Mercer University
Furman Intercollegiate
Mercer Men's Golf Opens Play at Furman Intercollegiate
3/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Mercer University men's golf team completed the opening round of the Furman Intercollegiate on Friday at the Furman University Golf Club in Greenville, S.C. Through one round of play the Bears are in a tie for 14th place.
MERCER LINEUP RESULTS
|
NAME |
ROUND 1 |
PLACE |
|
72 (E) |
T-24th |
|
|
74 (-2) |
T-44th |
|
|
74 (+2) |
T-44th |
|
|
76 (+4) |
T-69th |
|
|
82 (+10) |
T-109th |
|
|
TEAM TOTALS |
298 (+6) |
14th |
THE BEARS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer's opening round 298 (8-over) placed the team in 14th in the Furman Intercollegiate Field. The Bears enter day two of play just five shots outside of a top 10 position. Three Southern Conference programs trail the Orange and Black after the first round, as Samford, Wofford and Western Carolina were each outperformed by the Bears on Friday. Harvard leads the tournament with a 4-under 284.
MERCER SPOTLIGHT
Bogdanovich was steady throughout his round on Friday to post the best Mercer score of the round with a 72 to shoot even-par on the day. The freshman posted three birdies, three bogeys and 12 pars over the 18 holes and recorded a score of 36 on both the front and back nine.
COACH KAYDEN'S TAKE
"Overall I feel like we made some good strides to improve today. Brennan [Bogdanovich] had a solid round to lead us. We were very close to carding a great score. We just need to finish strong and there will be some solid team scores coming our way. The front nine of the course is very scoreable and we need to take advantage of that the rest of the weekend."
MERCER NOTABLES
- The Bears totaled 17 birdies on Friday, with a team-high five coming from Hanzelko.
- Mercer thrived on the par fives on Friday, posting a cumulative score of 12-under on the holes, tying the team for third in the category.
