Mercer University
Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic
Women's Golf Finishes Sixth at Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic
3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Mercer University women's golf team finished in sixth place at the nation's largest collegiate golf tournament, the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic, despite recording its best score of the tournament in Tuesday's final round.
MERCER LINEUP RESULTS
|
NAME |
ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 |
ROUND 3 |
TOTAL |
PLACE |
|
Jaeyln Tindal |
73 (+1) |
73 (+1) |
75 (+3) |
221 (+5) |
T-15th |
|
75 (+3) |
75 (+3) |
73 (+1) |
223 (+7) |
T-21st |
|
|
76 (+4) |
78 (+6) |
75 (+3) |
229 (+13) |
T-63rd |
|
|
80 (+8) |
76 (+4) |
73 (+1) |
229 (+13) |
T-63rd |
|
|
76 (+4) |
84 (+12) |
78 (+6) |
238 (+22) |
T-126th |
|
|
TEAM TOTALS |
300 (+12) |
302 (+14) |
296 (+8) |
898 (+34) |
T-6th |
THE BEARS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer saw a six-stroke improvement from the second round to today's final 18 holes of play, carding an 8-over 296 on Tuesday. Despite the upswing the Bears remained in a tie for the sixth-place, just two strokes away from what would have been the program's third straight Top-5 finish. Coastal Carolina claimed the team title, while Chattanooga and College of Charleston rounded out the top three teams.
MERCER SPOTLIGHT
Tindal recorded the Bears' only Top-20 finish at the tournament, finishing in a tie for 15th after scoring a 3-over 75 in the final round. The sophomore's total tally of 221 is her best score of her collegiate career, topping a 224-stroke effort in the opening tournament of the 2016 spring season, the FGCU Eagle Invitational.
COACH DRINKARD'S TAKE
"I'm proud of the team, we made great strides this week and embraced the challenge. We are improving every round we play and that is very exciting for our future. Jaelyn really was a grinder this tournament. If she didn't hit the green her mindset became that it didn't matter because she would either chip it in or tap in her putt. You have to be resilient in this game and adapt to the situation at hand and Jaelyn proved that point this week."
MERCER NOTABLES
- The Bears had eight birdies in the final round, including a team-high four from Schanen.
- Mercer's round of 296 is the team's fourth round of 300 or better in its last five rounds.
- Hanna and Schanen tied for the Bears' top round of the day, each carding a 1-over 73 to climb up the leaderboard.
- Schanen saw her streak of five-straight Top-20 finishes come to an end, falling just short in 21st place thanks to her best round of the tournament, a 1-over 73, on Tuesday.
- Tindal tied for fourth amongst the 216 golfers in the field with 40 holes of par golf, just one out of the lead. Janiga was closed behind with 36 holes with a score of par.
