Bears Tied for Third at Tiger Invitational

OPELIKA, Ala. – The Mercer men's golf team shot a first-round 295 (+7) on Sunday at the Grand National Lake Course and is tied for third at the Auburn-hosted Tiger Invitational.

Mercer Scorecard

T-3	Mercer	295	--	--	+7	295
T-6	Stanton Schorr	72	--	--	E	72
T-6	Tyler Copp	72	--	--	E	72
T-16	Martin Plukka	73	--	--	+1	73
T-56	Spencer Ball	78	--	--	+6	78
T-81	Brennan Bogdanovich	84	--	--	+12	84

Coach Kayden's Take
"I'm very proud of our guys today after a great team effort in winds that got up to almost 25 miles per hour," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "Par threes were very difficult and our guys did well with those holes.

"We've got 36 holes to go and I think we have a lot of confidence playing against a NCAA tournament-like field. Other than some bogeys down the stretch, we're pleased with the start."

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears are among the top five teams in the tournament after 18 holes of play. With 36 holes remaining, Mercer trails Arkansas State (-5) and Auburn (+5) and is tied with SMU and Georgia State.

Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
Two Bears – Stanton Schorr and Tyler Copp – are tied for sixth individually after 18 holes of play. Both Bears shot even-par 72. Schorr shot five birdies while Copp tallied two birdies and an eagle on hole No. 14. Martin Plukka is tied for 16th.

Up Next
The Bears will tee off in round two of the Tiger Invitational starting at 9:40 a.m. (ET). Mercer will be paired with Georgia State and South Alabama.

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Players Mentioned

Spencer Ball

Brennan Bogdanovich

Tyler Copp

Martin Plukka

Stanton Schorr

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