
Bears With Two in Top 15 After First Round At Cardinal Cup
9/13/2024 7:32:00 PM | Women's Golf
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. - After a weather delay pushed tee times back two hours, Ella Mäki-Tanila and Emilia Väistö each carded first rounds of 1-over, 73 on Friday at the Cardinal Cup from Louisville Golf Club. Mäki-Tanila and Väistö are tied for 11th in the 84-player field after the first of three rounds.
As a team, Mercer had a round of 13-over, 301 and is in seventh place out of the 15 teams competing in the tournament. Rutgers leads the field after the first 18-holes at 3-over, 291.
The Bears played the par 4's better than any other team on Friday. Mercer was 5-over par on the par 4's and was one of just three teams to play the par 4's, 9-over par or better. Mercer's 62 pars on the day were second most in the field, led by Väistö's 15 pars.
The second round for Mercer will begin at 9 a.m. with Analiese Raath teeing off from the first hole.
Team Leaderboard Â
Mercer Individual Results
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As a team, Mercer had a round of 13-over, 301 and is in seventh place out of the 15 teams competing in the tournament. Rutgers leads the field after the first 18-holes at 3-over, 291.
The Bears played the par 4's better than any other team on Friday. Mercer was 5-over par on the par 4's and was one of just three teams to play the par 4's, 9-over par or better. Mercer's 62 pars on the day were second most in the field, led by Väistö's 15 pars.
The second round for Mercer will begin at 9 a.m. with Analiese Raath teeing off from the first hole.
Team Leaderboard Â
| Place | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 291 (+3) |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 294 (+6) |
| T3 | Louisville | 297 (+9) |
| T3 | Western Kentucky | 297 (+9) |
| T5 | James Madison | 298 (+10) |
| T5 | Lipscomb | 298 (+10) |
| 7 | Mercer | 301 (+13) |
| 8 | East Carolina | 302 (+14) |
| 9 | Marshall | 304 (+16) |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 306 (+18) |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 307 (+19) |
| 12 | Evansville | 308 (+20) |
| 13 | Eastern Kentucky | 309 (+21) |
| 14 | Toledo | 315 (+27) |
| 15 | Bellarmine | 323 (+35) |
Mercer Individual Results
| Place | Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 | Emilia Väistö | 73 (+1) | 73 (+1) | ||
| T11 | Ella Mäki-Tanila | 73 (+1) | 73 (+1) | ||
| T29 | Katie Scheck | 76 (+4) | 76 (+4) | ||
| T59 | Mikayla Dubnik | 79 (+7) | 79 (+7) | ||
| T70 | Analiese Raath | 81 (+9) | 81 (+9) |
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