Men’s Golf Wraps Up Play At Bank Of Tennessee Intercollegiate

Wednesday, October 21

Jonesborough, Tenn.

All Day

Mercer University

Round 3

10/21/2026 8:26:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: Rylee Bamberger, rylee.m.bamberger@live.mercer.edu

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – The Mercer Bears ended their fall season in 12th place out of 13 teams at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Blackthorn Club in Jonesborough, Tennessee.

Cooper Franklin ended the three-day event as Mercer's leading scorer after shooting a two-under 70 and finishing tied for 54th individually. The freshman sank three birdie putts to improve 18 spots in the standings.

The Bears next compete in the Wexford Intercollegiate on February 15-16. Mercer competed in the event last season and finished fourth of 18 teams.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
Pos.	Team	+/-	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total
1	VCU	-42	278	272	272	822
2	Eastern Michigan	-41	280	275	268	823
3	#27 Toledo	-40	280	273	271	824
4	#8 ETSU	-29	280	275	280	835
5	Middle Tennessee State	-20	286	282	276	844
6	William & Mary	-15	287	279	283	849
T7	Kent State	-14	280	282	288	850
T7	Austin Peay State	-14	285	286	279	850
9	Eastern Kentucky	-11	281	285	287	853
10	Virginia Tech	-10	290	276	288	854
11	East Carolina	-4	287	289	284	860
12	Mercer	+8	289	287	296	872
13	Lamar	+9	285	287	301	873
MERCER INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T54	Cooper Franklin (1)	+1	70	77	70	217
T83	Phillips Swift (2)	+9	74	76	75	225
T62	Lukas Lautrup (3)	+2	73	70	75	218
T72	Ethan Dufresne (4)	+4	72	71	77	220
T72	Spencer Ives (5)	+4	74	70	76	220