Mercer Shoots First-Round 301 at Mason Rudolph Championship

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Mercer women's golf team shot a first-round 301 (+13) and sits in 14th place in the Mason Rudolph Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Club's North Course on Friday.

Senior Terese Romeo carded an even-par 72 and owns a tie of 28th individually to lead the Bears after one round of play. With impending weather expected to affect the Franklin, Tenn. area on Saturday afternoon, the tournament will shift to a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. (ET) and attempt to get 36 holes played.

Mercer Scorecard

14	Mercer	301	--	--	+13	301
T-28	Terese Romeo	72	--	--	E	72
T-38	Payton Schanen	74	--	--	+2	74
T-55	Karina Kukkonen	77	--	--	+5	77
T-61	Mary Augusta Janiga	78	--	--	+6	78
T-61	Carol Pyon	78	--	--	+6	78

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears are two strokes ahead of Middle Tennessee (+15) entering Saturday's expected 36 holes of play. Mercer is two shots behind Chattanooga (+11) and seven outside of the field's top 10 teams.

Saturday's Tee Times
Tee times for Saturday have yet to be set due to the expected inclement weather. Tournament officials anticipate the field trying to play the remaining 36 holes on Saturday, rather than the original play for 18 holes Saturday and 18 holes Sunday.

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Mercer Shoots First-Round 301 at Mason Rudolph Championship

Players Mentioned

Mary Janiga

Karina Kukkonen

Carol Pyon

Terese Romeo

Payton Schanen

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