Copp; Bears Lead after First Day at Savannah Harbor

Saturday, February 20

Savannah, Ga. (The Club at Savannah Harbor)

All Day (36 Holes)

Mercer University

Invitational at Savannah Harbor

Photo by: Jen Jones

Copp; Bears Lead after First Day at Savannah Harbor

2/20/2021 10:41:00 PM | Men's Golf

Tyler Copp is tied for the lead at 5-under after the first day

By: Stephen Waldman

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Mercer men's golf team is leading the Invitational at Savannah Harbor after the first day of competition on Saturday.

Round two was suspended due to darkness before all of the teams could finish all 36 holes and will resume on Sunday at 8 a.m. This will push the third and final round back with a tentative start time being 9 a.m. Mercer played 16 of the 18 holes in the second round.

As a team, Mercer holds a two-stroke advantage heading into the final day. Seniors Tyler Copp (-5) and Lino Galdin (-3) have paced the Bears as they are both within the top-3. Copp holds a share of the top spot on the leaderboard with a 5-under par after carding a 2-under 70 in the opening round and sitting at 3-under for the second. Galdin led the Bears with a strong 4-under 68 in the opening round, holing five birdies in the round and seven through the first 34 holes. Jonathan Parker is the third Mercer player who came in under par on the day at 1-under after finishing the first round with a 3-under 69.

Mercer Scorecard

1	Mercer	283	-2	--	-7	534
T1	Tyler Copp	70	-3	--	-5	130
T3	Lino Galdin	68	+1	--	-3	132
T11	Jonathan Parker	69	+2	--	-1	134
T36	Martin Plukka	76	-1	--	+3	138
T56	Ethan Werblo	77	+1	--	+6	141

COACH KAYDEN'S TAKE
"The guys had a great day and played with a lot of good focus. We made a lot of great up-and-downs and some clutch birdies on some hard golf holes. It was a really good team effort. I'm proud of how the whole team performed today taking a lead going into the final round. This is what you play for. This is what it's all about. We have to bring the same focus tomorrow and focus on the things we can control which is the golf shot in front of us. We just need to take it one shot at a time, and, if we can do that, we'll be in good shape.

"I'm proud of Tyler [Copp]'s effort today to lead the tournament heading into the final 20 holes. We also had a great performance by our other senior, Lino [Galdin], with a 68 in the first round. He was very solid all day long. Jonathan [Parker] had another solid performance and hit a lot of solid shots in a great first round. Ethan [Werblo] and Martin [Plukka] played well in the second round to help the team. It was a complete, total team effort. We're excited to get back out there tomorrow and keep working at it."

Up Next
Mercer wraps up its first event of the spring with the remainder of the second round and the third round of the Invitational at Savannah Harbor on Sunday with play starting at 8 a.m.

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