Bears Place 12th at Tiger Invitational

Sunday, February 24

Opelika, Ala.

Mercer University

Tiger Invitational

Photo by: Gerrit Van Genderen

2/26/2019 10:30:00 PM | Men's Golf

Stanton Schorr leads the way with a tie for 17th individually

By: Gerrit Van Genderen

OPELIKA, Ala. – Mercer senior Stanton Schorr shot a third-round 70 (-2) and placed 17th individually to lead the Bears through the third and final round of the LSU-hosted Tiger Invitational at Grand National Lake Course on Tuesday.

Mercer (+27, 891) placed 12th overall in the 54-hole tournament after shooting a third-round 292 (+4). After a strong start through the first 18 holes of play on Sunday, the Bears dropped in the standings over the following two days.

Mercer Scorecard

12	Mercer	295	304	292	+27	891
T-17	Stanton Schorr	72	76	70	+2	218
T-35	Tyler Copp	72	78	72	+6	222
T-55	Martin Plukka	73	78	77	+12	228
T-59	Spencer Ball	78	76	75	+13	229
T-72	Brennan Bogdanovich	84	74	75	+17	233

Coach Kayden's Take
"The guys were much improved today and we were just unable to overcome our poor play in the second round," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "I'm proud of Stanton [Schorr] for leading us in the final round; he was one bad hole away from a top five finish and played well in all phases of the game."

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
Mercer dropped one spot in on the team leaderboard on Tuesday and finished ahead of Missouri, Austin Peay State, Florida Atlantic and Lipscomb

Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
Stanton Schorr (-2) and Tyler Copp (E) shot even par or lower in Tuesday's final round to lead the Bears. Schorr earned a tie for 17th while Copp tied for 35th. Schorr's final round included six birdies but one pivotal double bogey as well on par-three No. 3.

Up Next
Mercer returns to action on March 11-12 with the USF Invitational in Tampa, Fla.

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