Mercer University
Inverness Intercollegiate
Men's Golf in Seventh After First Day of Inverness Intercollegiate
9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
TOLEDO, OHIO – The Mercer University men's golf team wrapped up the opening day of the Inverness Intercollegiate in seventh place, after posting a score of 32-over-par 600 through the first 36 holes of golf at the prestigious Inverness Club.
MERCER LINEUP RESULTS
|
NAME |
ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 |
TOTAL SCORE |
PLACE |
|
73 (+2) |
74 (+3) |
147 (+5) |
T-11th |
|
|
74 (+3) |
74 (+3) |
148 (+6) |
T-14th |
|
|
76 (+5) |
76 (+5) |
152 (+10) |
T-39th |
|
|
76 (+5) |
79 (+8) |
155 (+13) |
T-55th |
|
|
82 (+11) |
77 (+6) |
159 (+17) |
T-63rd |
|
|
TEAM TOTALS |
299 (+15) |
301 (+17) |
600 (+32) |
T-7th |
MERCER SPOTLIGHT
Deogun, a freshman, who recorded a top-10 finish at the season-opening Golfweek Program Challenge, continued his impressive start to the season, carding rounds of 73 and 74 for a two-round tally of five-over 147. Deogun will head into the final round just three strokes out of third place, thanks to an opening day that featured six birdies.
THE BEARS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer closed the first day of action in seventh place, after carding scores of 299 and 301 in Monday's two rounds. The Bears head into Tuesday's final 18 holes just three strokes away from another top-five finish. California leads the field with a 16-over 584, while ETSU (586) and Purdue (588) round out the top three.
HOLE OF THE DAY
The Bears' hole of the day came from Deogun on the course's sixth hole, a 230-yard par-3. Deogun's tee shot with a three-iron went over 215 yards, setting up his 15-foot putt for one of his six birdies on the afternoon.
COACH KAYDEN'S TAKE
"The guys played pretty well today. I'm proud of them hanging in there despite dealing with a PGA Tour course setup. We have a chance for a great ending with a strong finish tomorrow against a field that I believe will see seven or eight of these teams make NCAA Regional play."
MERCER NOTABLES
- Mercer totaled 21 birdies through the first two rounds, including a team-leading six from both Deogun and Smothers.
- The Bears averaged 3.53 strokes on par-3 holes, 4.27 strokes on par-4 holes and an even-par 5.00 on par-5 holes.
- Deogun and Smothers both head into the final round within striking distance of a second straight top-10 finish. Emmanuel Kountakis and Trey Rule were the last players to achieve the feat for the Bears, after each recorded back-to-back top-10 finishes last season.
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