Mercer Men in Hunt at Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate
4/9/2018 11:22:00 PM | Men's Golf
Stanton Schorr leading Bears through 36 holes played
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Stanton Schorr shot even par (142) through 36 holes of play and the Mercer men are tied for sixth place heading into the final round of the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate at Richmond Country Club.
Mercer (+20) shot 296 and 292 in rounds one and two while Schorr, who tallied his second collegiate hole-in-one, carded a 72-70 for a tie for sixth place individually. Mercer entered the second round in a tie for third place following its 296 through the first 18 holes. The Bears would drop into a tie for sixth, but improved their score by four strokes in round two.
Mercer Scorecard
Coach Kayden's Take
"We had a really good start to the day and just couldn't hold it together on the second nine of the first round, but we actually improved our score in the second round despite dropping a few spots in the field," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "Stanton [Schorr] obviously had a really solid day with a 72-70. He continues to perform at a high level for us every day and picked up a hole-in-one as well.
"Hayes [Rule] came through for us in the second round. We're still looking for consistent scores from more of our guys, and we're confident it can be tomorrow for a solid finish."
Mercer on Team Leaderboard
Other than clubhouse leader Rice (+3), the Bears are within single-digit strokes of four teams ahead of them. Mercer is just one stroke outside of the top five and eight shots off second-place Lipscomb (+12) and Western Kentucky (+12).
Mercer sits ahead of one Southern Conference foe (Samford) and is tied for sixth place with Chattanooga heading into the final 18 holes.
Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
It was an eventful day for Schorr, who is six shots off the individual leader with 18 holes to play Tuesday. The junior had a scorching start to the day, going five-under-par on the first four holes. His hole-in-one came via a six iron on the 190-yard, par-three No. 11. It is his second hole-in-one in his collegiate career at Mercer. Despite cooling off on the back half of the first round, Schorr turned it around to shoot one-under-par in round two with birdies on holes No. 2, 7, 9, 10 and 17.
Hayes Rule shot one-over-par (72) in round two to back Schorr. Birdies on his first two holes, No. 10 and 11, keyed the strong finish to the day.
Tuesday's Tee Times & Pairings
Mercer will play alongside Cincinnati (+18) and Memphis (+19) in Tuesday's final round. The Bears will tee off from hole No. 1 from 8:45-9:21 a.m.
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Mercer (+20) shot 296 and 292 in rounds one and two while Schorr, who tallied his second collegiate hole-in-one, carded a 72-70 for a tie for sixth place individually. Mercer entered the second round in a tie for third place following its 296 through the first 18 holes. The Bears would drop into a tie for sixth, but improved their score by four strokes in round two.
Mercer Scorecard
| T-6 | Mercer | 296 | 292 | -- | +20 | 588 |
| T-6 | Stanton Schorr | 72 | 70 | -- | E | 142 |
| T-21 | Spencer Ball | 72 | 76 | -- | +6 | 148 |
| T-26 | Hayes Rule | 77 | 72 | -- | +7 | 149 |
| T-38 | Lino Galdin | 76 | 75 | -- | +9 | 151 |
| T-38 | Kiko Rosete | 76 | 75 | -- | +9 | 151 |
Coach Kayden's Take
"We had a really good start to the day and just couldn't hold it together on the second nine of the first round, but we actually improved our score in the second round despite dropping a few spots in the field," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "Stanton [Schorr] obviously had a really solid day with a 72-70. He continues to perform at a high level for us every day and picked up a hole-in-one as well.
"Hayes [Rule] came through for us in the second round. We're still looking for consistent scores from more of our guys, and we're confident it can be tomorrow for a solid finish."
Mercer on Team Leaderboard
Other than clubhouse leader Rice (+3), the Bears are within single-digit strokes of four teams ahead of them. Mercer is just one stroke outside of the top five and eight shots off second-place Lipscomb (+12) and Western Kentucky (+12).
Mercer sits ahead of one Southern Conference foe (Samford) and is tied for sixth place with Chattanooga heading into the final 18 holes.
Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
It was an eventful day for Schorr, who is six shots off the individual leader with 18 holes to play Tuesday. The junior had a scorching start to the day, going five-under-par on the first four holes. His hole-in-one came via a six iron on the 190-yard, par-three No. 11. It is his second hole-in-one in his collegiate career at Mercer. Despite cooling off on the back half of the first round, Schorr turned it around to shoot one-under-par in round two with birdies on holes No. 2, 7, 9, 10 and 17.
Hayes Rule shot one-over-par (72) in round two to back Schorr. Birdies on his first two holes, No. 10 and 11, keyed the strong finish to the day.
Tuesday's Tee Times & Pairings
Mercer will play alongside Cincinnati (+18) and Memphis (+19) in Tuesday's final round. The Bears will tee off from hole No. 1 from 8:45-9:21 a.m.
- Kiko Rosete | 8:45 a.m.
- Hayes Rule | 8:54 a.m.
- Lino Galdin | 9:03 a.m.
- Spencer Ball | 9:12 a.m.
- Stanton Schorr | 9:21 a.m.
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerGolf (Twitter) and @MercerBears (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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