AIKEN, S.C. – Steven Fisk shot a 1-under-par 69, and Henry Mabbett carded an even-par 70 to lead the Georgia Southern men’s golf team to a tie for sixth in the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at Palmetto Golf Club. (March 8th, 2016)
Fisk (+5) tied for 19th on the individual leaderboard, his sixth top-20 in seven events this season. Mabbett (+7) tied for 25th, and Jake Story (+8) shot a 71 today and tied for 29th. Archer Price shot a 74 today, and Cody O’Toole posted a 75.
The Eagles (+23) tied NC State, a stroke ahead of Furman (+24). South Carolina (-19) won the team title, followed by Virginia (-1) in second and Augusta (+17) in third. Georgia Southern’s team score of 284 was the fifth-lowest of the day.
Fisk was 4-over after three holes but righted the ship and rolled five birdies while scoring par or better on his final 15. The freshman birdied his final two holes coming in. Mabbett was 2-under through eight holes and finished with two birdies and two bogeys on the day. Storey was even through seven holes and shot 1-under on his final three holes of the round. Price and O’Toole each rolled in three birdies on the day.
Quotables from Coach Carter Collins:
“It was a solid week for the team at Palmetto. We played our best round of the tournament today in the final round, and I’m especially proud of the way we fought all the way to the finish. With it being a shotgun start today, we had to finish on the tough stretch of the course, but the team hung in there and played that stretch very well to finish up.”