Mercer Places Second at Reynolds Invitational

Sunday, February 23

Greensboro, Ga. / The Landing

All Day (18 Holes)

Mercer University

Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational

Photo by: Allyson Lamb

Mercer Places Second at Reynolds Invitational

2/23/2020 7:52:00 PM | Women's Golf

Payton Schanen finished tied for ninth with a team-best 3-over-par at the tournament

By: Stephen Waldman

GREENSBORO, Ga. – The Mercer women's golf team earned a second-place finish at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational to kick off the 2020 Spring season on Sunday at The Landing.

Payton Schanen recorded her second 1-under-par round of the tournament on the final day of competition after scoring a birdie on the fifth and 13th holes. She finished in a tie for ninth place at 3-over-par to lead the Bears.

As a team, the Bears put together their best round of the tournament with a 290.

Mercer Scorecard

2	Mercer	293	299	290	+18	882
T9	Payton Schanen	71	77	71	+3	219
T12	Carol Pyon	73	75	72	+4	220
16	Lauren Lightfritz	74	74	73	+5	221
T21	Tracy Rodriguez	77	73	74	+8	224
T28	Laila Hrindova	75	79	74	+12	228

Coach Drinkard's Take
"Reynolds Lake Oconee is a special place, and we are so fortunate to be able to call it our home for the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational. It takes a great team of professionals to prepare for a championship like this, and it is evident that Reynolds takes pride in maintaining every golf course in championship condition. We had a great turn out of volunteers from the Reynolds community and every team had an amazing host that housed their teams.
"I'm proud of our Mercer Bears and how they competed this weekend. They stayed loose and adapted to all the different weather conditions thrown at them this weekend. I'm looking forward to our next adventure with this group and continuing our 2020 journey together."

Mercer returns to the links at the Clover Cup, hosted by Notre Dame, at the Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz., from March 13-15. The teams will play 18 holes on each of the three days.

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