Mercer University
Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Finishes Play at Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate
2/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
MOBILE, Ala. – The Mercer University men's golf team wrapped up play at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon, finishing 15th with a three-round score of 887.
MERCER LINEUP RESULTS
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NAME |
ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 |
ROUND 3 |
TOTAL SCORE |
PLACE |
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72 (E) |
71 (-1) |
74 (+2) |
217 (+1) |
T-25th |
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80 (+8) |
70 (-2) |
70 (-2) |
220 (+4) |
T-38th |
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74 (+2) |
76 (+4) |
79 (+7) |
229 (+13) |
T-65th |
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78 (+6) |
77 (+5) |
74 (+2) |
229 (+13) |
T-65th |
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81 (+9) |
74 (+2) |
74 (+2) |
229 (+13) |
T-65th |
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TEAM TOTALS |
304 (+16) |
291 (+3) |
292 (+4) |
887 (+23) |
15th |
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INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS |
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76 (+5) |
75 (+4) |
79 (+8) |
231 (+17) |
T-28th |
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77 (+6) |
75 (+4) |
80 (+9) |
231 (+17) |
T-28th |
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MERCER SPOTLIGHT
Junior Sean Smothers carried the momentum of a strong second round into Tuesday, climbing 14 places on the leaderboard thanks to his second straight 2-under 70. Smothers had four birdies in the final round, including two as part of a 2-under 34 on the back nine. He finished the tournament in a tie for 38th with a total tally of 220.
THE BEARS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer had another solid round on Tuesday with a 4-over 292, but was unable to dig itself out of the hole left by a 16-over 304 in the opening round of the tournament. The Bears finished 23-over with a score of 887 for the tournament, which was won by Auburn, the fourth-ranked team in the Golfstat.com rankings.
COACH KAYDEN'S TAKE
"Sean played really good today, he had a great tournament outside of the first nine holes. Justin finished 1-over for his best tournament of the year despite one hiccup at the end. As a team, we need to be more consistent in order to compete at the top. We were one score short again today of putting together a strong round, but I was proud of our two solid rounds to end the tournament despite some tough conditions today."
MERCER NOTABLES
- Smothers led the team with four birdies on Tuesday, followed by Connelly and Ren with three apiece.
- Connelly recorded the best finish of his career, placing 25th overall with a career-best three-round tally of 217.
- Schorr also notched a career-best score this week, as his 74 in the first round, also a career-best, carried him to a three-round total of 229.
- Beatty and Heinicka, who are playing as individuals on the 71-Par Magnolia Grove Falls Golf Course, tied for 31st with three-round tallies of 231.
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