KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Led by a final round 3-under 69 from sophomore Nathan Mallonee, the Georgia State men's golf team finished second on Sunday at The Invitational at The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island. Mallonee finished tied for eighth, the second-best finish of his young career.

^{Mallonee finished the 54-hole event with five birdies during the final round, including a stretch of three in four holes at the turn. He finished at 2-under par and as one of just 10 golfers in the 84-player field to finish at par or better.}

^{Georgia State, which entered the season receiving votes in the preseason coaches poll,  shot a final round 5-over 293, tied for the third lowest round of the day. The Panthers finished the event at 13-over par.}

^{“This is a great start to the season,” head coach Joe Inman said. “The last couple of years, we have struggled in the first event of the season, but our guys came in well prepared after many of them had strong summers. This is the type of result that we needed and we can use it as a stepping stone for when we return to the course in three weeks.}

^{“I was really proud of the way Nathan played. He stepped up with a great round today when we needed it. I challenged him before the summer started to get better and he stepped up and accepted the challenge. I am happy for him to see a great result from his hard work.”}

^{Senior Damon Stephenson added a 1-over 73 on Sunday to finish at 1-over par for the tournament. He tied for 11th after making three birdies during the final round.}

^{Freshman Max Hermann added a 2-over 74 to finish tied for 25th in his collegiate debut. The German finished 8-over for the event and made four birdies during the final round.}

^{Senior Gus Wagoner, also making his Georgia State debut, shot a final round 5-over 77 to finish his first tournament 12-over and tied for 45th.}

^{Senior Davin White, who was on the leaderboard entering the final round, struggled to a 8-over 80 and tied for 41st. White was 1-over thru 12 holes before a rough final stretch that included two double bogeys and a triple bogey. He finished the event 11-over par.}

^{Junior J.J. Grey, competing as an individual, shot a final round 2-over 74 to finish the tournament at 3-over and tied for 14th.}

^{South Florida cruised its way to victory, finishing as the lone team under par. The Bulls shot a final round 4-under 284 to finish at 14-under par, 27 strokes ahead of the Panthers. Georgia Southern finished third at 15-over, followed by Troy in fourth at 18-over, giving the Sun Belt three teams in the top four. Kentucky rounded out the top five finishing at 19-over.}

^{South Florida's Chase Koepka, who won the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic last year, won the tournament by one stroke, finishing at 8-under. Western Carolina's Bright Julamool finished second at 7-under, with his teammate J.T. Poston coming in third at 5-under along with Troy's Jared Bettcher and Georgia Southern's Scott Wolfes.}

^{The Ocean Course hosted the 2012 PGA Championship as well as the 1991 Ryder Cup, one of the most remembered events in golf history that became known as the “War on the Shore.”}

^{Georgia State will return to the course in three weeks traveling to host Alabama for the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Vestavia Hills, Ala. The Crimson Tide are the two-time defending national champions.}