Schorr Leads Mercer Men on First Day of Golfweek Program Challenge

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Schorr Leads Mercer Men on First Day of Golfweek Program Challenge

9/11/2016 5:07:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: Patrick Walsh

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Sophomore Stanton Schorr carded six consecutive birdies (or better) and finished the day at 6-under-par as he led Mercer to a tie for fifth after the first of three rounds at the Golfweek Program Challenge Sunday.

Mercer finished the first round of play tied for fifth at 8-under-par while Schorr was tied for second on the individual leaderboard at 6-under.

MERCER SCORECARD

T-5.	Mercer University	-8	280
T-2.	Stanton Schorr	-6	66
T-26.	Hayes Rule	-1	71
T-26.	Brennan Bogdanovich	-1	71
T-35.	Jerry Ren	E	72
T-67.	Justin Connelly	+5	77

MERCER IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer finished the first round of play in a tie for fifth with Houston Baptist at 8-under-par. The Bears are only two strokes behind fourth place Gardner-Webb and three strokes behind a top-three standing. Mercer has a one stroke lead over Jacksonville State. The only other Southern Conference school in the tournament, Western Carolina, is 12 strokes behind Mercer.

COACH KAYDEN'S TAKE
"Today was a very positive start to the season as we carded eight-under as a team. Stanton [Schorr] had a great stretch with several birdies and an eagle in a row to finish with a round of 66. Jerry [Ren] was five over at the turn but then he carded five straight birdies on the back nine to finish even-par. Anytime you shoot eight-under in your first tournament, it is a good sign. Today was a very good day for Mercer golf."

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