Parker Tied for Lead After First Round at The Grove

Monday, October 12

College Grove, Tenn. (The Grove GC)

All Day (18 Holes)

Mercer University

Intercollegiate at The Grove

Photo by: Jen Jones

Parker Tied for Lead After First Round at The Grove

10/12/2020 6:45:00 PM | Men's Golf

Jonathan Parker shot a career-low 68 (-4) in the first round and is tied for the tournament lead

By: Stephen Waldman

COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – The Mercer men's golf team put together a strong first round at the Intercollegiate at The Grove, carding a 1-under par 287 on Monday.

The Bears sit in fourth place as a team, while Jonathan Parker and Lino Galdin both produced top-10 finishes through 18 holes. Parker led the Bears as he earned a 4-under par with a clear card. The Columbus, Ga., native heads into the final round tied for the tournament lead.

Mercer Scorecard

4	Mercer	287	--	-1	287
T1	Jonathan Parker	68	--	-4	68
T10	Lino Galdin	71	--	-1	71
T30	Tyler Copp	74	--	+2	74
T30	Nolan Miller	74	--	+2	74
T65	Ethan Werblo	77	--	+5	75
T73	Jun Kim	80	--	+8	80

COACH KAYDEN'S TAKE
"It was an impressive round for Jonathan [Parker]. He made a lot of big shots and was able to finish with a clean card. It was great to see a young player have that kind of success and put himself at the top of the leaderboard.

"We really played well all day as a team. We were able to limit our mistakes and finished strong with three of the last four holes playing into the wind. Being only three strokes off the team lead, I'm excited for our guys heading into their final round of the fall season."

Up Next
Mercer wraps up its 2020 fall season with the final round at the Intercollegiate at The Grove on Tuesday. The first group of Tyler Copp, Lino Galdin and Ethan Werblo will tee off at 10 a.m. from the first hole, while Mercer's second group of Nolan Miller, Jonathan Parker and Jun Kim will follow at 10:10 a.m.

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