Bears 13th After Day 1 Of Linger Longer Invitational

EATONTON – Senior Tobias Jonsson fired off a 1-under-par 71 in Sunday's opening round to lead the Mercer men's golf team to a 13^th-place standing amid a stacked field at the MU-hosted Linger Longer Invitational at the par-72, 7,436-yard Great Waters Golf Course.

Jonsson (-1) registered four birdies and a trio of bogeys in Sunday's opening-round action and is among a 10-way tie for 29^th place heading into the second day of the three day tournament in Eatonton. The Swede is nine strokes off of the pace set by 21^st-ranked Alabama's Jonathan Griz (-10) who carded eight birdies and one eagle in a bogey-free round on Sunday.

Mercer Jacob Uyesato (+2) tallied a pair of birdies and shares 52^nd place with nine other players after the first round, while seniors Jonathan Parker (+4) and Jay Spivey (+4) both turned in 4-over-par 78s and are among a six-way tie for 68^th place. Junior Trey Mixon (+9) is in a tie for 78^th place to round out scoring for the Orange & Black.

Freshman Charlie Fischer (+3) and senior Gustav Sjoberg (+9), who are playing in the event as individual competitors, are tied for 62^nd and 78^th place, respectively.

Alabama, one of five teams in Eatonton who are appearing in the top 25 or the others receiving votes section of the latest Golf Coaches Association of America Top 25, leads the rest of the 14-team field by nine strokes heading into Monday's second round. No 12. Virginia (-12) is in second place after Sunday's opening round, while Georgia (-9) rounds out the top 3.

Monday's second round at the Great Waters Golf Course is scheduled to get underway at 8:30 a.m. Mercer's tee times begin at 10 a.m.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
Pos	Team	+/-	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1	#21 Alabama	-21	287			287
2	#12 Virginia	-12	276			276
3	Georgia	-9	279			279
4	#11 Georgia Tech	-8	280			280
T5	Clemson	-7	281			281
T5	UNC Greensboro	-7	281			281
7	Jacksonville	-4	284			284
T8	Charlotte	-1	287			287
T8	Georgia State	-1	287			287
10	Augusta	+3	291			291
11	Kennesaw State	+5	293			293
12	Louisiana Tech	+6	294			294
13	Mercer	+9	297			297
14	Wofford	+14	302			302

MERCER PLAYERS THROUGH 1ST ROUND
Pos	Player	+/-	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T29	Tobias Jonsson	-1	71			71
T52	Jacob Uyesato	+2	74			74
T68	Jonathan Parker	+4	76			76
T68	Jay Spivey	+4	76			76
T78	Trey Mixon	+9	81			81

Bears 13th After Day 1 Of Linger Longer Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Fischer

Tobias Jonsson

Trey Mixon

Jonathan Parker

Gustav Sjoberg

Jay Spivey

Jacob Uyesato

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