Mercer, Pyon Win Rain-Shortened Brickyard Collegiate

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Mercer, Pyon Win Rain-Shortened Brickyard Collegiate

4/9/2019 9:49:00 AM | Women's Golf

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Bears take team, individual titles after third round cancelled on Tuesday

By: Gerrit W. Van Genderen

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's golf team (+1) and freshman Carol Pyon (-6) won the 2019 Brickyard Collegiate team and individual titles after Tuesday's third round was cancelled due to poor course conditions at the Brickyard Golf Club.

A decision was made shortly after 9 a.m. (ET) Tuesday to cancel the third round. The Bears shot 284-293 (577) through the first 36 holes of competition to narrowly edge runner-up Charlotte (+2) for the team title. The tournament win is Mercer's second in the 2018-19 season after it defended its Idle Hour Collegiate Championship title in November.

Pyon, a Macon native, won her first collegiate tournament with a 68-70 (138) performance. Mercer placed three golfers in the top 10 and four in the top 20 individually.

Mercer Scorecard

1	Mercer	284	293	X	+1	577
1	Carol Pyon	68	70	X	-6	138
T-10	Karina Kukkonen	71	74	X	+1	145
T-10	Lauren Lightfritz	72	73	X	+1	145
T-17	Laila Hrindova (ind.)	73	74	X	+3	147
T-23	Mary Janiga	73	76	X	+5	149
T-30	Payton Schanen	73	77	X	+6	150
67	Tiffany Kim (ind.)	83	77	X	+16	160

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
The Bears fended off Charlotte to clinch the 2019 Brickyard Collegiate title with a one-over-par performance through 36 holes. Mercer bested two Southern Conference opponents – ETSU and Chattanooga – as well as a pair of nationally-ranked foes, No. 29 North Carolina and No. 37 Kennesaw State.

Mercer on Individual Scoreboard
Pyon's first-round 68 powered her to her first collegiate tournament win. The freshman tallied 10 birdies over 36 holes en route to winning the individual title. Karina Kukkonen and Lauren Lightfritz both finished one-over-par to tie for 10th individually while individual Laila Hrindova (+3) tied for 17th.

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