EATONTON, G.A. – Georgia State shot a final round 9-over 295 to finish 12th at the Linger Longer Invitational on the Great Waters Course at Reynolds Plantation on Sunday. A pair of Panthers finished in the top 30 in a field that featured seven teams among the top 35 in the nation.
After shooting even par over 36 holes on Saturday, the Panthers finished 9-over for the tournament. Senior Davin White and junior J.J. Grey each finished among the top 30 at 1-over par for the 54-hole event.
“Everyone on the team had at least one good round this weekend, but we were not consistent for the weekend,” head coach Joe Inman said. “We knew that we would have to play our best golf against an NCAA Regional-caliber field. We play well, but definitely not well enough. We have some stuff to work on this week before we return to the course next weekend.”
White shot a final round 72 that included three birdies to finish tied for 30th with Grey who shot a final round 74.
Freshman Max Herrmann shot 77 on Sunday to finish tied for 56th at 5-over. It marked the first time in six tournaments this year that Herrmann has finished outside the top 25.
Sophomore Nathan Mallonee added a 2-over 74 in the final round to finish at 7-over and tied for 61st with teammate Damon Stephenson who shot 77 on Sunday.
Alexander Herrmann, competing as an individual, shot a final round 73 to tie for 40th at 2-over par.
No. 3 Texas shot a final round 5-under 283 to earn a five stroke win over No. 35 Georgia which finished second. No. 25 Kennesaw State and No. 20 North Carolina tied for third at 17-under, while No. 15 Oklahoma finished fifth at 13-under.
Georgia’s Lee McCoy, ranked No. 10 in the country, finished the two-day event at 14-under to earn a two stroke win over Texas’ Beau Hossler, who is ranked No. 11 in the nation. North Carolina’s Ben Griffin finished third at 10-under par, followed by Mercer teammates Trey Rule and Emmanuel Koutakis who tied for fourth at 8-under.
Georgia State will return to the course March 27-29th, 2015 for the Furman Intercollegiate in Greenville, S.C.