Bears Remain in 13th After Day 2 Of Linger Longer Invitational

EATONTON – Senior Tobias Jonsson fired off a 4-under-par 68 in Monday's second 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 (-5) registered five birdies and a one bogeys in the second round of action and is among a two-way tie for 11^th place heading into the final day of the three day tournament in Eatonton. The Swede is ten strokes off of the pace set by 21^st-ranked Alabama's Jonathan Griz (-15).

Mercer Jacob Uyesato (+6) tallied one birdie and shares 61^st place with one other player after the first two rounds, while senior Jay Spivey (+5) turned in 1-over-par 73 and is a four-way tie for 57^th place. Senior Jonathan Parker (+10) currently sits in two-way tie with Mercer's own Gustav Sjobrg for 75^th place. Junior Trey Mixon (+15) is in 79^th place to round out scoring for the Orange & Black.

Freshman Charlie Fischer (+7) and senior Gustav Sjoberg (+10) are tied for 63^rd and 75^th place, respectively. Sjoberg carded 13 straight pars and finished the round shooting 1-over-par 73.

Alabama leads the rest of the 14-team field by 16 strokes heading into Tuesday's final round. No 12. Virginia (-21) is in second place after the second round, while Georgia (-19) rounds out the top three.

The final round of the Linger Longer Invitational at the Great Waters Golf Course is scheduled to get underway at 9:30 a.m. Mercer's tee times begin at 11 a.m.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
Pos	Team	+/-	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1	#21 Alabama	-37	267	272		53
2	#12 Virginia	-21	276	279		555
3	Georgia	-19	279	278		557
4	UNC Greensboro	-17	281	278		559
5	#11 Georgia Tech	-16	280	280		560
6	Kennesaw State	+1	293	284		577
T7	Clemson	+3	281	298		579
T7	Georgia State	+3	287	292		579
9	Jacksonville	+4	284	296		580
10	Charlotte	+6	287	295		582
11	Augusta	+7	291	292		583
12	Louisiana Tech	+9	294	291		585
13	Mercer	+16	297	295		592
14	Wofford	+34	302	308		610

MERCER PLAYERS THROUGH 1ST ROUND
Pos	Player	+/-	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
T11	Tobias Jonsson	-5	71	68		139
T57	Jay Spivey	+5	76	73		149
T61	Jacob Uyesato	+6	74	76		150
T75	Jonathan Parker	+10	76	78		154
79	Trey Mixon	+15	81	78		159

Bears Remain in 13th After Day 2 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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