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Mercer Men in Sixth at Pinetree Intercollegiate
10/22/2018 8:27:00 PM | Men's Golf
Bears overcome slow start with second-round 288
KENNESAW, Ga. – The Mercer men's golf team is in sixth place with an 18-over-par 594 after 36 holes of play at the Pinetree Intercollegiate on Monday at the Pinetree Country Club.
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Mercer shot an even-par 288 in the second round to overcome its first-round 306. Four of the six Bears in the tournament gained ground in the individual standings following the improved second round performances. Live scoring for the final 18 holes of the Pinetree Intercollegiate will be provided on GolfStat.com.
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Mercer Scorecard
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Coach Kayden's Take
"We got off to a slow start in the first round…the damage was done over the first four or five holes," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "It wasn't a great first round for the team collectively. Our second 18 holes were much improved; they battled hard and moved up three spots.
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"Stanton [Schorr] and Tyler [Copp] didn't have their best days, which made for some team struggles. We'll have to overcome some adversity in tomorrow's final round."
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Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears are six shots off fifth-place Jacksonville State (+12) heading into the third and final round of play. Mercer's slow start resulted in a tie for ninth through 18 holes, but the turnaround effort pushed Mercer into sixth place among the 11-team field.
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Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
Three Bears – Nolan Miller, Spencer Ball and Martin Plukka – are inside the top 25 individually after each shot a second-round 71 (-1) to lead the turnaround. A scoring issue at the end of the second round resulted in a DQ of Tyler Copp's second round score. Copp is not disqualified from the tournament, just his second round score.
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Tuesday's Tee Times & Pairings
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerGolf (Twitter) and @MercerBears (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Mercer shot an even-par 288 in the second round to overcome its first-round 306. Four of the six Bears in the tournament gained ground in the individual standings following the improved second round performances. Live scoring for the final 18 holes of the Pinetree Intercollegiate will be provided on GolfStat.com.
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Mercer Scorecard
| 6 | Mercer | 306 | 288 | -- | +18 | 594 |
| T-16 | Nolan Miller | 75 | 71 | -- | +2 | 146 |
| T-25 | Spencer Ball | 77 | 71 | -- | +4 | 148 |
| T-25 | Martin Plukka | 77 | 71 | -- | +4 | 148 |
| T-33 | Kiko Rosete (Individual) | 74 | 75 | -- | +5 | 149 |
| T-37 | Brennan Bogdanovich (Individual) | 75 | 75 | -- | +6 | 150 |
| T-47 | Stanton Schorr | 80 | 75 | -- | +11 | 155 |
| 64 | Tyler Copp | 77 | DQ | -- | -- | -- |
Coach Kayden's Take
"We got off to a slow start in the first round…the damage was done over the first four or five holes," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "It wasn't a great first round for the team collectively. Our second 18 holes were much improved; they battled hard and moved up three spots.
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"Stanton [Schorr] and Tyler [Copp] didn't have their best days, which made for some team struggles. We'll have to overcome some adversity in tomorrow's final round."
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Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears are six shots off fifth-place Jacksonville State (+12) heading into the third and final round of play. Mercer's slow start resulted in a tie for ninth through 18 holes, but the turnaround effort pushed Mercer into sixth place among the 11-team field.
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Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
Three Bears – Nolan Miller, Spencer Ball and Martin Plukka – are inside the top 25 individually after each shot a second-round 71 (-1) to lead the turnaround. A scoring issue at the end of the second round resulted in a DQ of Tyler Copp's second round score. Copp is not disqualified from the tournament, just his second round score.
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Tuesday's Tee Times & Pairings
- Kiko Rosete – No. 1 | 8 a.m.
- Brennan Bogdanovich – No. 10 | 8 a.m.
- Tyler Copp – No. 1 | 8:10 a.m.
- Stanton Schorr – No. 1 | 8:20 a.m.
- Martin Plukka – No. 1 | 8:30 a.m.
- Spencer Ball – No. 1 | 8:40 a.m.
- Nolan Miller | No. 1 | 8:50 a.m.
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerGolf (Twitter) and @MercerBears (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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