Bears Place Ninth at Wofford Invitational

Monday, April 11

Spartanburg, S.C.

All Day (36 Holes)

Mercer University

Wofford Invitational

4/12/2022 9:50:00 PM | Men's Golf

Jonsson finishes second overall in Spartanburg.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Tobias Jonsson, led the Bears while shooting his second lowest round of the season and finishing in second place overall in the Wofford Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C. tallying a final score of 209 (-7).

After 18 holes at the Country Club of Spartanburg, the Bears finished in 7th place of 18. Jonsson finished (-1) after the first round. Martin Plukka shot an eagle on the first hole of the contest.

Jonsson and Trey Mixon also shot an eagle in Spartanburg. On that same day, the second round for the Bears was a big one. Not only did the Orange and Black tally 21 birdies on said round they also moved up three spots after doing do. Jonsson finished the second round shooting (-6) while Plukka finished (-1). With those performances in the books, the Bears finished the first day of the outing in fourth place.

Entering the final day and round of the invitational, Mercer continued to be led by Mixon and Jonsson. Unfortunately after a hot start and an impressive first day in Spartanburg, the Bears shot its highest score of the event in the third round. After 58 rounds in South Carolina, the Bears dropped to ninth where they would eventually finish in the competition.

EVENT SCORING:
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FINAL MERCER SCORES:

COACH PAYNE'S THOUGHTS:
"We want to thank Wofford for hosting such a well ran and well put invitational. We knew we wanted to do some damage in the last outing before we begin our post season play and I believe we were able to do so in the first day in Spartanburg", head coach Payne said. "After a decent first 18 holes, I knew our guys had more in the tank entering the final stretch and those talents were truly showcased on the course. Three eagles is something I of course always like to see and having Jonsson shoot a 66 is more than what I could ask for from any of our guys. I strongly believe if we could have emulated that performance on Tuesday then we could have finished in the top five. With that being said, I'm also proud of Mixon and Plukka. As soon as we need guys to step up, they do. What we have to do now is come together as a collective and get ready for to illustrate our dominance in Greensboro.

UP NEXT:
Mercer will compete in the SoCon Tournament starting Friday, April 22nd as the Bears set out to compete in the familiar setting of Greensboro, Ga. The three-day and 54-hole event will be hosted at The Oconee.

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