Tuesday, October 31
Forsyth, Ga.
Mercer University
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Final Round
Women's Golf Co-Champions At Mercer Invitational
10/31/2023 6:57:00 PM | Women's Golf
Bears tie with Samford at 14-over par
FORSYTH, Ga. - The Mercer women's golf team finished as Co-Champions at the 2023 Mercer Invitational at River Forest Golf Club in Forsyth, Georgia.
The Bears finished tied with SoCon foe Samford at 14-over 878 for the tournament. Chattanooga finished in third at 16-over 880.
The Bears entered the final round Tuesday in third place, trailing both Samford and Chattanooga on the leaderboard. Mercer shot the lowest round of the day in the 14-team field Tuesday with a 5-over 293.
Individually, Mercer had four of its five golfers finish in the top 20, including Katie Scheck who led the Bears at 2-over 218 and finished tied for ninth. Mercer's individual golfer, Tracy Rodriguez had the lowest individual round of the tournament for the Bears Tuesday as she shot a 67 (-5) to move up 28 spots and finish tied for 17th.
Tsubasa Kajitani of Seminole State won the tournament at 8-under 208, seven shots ahead of the runner-ups who finished 1-under 215.
For the tournament, the Bears led the field in birdies with 50, 11 more than the next closest team in Florida Gulf Coast State who had 39. The Bears also were tied with Richmond for the best score on par 3s at 9-over. Scheck and Mikayla Dubnik each had 12 birdies throughout the tournament which was tied for second most 74-player field.
QUOTES
"I'm really proud of the team this week," said Mercer women's golf head coach Michele Drinkard. "We really put the emphasis on making a lot of birdies this week, which we did. We did have some errors out there that we need to clean up. Our short game needs to get a little bit better, but we are excited for the way we closed out our fall. This is a really close-knit team. Just a big group of sisters together who care so much for each other."
"We worked really hard," said Camilla Järvelä. "We've been practicing the past two weeks, have had two tournaments and pushed through with lots of birdies. I'm very proud of us pushing through."
Tracy Rodriguez thinks the team is steadily improving and believes they can keep the low scores coming. "We had a lot of birdies on the board. We had consistent scoring, that means that we are improving," said Rodriguez.
The Bears will now prepare for their challenging 2024 spring schedule. "We have a very strong and competitive spring schedule playing against some great fields at some really great golf courses and it's going to be a lot of fun!" said Katie Scheck.
Two big events on Mercer's spring schedule include tournaments in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The Bears are very much looking forward to competing in two unique environments.
"To have these two special events on our calendar is very exciting and motivating for myself and the team," said Eujin Pyon. "We've got some areas we need to improve on. We are ready to work and really excited for our spring schedule."
Team Leaderboard Â
Mercer Individual Results
* Tracy Rodriguez competed as an individual.
That concludes Mercer's fall season. The Bears will be back in action in the spring of 2024.
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWGolf (Twitter), /MercerWGolf (Facebook) and @MercerWGolf (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Bears finished tied with SoCon foe Samford at 14-over 878 for the tournament. Chattanooga finished in third at 16-over 880.
The Bears entered the final round Tuesday in third place, trailing both Samford and Chattanooga on the leaderboard. Mercer shot the lowest round of the day in the 14-team field Tuesday with a 5-over 293.
Individually, Mercer had four of its five golfers finish in the top 20, including Katie Scheck who led the Bears at 2-over 218 and finished tied for ninth. Mercer's individual golfer, Tracy Rodriguez had the lowest individual round of the tournament for the Bears Tuesday as she shot a 67 (-5) to move up 28 spots and finish tied for 17th.
Tsubasa Kajitani of Seminole State won the tournament at 8-under 208, seven shots ahead of the runner-ups who finished 1-under 215.
For the tournament, the Bears led the field in birdies with 50, 11 more than the next closest team in Florida Gulf Coast State who had 39. The Bears also were tied with Richmond for the best score on par 3s at 9-over. Scheck and Mikayla Dubnik each had 12 birdies throughout the tournament which was tied for second most 74-player field.
QUOTES
"I'm really proud of the team this week," said Mercer women's golf head coach Michele Drinkard. "We really put the emphasis on making a lot of birdies this week, which we did. We did have some errors out there that we need to clean up. Our short game needs to get a little bit better, but we are excited for the way we closed out our fall. This is a really close-knit team. Just a big group of sisters together who care so much for each other."
"We worked really hard," said Camilla Järvelä. "We've been practicing the past two weeks, have had two tournaments and pushed through with lots of birdies. I'm very proud of us pushing through."
Tracy Rodriguez thinks the team is steadily improving and believes they can keep the low scores coming. "We had a lot of birdies on the board. We had consistent scoring, that means that we are improving," said Rodriguez.
The Bears will now prepare for their challenging 2024 spring schedule. "We have a very strong and competitive spring schedule playing against some great fields at some really great golf courses and it's going to be a lot of fun!" said Katie Scheck.
Two big events on Mercer's spring schedule include tournaments in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The Bears are very much looking forward to competing in two unique environments.
"To have these two special events on our calendar is very exciting and motivating for myself and the team," said Eujin Pyon. "We've got some areas we need to improve on. We are ready to work and really excited for our spring schedule."
Team Leaderboard Â
| Place | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Mercer | 878 (+14) |
| T1 | Samford | 878 (+14) |
| 3 | Chattanooga | 880 (+16) |
| 4 | FGCU | 888 (+24) |
| 5 | High Point | 888 (+24) |
| 6 | Richmond | 890 (+26) |
| 7 | Daytona State | 892 (+28) |
| 8 | Morehead State | 893 (+29) |
| 9 | Georgia State | 897 (+33) |
| 10 | Seminole State | 903 (+39) |
| 11 | Toledo | 904 (+40) |
| 12 | Stetson | 914 (+50) |
| 13 | Jacksonville | 930 (+66) |
| 14 | Queens | 936 (+72) |
Mercer Individual Results
| Place | Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | Katie Scheck | 71 (-1) | 74 (+2) | 73 (+1) | 218 (+2) |
| T14 | Eujin Pyon | 68 (-4) | 79 (+7) | 73 (+1) | 220 (+4) |
| T17 | Mikayla Dubnik | 75 (+3) | 73 (+1) | 73 (+1) | 221 (+5) |
| T17 | Camilla Järvelä | 75 (+3) | 71 (-1) | 75 (+3) | 221 (+5) |
| T41 | Ella Mäki-Tanila | 77 (+5) | 78 (+6) | 74 (+2) | 229 (+13) |
| T17 | *Tracy Rodriguez | 75 (+3) | 79 (+7) | 67 (-5) | 221 (+5) |
* Tracy Rodriguez competed as an individual.
That concludes Mercer's fall season. The Bears will be back in action in the spring of 2024.
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWGolf (Twitter), /MercerWGolf (Facebook) and @MercerWGolf (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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