STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern men's golf team led wire-to-wire, putting together three strong rounds to take home the Bash in the Boro title at the Georgia Southern University Golf Course. Additionally, seven players finished in the top 20 individually, led by seniors Parker Claxton and Edouard Cereto tying for third place, finishing just one shot back with 207 (-9). The event wraps up the fall portion of the 2025-26 schedule for the Eagles.

Southern opened with a 10-under 278 with 34 birdies to take a nine-shot lead over the field after the first round. Four players shot 69s: Cereto, Claxton, Harrison Sewell and Elijah Zamarron. Also shooting under par were Ian Glanton (70), Trace Carter and Thomas Horne (71). In the round, six of the nine players birdied the first and ninth hole to highlight the round.

The Eagles followed the first round up  with an 11-under 277, with 32 birdies and two eagles to sleep on an eight-shot lead over Campbell. Cereto and Carter both shot season-low 67s while Claxton shot a 68 and Sewell shot a 69. Zamarron posted an even-par 72. With four birdies and an eagle, the Eagles finished the day played the ninth hole at -12 for the two rounds.

In Tuesday's final round, the Eagles carded the lowest round of the day with another 10-under 278 to finish with a -31 overall score, 16 shots ahead of Jax State. Blythe led the way with a 67, carding six birdies while Claxton, Sewell, and Adamson all shots 70s. Cereto, Horne and Zamarron shot one-under 71s and Carter shot even par. Horne and Glanton both carded eagles while the Eagles recorded 33 birdies as a team.

Blythe and Carter both tied for seventh while Zamarrona and Sewell tied for 11th. Horne rounded out the top 20, tying for the 20th spot.

As a scoring team, Georgia Southern led the field in par 3s (+1), par 4s (-5) and par 5s (-25). Among all players in the field, Horne tied for the field lead with two eagles while Claxton had the third most birdies with 14 and Carter tied for the seventh most with 13. Cereto had the fourth most pars with 40.

Tournament Notes
• It was the 71st team stroke play title in program history
• The Eagles posted a second-round score of 277, tied for the 13th-lowest team rounds in program history
• The 833 is tied for the 13th-best three-round tourney total in program history
• The team posted 98 birdies overall when including the four competing as individuals
• The squad posted nine rounds in the 60s, including two from Cereto, Claxton and Blythe
• The squad posted 20 rounds of even par of below

Words From Coach Carter Collins:
"What a great week for the Eagles! The Georgia Southern University course presents a lot of challenges. It can not only be a physically demanding Golf Course, but a mentally demanding course as well and we had a very resilient attitude throughout the week. Especially today during the final round where we had the low round of the day while sleeping on the lead. Very impressive performance from start to finish.

"We are very proud of this team for their preparation and growth throughout the fall. Ending our fall with the second team win is a huge momentum boost heading into the spring. This team continues to show togetherness, hard work and great golf. We are very proud of what they have even been able to accomplish so far and can't wait to see how good we can be in the spring. HAIL SOUTHERN!"

Bash in the Boro - Oct. 13-14
Georgia Southern University Golf Club • Statesboro, Ga.
Par 72 • 12 teams, 80 individuals

Team - 278-277-278=833 (-31), 1st
Edouard Cereto - 69-67-71=207 (-9), T3
Parker Claxton - 69-68-70=207 (-9), T3
Morgan Blythe - 74-69-67=210 (-6), T7
Trace Carter* - 71-67-72=210 (-6), T7
Elijah Zamarron* - 69-72-71=212 (-4), T11
Harrison Sewell - 69-73-70=212 (-4), T11
Thomas Horne - 71-73-71=215 (-1), T20
Ian Glanton* - 70-78-73=221 (+5), T38
Pierce Adamson* - 74-78-70=222 (+6), T43
*Played as an individual

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