Round Three Cancelled, Mercer Finishes 10th at Inverness

Monday, September 18

Toledo, Ohio

TBD

Mercer University

Inverness Intercollegiate

Round Three Cancelled, Mercer Finishes 10th at Inverness

9/19/2017 11:33:00 AM | Men's Golf

Round 1 Results Round 2 Results

Inclement weather in Toledo area cancels Tuesday’s final round

By: Gerrit W. Van Genderen

TOLEDO, Ohio – The final round of the Inverness Intercollegiate at the Inverness Club has been cancelled due to inclement weather and results following round two on Monday are final. Mercer finished 10th, shooting 14-over-par 582 over the first two rounds.

The third round started at 8:30 a.m. but was suspended shortly after at 8:43 a.m. due to lightning. The round was eventually cancelled entirely.

For a recap of Monday's rounds one and two, read the following.

Mercer's men's golf team will enter the final round of the Inverness Intercollegiate in 10th place after a collective 11-over-par 582 over the first two rounds of play that included an opening-round 287 Monday at the Inverness Club.

Freshman Tyler Copp is tied for 15th individually following a one-under-par 141 effort over the first 36 holes of action. Sophomore Spencer Ball, who is playing as Mercer's individual, is tied for 20th (E, 142).

Mercer Scorecard

10.	Mercer	287	295	--	+14	582
T-15	Tyler Copp	68	73	--	-1	141
T-35	Lino Galdin	73	72	--	+3	145
T-65	Stanton Schorr	72	78	--	+8	150
T-65	Jerry Ren	74	76	--	+8	150
T-77	Nolan Miller	78	74	--	+10	152
T-20	Spencer Ball (Individual)	71	71	--	E	142

Mercer on the Team Leaderboard
Mercer's 10th-place slot through two rounds puts the Bears ahead of Bowling Green (+15), host Toledo (+17) and Ohio (+24). The Bears were in eighth place after round one, but faltered after the round-two 295. St. Mary's (-10), Michigan State (-9), UCLA (-3) and Michigan (-3) round out the top four heading into Tuesday.

Mercer on the Individual Leaderboard
Copp got off to a hot start with birdies on 13, 14 and 16 after starting on hole No. 12. The freshman was four-under-par through eight holes of play before a double bogey on No. 4 pushed him back. Ball ranks sixth among individual players in the field.

Coach Kayden's Take
"We played very well for the first 27 of today's 36 holes," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "We were right there with many of the Power Five teams in this tournament's field. There's probably eight or nine NCAA Regional teams in this field. We hung with them, but didn't hold on over the last nine [holes].

"We've looking for some more consistency across the board, especially on our par-four play. I think we're right on the cusp of a very good round as a team. Tyler Copp shot really well today and is right in the hunt. Spencer Ball played really well as our individual. Lino Galdin was consistent today as well."

Up Next
Mercer takes a week off from competition before returning to Ohio for the Firestone Invitational on Oct. 2-3 in Akron, Ohio. The University of Akron will host the tournament at the Firestone North Country Club.

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