Phillips Stays In The 60s For Georgia

Sunday, September 30

Fort Worth, Texas

University of Georgia

Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational Tournament

Georgia's Trent Phillips during The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif., Aug. 31-Sept. 2. (Photo by John Weast)

September 30, 2018 | Men's Golf

FORT WORTH, Texas --- Georgia freshman Trent Phillips continued his streak of consecutive rounds in the 60s to start his career during the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational on Sunday.

Phillips carded a 1-under 69 in the first round of the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational being played on the par-70, 7,204-yard layout at Colonial Country Club. Phillips stands fifth individually, three shots shy of Vanderbilt's Mason Greenberg.

Phillips, a rookie from Inman, S.C., posted rounds of 68, 64 and 69 in The Carmel Cup earlier this month, giving him a season average of 67.5.

As a team, the Bulldogs landed 12th at 12-over 292 after the first day. Vanderbilt has the team lead at 1-over 281, followed by Clemson and Wake Forest at 282.

Junior Will Chandler followed Phillips with a 3-over 73. Redshirt junior Tye Waller and sophomore Davis Thompson each signed for a 5-over 75. Junior Spencer Ralston had the Bulldogs' non-counting score of 7-over 77.

Georgia will be paired with TCU and Oklahoma for the second round on Monday, with tee times set for 9-minute increments between 9:30 and 10:06 a.m. Live results can be found at Golfstat.com.