lead the 23rd-ranked Georgia Southern men's golf team to a third-round total of 281 and the team title at the Colleton River Collegiate Tuesday at the Colleton River Club Jack Nicklaus Course.
The Eagles win the event for the second straight year and the third time overall. It was Georgia Southern's second team tournament title of the season (Gopher Invitational) and its third win overall (match play vs. Yale).
The Eagles (-34) shot the second-lowest round of the day after matching the lowest team score in yesterday's second round and edged No. 21 Kansas State (-32) by two strokes. Tournament host Michigan State (-26) finished third, Rutgers (-25) took fourth and Penn State (-24) was fifth. The field featured 12 teams in top-100 and five in top-50, according to Golfstat.
Carr posted a clean card with birdies at 3, 13, 14 and 15 to finish the tournament 10-under and tie for second.
Wilson Andress backed up a 69-69 day yesterday with a 71 and tied for 13th at 7-under.
Ingram birdied two of is first four holes of the day and played his last 13 holes clean with birdies on 9, 11 and 18 to reach 5-under for the tournament and tie for 23rd along with teammate
Mason Williams, who was paced by his 69-66 in yesterday's first two rounds.
Parker Claxton, who shot 72-68 yesterday, posted a 74 today for the Eagles' final counting score.
Georgia Southern led the field in par-4 scoring and in pars with 185 for the week.
Results
Team – 281-268-281=830 (-34), 1
Ben Carr – 73-65-68=206 (-10), T2
Wilson Andress – 69-69-71=209 (-7), T13
Hogan Ingram – 71-72-68=211 (-5), T23
Mason Williams – 69-66-76=211 (-5), T23
Parker Claxton – 72-68-74=214 (-2), T41
Luke Koenig* - 70-70-74=214 (-2), T41
*Played as an individual
Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
"Big win for the team and this program. They performed exceptionally well in another elite field and great golf course. I am very proud of how the team stayed patient through a slow start to our opening round and played phenomenal golf the rest of the way to win this tournament. There were a lot of fantastic teams here that played great golf, and we are very fortunate and humbled to be the Colleton River Collegiate champions. Hail Southern!!"
Next Up
Georgia Southern hosts the 43rd Schenkel Invitational, one of the premiere events and longest running tournaments in college golf, at Forest Heights Golf Club in Statesboro March 17-19.
