Monday, April 24
Jackson, Miss.
8 a.m.
Georgia Southern University
vs
Sun Belt Championship
Brantley Baker and the Eagles compete in the Sun Belt Championship this week.
Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
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The tournament runs April 24-27.
Tournament Name: Sun Belt Championship
Dates: April 24-27
Host: Sun Belt
Format: 18 holes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; top-4 advance to match play Thursday
Live Video: ESPN+ Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Semifinals Matches | Finals Match
Field: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, ULM, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State and Troy
Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Ben Carr (24 rds, 69.58)
Mason Williams (27 rds, 69.96)
Wilson Andress (27 rds, 70.85)
Parker Claxton (21 rds, 71.95)
Brantley Baker (21 rds, 72.71)
Hogan Ingram* (27 rds, 72.89)
*Super sub
Georgia Southern will compete for the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional when the Eagles travel to Madison, Mississippi, for the Sun Belt Championship, which starts Monday, April 24, at Annandale Golf Club.
The Sun Belt champion will be determined by match play for the seventh straight championship. The teams play 18 holes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and the top-4 teams advance to match play Thursday. The top seed will take on the fourth seed, and No. 2 will meet No. 3 in a morning session with the winners squaring off in the afternoon. All three rounds of stroke play, along with Thursday's semifinal and championship matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
The event will be held at Annandale Golf Club for the first season. Georgia Southern won the championship in 2021 and 2015 (stroke play only) and has advanced to match play in each of the last five championships. The Eagles finished first in stroke play in 2019 and 2021 and tied for first last season, earning the top seed for match play by virtue of winning the non-counting score tiebreaker.
The Eagles (26) are one of five Sun Belt teams ranked in the top-100, according to the most recent Golfstat rankings, joining Southern Miss (68), Arkansas State (72), Troy (77) and ULM (99).
This will be the fourth Sun Belt Championship for Ben Carr (T7, 1, T3) and the third for Mason Williams (T34, T8). Wilson Andress (T5) and Brantley Baker (T34) are playing in their second Sun Belt Championship, and Parker Claxton will be playing in his first.
The Eagles last competed in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational April 1-2 at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta. GS finished eighth in a field that featured eight teams in the top-50 in the country and six in the top-25, including No. 9 Texas, the defending national champion.
Williams shot 69-73-72 to finish 2-under and tie for 21st, and Andress tied for 28th after posting an even-par 74-69-73. Carr was prepping for playing in The Masters the following week and did not compete in the event.
Carr will make his 50th career start in the lineup for the Eagles, while Williams makes his 42nd and Andress will make his 35th start. Brantley Baker is in the lineup for the 15th time in his career, and Parker Claxton makes his sixth start.
The Eagles are paired with Southern Miss and Arkansas State in Monday's first round and will tee off the first hole at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Dates: April 24-27
Host: Sun Belt
Course: Annandale Golf Club – Par 72 – 7,190 yards
Location: Madison, Miss.Format: 18 holes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; top-4 advance to match play Thursday
Live Video: ESPN+ Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Semifinals Matches | Finals Match
Field: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, ULM, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State and Troy
Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Ben Carr (24 rds, 69.58)
Mason Williams (27 rds, 69.96)
Wilson Andress (27 rds, 70.85)
Parker Claxton (21 rds, 71.95)
Brantley Baker (21 rds, 72.71)
Hogan Ingram* (27 rds, 72.89)
*Super sub
Georgia Southern will compete for the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional when the Eagles travel to Madison, Mississippi, for the Sun Belt Championship, which starts Monday, April 24, at Annandale Golf Club.
The Sun Belt champion will be determined by match play for the seventh straight championship. The teams play 18 holes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and the top-4 teams advance to match play Thursday. The top seed will take on the fourth seed, and No. 2 will meet No. 3 in a morning session with the winners squaring off in the afternoon. All three rounds of stroke play, along with Thursday's semifinal and championship matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
The event will be held at Annandale Golf Club for the first season. Georgia Southern won the championship in 2021 and 2015 (stroke play only) and has advanced to match play in each of the last five championships. The Eagles finished first in stroke play in 2019 and 2021 and tied for first last season, earning the top seed for match play by virtue of winning the non-counting score tiebreaker.
The Eagles (26) are one of five Sun Belt teams ranked in the top-100, according to the most recent Golfstat rankings, joining Southern Miss (68), Arkansas State (72), Troy (77) and ULM (99).
This will be the fourth Sun Belt Championship for Ben Carr (T7, 1, T3) and the third for Mason Williams (T34, T8). Wilson Andress (T5) and Brantley Baker (T34) are playing in their second Sun Belt Championship, and Parker Claxton will be playing in his first.
The Eagles last competed in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational April 1-2 at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta. GS finished eighth in a field that featured eight teams in the top-50 in the country and six in the top-25, including No. 9 Texas, the defending national champion.
Williams shot 69-73-72 to finish 2-under and tie for 21st, and Andress tied for 28th after posting an even-par 74-69-73. Carr was prepping for playing in The Masters the following week and did not compete in the event.
Carr will make his 50th career start in the lineup for the Eagles, while Williams makes his 42nd and Andress will make his 35th start. Brantley Baker is in the lineup for the 15th time in his career, and Parker Claxton makes his sixth start.
The Eagles are paired with Southern Miss and Arkansas State in Monday's first round and will tee off the first hole at 9:30 a.m. ET.
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