Men's Golf

Georgia Southern Surges Into The Lead On Day Two of Sun Belt Men’s Golf Championship

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MADISON, Miss. – Four Georgia Southern golfers shot better than par on Tuesday and the Eagles carded an eight-under-par 280 as a team to surge into first place at the 2023 Sun Belt Men’s Golf Championship following 36 holes of stroke play at Annandale Golf Club. 

Georgia Southern has totaled a three-under-par two-round total of 573 (293-280) to lead the tournament field by five strokes entering the final round of stroke play. Louisiana is in second with a two-over-par 578 (288-290) and Troy is third with a four-over-par 580 (284-296). Three teams – South Alabama, Southern Miss and Texas State are tied for fourth with five-over-par 581s. 

Troy sophomore Brantley Scott shot a one-under-par 71 on the day to remain the Sun Belt individual leader. For the tournament, he is at six-under-par (67-71=138). Coastal Carolina’s Seth Taylor is one shot back at five-under-par (71-68=139). Georgia Southern’s Ben Carr and Mason Williams, and Louisiana’s Eli Ortego are all tied for third individually at three-under-par. Arkansas State’s Luka Naglic had the low round of the day with a five-under-par 67.  

The final round of stroke play begins at 8:30 a.m. CT Wednesday. The top-four teams following stroke play will advance to Thursday’s match play semifinals. Live scoring will be available through Golfstat and ESPN+ will air live broadcast coverage beginning at 10:30 a.m. CT. 

For complete coverage, visit the Sun Belt Men’s Golf Championship Central. 

2023 Sun Belt Men’s Golf Championship Round 2 (April 25, 2023)

Team Leaderboard
1. Georgia Southern [293-280=573, -3]
2. Louisiana [288-290=578, +2]
3. Troy [284-296=580, +4]
T4. Southern Miss [289-292=581, +5]
T4. Texas State [291-290=581, +5]
T4. South Alabama [291-290=581, +5]
7. Arkansas State [304-279=583, +7]
8. ULM [298-286=584, +8]
T9. James Madison [294-291=585, +9]
T9. Coastal Carolina [295-290=585, +9]
11. Georgia State [297-296=593, +17]
12. App State [297-299=596, +20]
13. Old Dominion [307-293=600, +24]
14. Marshall [307-294=601, +25]

Individual Leaderboard
1. Brantley Scott, Troy [67-71=138, -6]
2. Seth Taylor, Coastal Carolina [71-68=139, -5]
T3. Mason Williams, Georgia Southern [73-68=141, -3]
T3. Eli Ortego, Louisiana [71-70=144, -3]
T3. Ben Carr, Georgia Southern [70-71=141, -3]