STATESBORO – It took the Eagle men's golf program 35 years to win their first Schenkel Invitational, but it is starting to become a habit.
Georgia Southern led its home tournament wire-to-wire and put the exclamation point on their second-straight Schenkel Invitational team title by matching the low score of the day with a 284 in the final round Sunday at Forest Heights Country Club.
The 19th-ranked Eagles (-27) won by 11 strokes over No. 24 Mississippi State (-16). Middle Tennessee (-7) took third, Liberty (-5) placed fourth and Kentucky (+1) was fifth.
It was Georgia Southern's fourth Schenkel Invitational team title; the Eagles won their first in 2014.