Mercer Men in 11th at Tiger Invitational

OPELIKA, Ala. – The Mercer men's golf team fell back eight spots in the Auburn-hosted Tiger Invitational after shooting a second-round 304 (+16) at Grand National Lake Course on Monday.

Mercer Scorecard

11	Mercer	295	304	--	+23	599
T-23	Stanton Schorr	72	76	--	+4	148
T-38	Tyler Copp	72	78	--	+6	150
T-44	Martin Plukka	73	78	--	+7	151
T-61	Spencer Ball	78	76	--	+10	154
T-72	Brennan Bogdanovich	84	74	--	+14	158

Coach Kayden's Take
"Today was a struggle for our guys. We got off to a bad start and didn't respond well early on," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "We had a couple guys who weren't putting well and a couple others who just had high scores and we got behind quickly as a result.

"We have to put today behind us and move on to the final round on Tuesday. We talked about how to be mentally tough tomorrow after dealing with a tough round. They have to show that they can erase the bad results and move up the leaderboard."

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
Mercer sits at +23 through 36 holes played and is in sole possession of 11th place in the 16-team field. The Bears are still within striking distance of a strong finish however; they are just two shots off of ninth-place Kennesaw State and eight strokes off of a tie for sixth place.

Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
All five Bears shot over par on Monday with Brennan Bogdanovich shooting a team-low 74 (+2). Stanton Schorr and Tyler Copp, who entered the round tied for sixth, dropped to a tie for 23rd and 38th, respectively with 76 and 78 scores.

Up Next
Mercer will start teeing off for round three of the Tiger Invitational at 9 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday.

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Players Mentioned

Spencer Ball

Brennan Bogdanovich

Tyler Copp

Martin Plukka

Stanton Schorr

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