Bears Finish Strong at Grandover Collegiate

Saturday, October 27

Greensboro, N.C.

Mercer University

Grandover Collegiate

Photo by: Gerrit Van Genderen

10/28/2018 4:41:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

Mercer shoots field-low 294 in third round to finish fifth

By: Gerrit W. Van Genderen

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Mercer men's golf team (301-298-294) shot a field-low 294 (+6) to climb three spots for a fifth-place finish at the Grandover Collegiate on Sunday at the Grandover Resort.

Mercer finished the tournament 29-over-par to earn the top-five finish. Senior Stanton Schorr finished the tournament with scorching 5-under-par 67 on Sunday and placed 13th individually.

Mercer Scorecard

5	Mercer	301	298	294	+29	893
13	Stanton Schorr	76	76	67	+3	219
T-20	Spencer Ball	72	74	77	+7	223
T-30	Tyler Copp	76	74	75	+9	225
T-35	Lino Galdin (Individual)	72	76	78	+10	226
T-40	Nolan Miller	77	74	77	+12	228
T-46	Martin Plukka	79	76	75	+14	230

Coach Kayden's Take
"It was great to see our guys finish off the trip to Greensboro with the low round of the final day," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "We played solid golf under cold, windy conditions.

"I'm proud of Stanton [Schorr's] efforts with his 67…he had a great front nine and made multiple birdies to move up the ladder. We placed better than multiple teams ranked ahead of us, so that should give the guys plenty of confidence heading into the offseason."

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears' 294 in the third round moved them from eighth to fifth place on Sunday. Mercer bested one of the two SoCon teams in the tournament, as it finished eight strokes ahead of Chattanooga (+37).

Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
Stanton Schorr and Spencer Ball both earned top-20 individual finishes in the tournament to lead Mercer. Schorr, who started on hole No. 9, birdied seven holes, including four of his last six to vault into sole possession of 13th place.

Up Next
The Grandover Collegiate was Mercer's final tournament of the fall. Mercer finished fifth or better in four of five tournaments played in the fall. The Bears' 2019 spring season will kick off on Feb. 10 in Palm City, Fla., for the UNCG-hosted Banyan Creek Collegiate.

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