Monday, October 30
Macon, Ga.
TBA
Mercer University
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Idle Hour Collegiate Championship
Mercer to Host 11-Team Field at Idle Hour Collegiate Championship
10/28/2017 9:20:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Bears look to defend their 2016 title on Monday, Tuesday
MACON, Ga. – Mercer will seek to defend its title at the second annual Idle Hour Collegiate Championship at Idle Hour Golf & Country Club over 54 holes on Monday and Tuesday. The tournament is sponsored by Craniofacial Pain & Dental Sleep Center of Georgia.
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The Bears conclude their 2017 fall season as they host 10 teams that make up a competitive 11-team field. Mercer claimed the inaugural Idle Hour Collegiate Championship last year, shooting 33-over-par (897) with three Bears finishing inside the top-11 individually.
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Admission to the two-day tournament is free of charge.
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EVENT INFORMATION
Dates: Monday-Tuesday; Oct. 30-31
Location: Macon, Ga. | Idle Hour Golf & Country Club
Admission: Free
Course Info: Par 72 | 6,166 yards | Hole-by-Hole Yardage
Format: Two days, 54 holes total; 36 holes on Monday; 18 holes on Tuesday
Live Scoring: BirdieFire.com
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MERCER LINEUP
Mercer welcomes an impressive field including the likes of Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky, Elon, Georgia Southern, James Madison, North Florida, Rutgers, Samford, Troy and Western Kentucky. Six of the teams – Cincinnati, Rutgers, Samford, James Madison, Troy and Western Kentucky – competed in the inaugural Idle Hour Collegiate Championship last fall.
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TEE TIMES & PAIRINGS
Mercer and the rest of the field will tee off at 8:45 a.m. Monday with a shotgun start. The field will play 36 holes of continuous play Monday, followed by a final 18 holes Tuesday, starting at 8:45 a.m. with another shotgun start.
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TOURNAMENT NOTES
All 11 teams will select one individual representative to participate in the Mizuno Par 3 Shoot-Out on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the A.J. "Duck" Swann, Jr. Memorial Par 3 Course in Macon. Players will play the ball down from the Gold tees and can have a teammate caddie.
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Elimination Schedule: Group 1
#1 – 1 player of 6 eliminated
#2 – 1 player of 5 eliminated
#3 – 1 player of 4 eliminated
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Elimination Schedule: Group 2
#1 – 1 player of 5 eliminated
#2 – 1 player of 4 eliminated
#3 – 1 player of 3 eliminated
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Both groups will join on #4
#4 – 2 players of 5 eliminated
#5 – 1 player of 3 eliminated
#6 – 1 player of 2 eliminated
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Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWGolf (Twitter), /MercerWGolf (Facebook) and @MercerWGolf (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Bears conclude their 2017 fall season as they host 10 teams that make up a competitive 11-team field. Mercer claimed the inaugural Idle Hour Collegiate Championship last year, shooting 33-over-par (897) with three Bears finishing inside the top-11 individually.
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Admission to the two-day tournament is free of charge.
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EVENT INFORMATION
Dates: Monday-Tuesday; Oct. 30-31
Location: Macon, Ga. | Idle Hour Golf & Country Club
Admission: Free
Course Info: Par 72 | 6,166 yards | Hole-by-Hole Yardage
Format: Two days, 54 holes total; 36 holes on Monday; 18 holes on Tuesday
Live Scoring: BirdieFire.com
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MERCER LINEUP
- Hannah Mae Deems
- Terese Romeo
- Payton Schanen
- Mary Augusta Janiga
- Karina Kukkonen
- (INDIVIDUAL): Lauren Lightfritz
- (INDIVIDUAL): Jodee Tindal
- (INDIVIDUAL): Jaelyn Tindal
- (INDIVIDUAL): Tiffany Minji Kang
Mercer welcomes an impressive field including the likes of Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky, Elon, Georgia Southern, James Madison, North Florida, Rutgers, Samford, Troy and Western Kentucky. Six of the teams – Cincinnati, Rutgers, Samford, James Madison, Troy and Western Kentucky – competed in the inaugural Idle Hour Collegiate Championship last fall.
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TEE TIMES & PAIRINGS
Mercer and the rest of the field will tee off at 8:45 a.m. Monday with a shotgun start. The field will play 36 holes of continuous play Monday, followed by a final 18 holes Tuesday, starting at 8:45 a.m. with another shotgun start.
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TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Mercer won the inaugural Idle Hour Collegiate Championship (2016) with a +33 (897) performance that included a team-best second round score of 297
- The Bears bested runner-ups Southern Miss (+35) and Toledo (+35)
- Two Bears – Marin Hanna (+2) and Hannah Mae Deems (+4) – finished inside the top five
- Troy owns tournament record for lowest-round team score (293)
- Western Kentucky sophomore Mary Joiner is tournament defending champion; shot three-under-par 213 to win last year's title by three shots
- WKU's Joiner owns tournament record for lowest-round individual score (66)
All 11 teams will select one individual representative to participate in the Mizuno Par 3 Shoot-Out on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the A.J. "Duck" Swann, Jr. Memorial Par 3 Course in Macon. Players will play the ball down from the Gold tees and can have a teammate caddie.
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Elimination Schedule: Group 1
#1 – 1 player of 6 eliminated
#2 – 1 player of 5 eliminated
#3 – 1 player of 4 eliminated
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Elimination Schedule: Group 2
#1 – 1 player of 5 eliminated
#2 – 1 player of 4 eliminated
#3 – 1 player of 3 eliminated
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Both groups will join on #4
#4 – 2 players of 5 eliminated
#5 – 1 player of 3 eliminated
#6 – 1 player of 2 eliminated
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Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWGolf (Twitter), /MercerWGolf (Facebook) and @MercerWGolf (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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