Georgia Southern men's golf shot under par in the final two rounds to finish eighth at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational Sunday at Forest Hills Golf Club.
No. 12 Florida (-39) won the event by 12 strokes over No. 6 Illinois. Georgia Southern (+4) finished three strokes ahead of tournament host Augusta (+7). The field features eight teams in the top-50 in the country and six in the top-25, including No. 9 Texas, the defending national champion, which finished sixth (-13).
Mason Williams shot 69-73-72 to finish 2-under and tie for 21st. Wilson Andress tied for 28th after posting an even-par 74-69-73.
Williams rolled in five birdies to lead the Eagles with a 69 in the first round. Andress eagled the 601-yard, par-5 11th and added tree birdies to post a 69 in the second round. Luke Koenig made four birdies and played his final six holes 2-under to lead the team with a 70 in the third round.
Georgia Southern matched the tournament lead with three eagles on the weekend and ranked second with 172 pars. The Eagles were tied for third in par-3 scoring.
Scores
Team – 296-287-285=868 (+4), 8
Mason Williams – 69-73-72=214 (-2), T21
Wilson Andress – 74-69-73=216 (E), T28
Brantley Baker – 77-73-71=221 (+5), T42
Luke Koenig – 80-72-70=222 (+6), T46
Parker Claxton – 76-75-72=223 (+7), T51
Quotable from coach Carter Collins
"I'm really proud of the effort and determination of the team this week. We had plenty of youth in the lineup this week, and they held their own and showed the future is bright."
"They had to fight through plenty of adversity through the week, and they represented the program and University very well. Can't wait for the next one, Hail Southern!"
Next up
The Eagles play in the Sun Belt Championship April 23-27 at Annandale Golf Club in Jackson, Mississippi.