Mercer Takes Fifth at SoCon Championship on Tuesday

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Mercer Takes Fifth at SoCon Championship on Tuesday

4/23/2019 2:57:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Tyler Copp, Lino Galdin earn top-10 individual finishes

By: Gerrit W. Van Genderen

PINEHURST, N.C. – The Mercer men's golf team finished in fifth place at the 2019 Southern Conference Championship as it shot a third-round 293 on Tuesday at Pinehurst No. 9.

Mercer shot 289-299-293 (881) over three days at the tournament and finished 17-over-par. Tyler Copp and Lino Galdin led the Bears with a pair of top-10 individual finishes.

Mercer Scorecard

5	Mercer	289	299	293	+17	881
T-6	Tyler Copp	73	74	73	+4	220
T-10	Lino Galdin	70	80	71	+5	221
T-15	Martin Plukka	73	74	75	+6	222
T-22	Stanton Schorr	73	76	76	+9	225
T-29	Brennan Bogdanovich	80	75	74	+13	229

Coach Kayden's Take
"The guys got out to a great start today and gathered some momentum over the first six holes, but later struggled, particularly on the 17th and 18th holes," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "This was a disappointing finish for our program; we felt we were better this year than what this finish reflects.

"We've taken strides to improve this program, but overall, we did not have our best game during this 54-hole tournament. There are plenty of positives to look back at during this season and I believe we have pieces in place that will continue to push us forward."

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
Mercer was the lone team to move on the team leaderboard on Tuesday, dropping back one spot into sole possession of fifth place.

1. UNCG, -11
2. ETSU, +1
3. Chattanooga, +11
4. Furman, +16
5. Mercer, +17
6. Wofford, +38
7. Samford, +45
8. Western Carolina, +69

Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
Strong finishes by Tyler Copp and Lino Galdin led to ties for sixth and 10th place, respectively, on the individual leaderboard. Copp carded a one-over-par 73 in the final round to finish four-over-par for the tournament. Galdin, meanwhile, shot 71 for his second under-par round of the tournament.

The duo was followed by Martin Plukka (+6), Stanton Schorr (+9) and Brennan Bogdanovich (+13), who tied for 15th, 22nd and 29th.

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