DESTIN, Fla. – The Georgia Southern men’s golf team shot a 289 in the third round to finish in sole possession of second place at the Sun Belt Preview Sunday (September 27th) at the Raven Golf Club.
Freshman Steven Fisk (-1) tied for seventh for the second top-10 finish of his young career, and Cody O’Toole (+2) placed 13th for his second top-20 at Georgia Southern. Jake Storey (+4) tied for 18th, and Henry Mabbett (+5) tied for 21st.
Troy (-12) shot a 1-under par 283 to win the tournament by 12 strokes over Georgia Southern (E). South Alabama (+3) fired an even-par 284 to move into third, and Georgia State (+4) finished fourth. UL Lafayette (+6) placed sixth.
O’Toole led the Eagles with an even-par 71 today, and Mabbett posted a 72. Storey and Jonas Vaisanen carded 73s. Fisk shot a 74, and Archer Price posted a 79.
Daniel Jansen (-8) of South Alabama fired a 67 today to take medalist honors by a stroke over Luke Moser (-7) of Troy.
The Storyline
O’Toole finished with a flurry with three birdies on his last four holes, and Mabbett posted par on his last seven holes. Vaisanen had two birdies on the day, and Storey played the back nine at even par with a birdie on hole 18. Fisk overcame a tough front nine by playing the back at even par with three straight pars to cap his round.
Quotable from Coach Carter Collins
“Lots of grind and a strong finish today secured moving up the board to finish solo second. It’s not the finish we were after but hats off to Troy, they played very well this week. We had our worst ball striking day of the week, but the guys showed a ton of mental toughness today. That will help us throughout the year as we move closer to becoming a consistent, championship caliber team. We have a quick turnaround to our next event, but we will be anxious to learn from our mistakes this week and be prepared to compete next week.”
Next up
The Eagles travel to the Cabo Del Sol Intercollegiate in Los Cabos, Mexico Oct. 4-6.