AWENDAW, S.C. – Jake Storey fired a 68 and Steven Fisk posted a 71 to tie for 14th after the final round of The Hootie at Bulls Bay Tuesday at Bulls Bay Golf Club.
Fisk (-3) was a shot behind a four-way tie for 10th, and Storey moved into a tie for 29th. Georgia Southern finished 14th on the team leaderboard. Ole Miss won the event, Kent State took second and Kentucky was third.
Archer Price shot 74 for Georgia Southern, while Jonas Vaisanen carded a 76 and Alexander DeRosa posted an 82.
The story
Storey notched all five of his birdies in the round on the front nine on his way to a 32. The senior birdied four in a row – holes 4-7 – after making birdie at 1. He started his day on 10 and ran off five straight pars as he shot 36 on the back nine.
Fisk teed off the 10th and made eight of nine pars on the back. The junior birdied holes 4 and 9 on the front, part of a stretch of 12 holes with par or better.
Price ran off six consecutive pars as he made the turn and birdied holes 2, 6 and 9 on the front as the senior shot 1-over on each side.
Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
“The team fought their tails off this week. They worked hard to get comfortable on a new, tough course and played with great effort throughout the event.”
“I didn’t do a good enough job preparing these guys for this event. I expect our student-athletes to learn and improve from difficult situations, and I hold myself to the same standard so I’ll work harder to have the team best prepared for our next event in Gastonia, N.C.”
Next up
The Eagles return to action at the Gary Koch Invitational April 9-10 at Gaston Country Club in Gastonia, N.C.