Bears Tie for Third at David Toms Intercollegiate

Saturday, October 6

Baton Rouge, La.

Mercer University

David Toms Intercollegiate

Photo by: Gerrit Van Genderen

Bears Tie for Third at David Toms Intercollegiate

10/7/2018 5:28:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

Mercer shoots impressive 288 in final round, Schorr and Copp inside top 10

By: Gerrit W. Van Genderen

BATON ROUGE, La. – Stanton Schorr and Tyler Copp earned top 10 individual performances as Mercer shot 14-over- par (878) and tied for third place overall at the David Toms Intercollegiate at LSU's University Club on Sunday.

The Bears, who carded a 296 in the first round before second-round play was halted on Saturday, finished the second round with a 294 score before finishing off the tournament with an impressive 288 in the third round. Schorr, who shot a third-round 69, finished 1-under-par (215) for seventh place while Copp tied for 10th at 3-over-par (219).

Mercer Scorecard

T-3	Mercer	296	294	288	+14	878
7	Stanton Schorr	72	74	69	-1	215
T-10	Tyler Copp	71	76	72	+3	219
T-18	Spencer Ball	79	69	74	+6	222
T-31	Martin Plukka	77	75	74	+10	226
T-36	Lino Galdin	76	78	73	+11	227

Coach Kayden's Take
"Our guys ended the David Toms Intercollegiate with a really solid third round on a windy day with the pins on the edges of the green," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "Even par is a really solid performance on this course and I'm proud of our guys.

"There were a lot of positives for us in the final round. Stanton [Schorr]'s 69 in the final round was excellent and Tyler [Copp] came through with yet another solid week. Martin [Plukka] was battling an illness but grinded it out. Spencer [Ball's] 69 in the second round was huge too while Lino [Galdin] added great efforts too.

"It's encouraging to see us back on track. We want to win these tournaments but whenever you can finish toward the top with strong individual and team performances, it is easy to hold your head high."

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears didn't gain or lose ground over the second half of this weekend's tournament in Baton Rouge as they ended the second round with a 294 before rallying with a 288 in the third round. Mercer's 288 was the second-best third-round score behind host and tournament champion LSU.

Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
All five Bears impressed with top-36 finishes while three – Schorr, Copp and Ball – earned top-18 individual efforts. Schorr anchored the team down the stretch with a third-round 69 while Ball delivered his best performance of the fall with a 69 in the second round. Meanwhile, Copp has tallied three top-15 finishes this fall, including a pair inside the top-15.

Up Next
Mercer will stay inside state lines for Kennesaw State's Pinetree Intercollegiate on Oct. 22-23.

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