Mercer Tied for First at Idle Hour Collegiate Championship

MACON, Ga. – Mercer is tied for first with Western Kentucky after 36 holes of play at the Idle Hour Collegiate Championship following a first-round 305 and second-round 298 at Idle Hour Country & Golf Club on Monday. The tournament is sponsored by Craniofacial Pain & Dental Sleep Center of Georgia.

The Bears finished the first two rounds with a total score of 603 (+27). Terese Romeo shot even par 72 in both rounds and sits one shot outside of first place individually while Payton Schanen overcame a four-over-par 76 in round one with a one-under par 71 in round two. Schanen is tied for fourth heading into Tuesday's final round.

Monday's opening round was delayed one hour and 15 minutes due to frost on the course in the morning. Tuesday's final round is scheduled for a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m., as scheduled.

Mercer Scorecard

T-1.	Mercer	305	298	--	+27	603
T-2	Terese Romeo	72	72	--	E	144
T-4	Payton Schanen	76	71	--	+3	147
T-21	Hannah Mae Deems	79	77	--	+12	156
T-21	Mary Augusta Janiga	78	78	--	+12	156
T-49	Karina Kukkonen	83	80	--	+19	163

T-10	Mercer (B Team)	323	316	--	+63	639
T-21	Jaelyn Tindal	77	79	--	+12	156
T-28	Jodee Tindal	80	77	--	+13	157
T-47	Lauren Lightfritz	84	78	--	+18	162
T-52	Tiffany Minji Kang	82	82	--	+20	164

MERCER ON THE TEAM LEADERBOARD
Mercer and Western Kentucky are tied atop the leaderboard with total scores of 603 (+27). The two teams are well ahead of the remaining 10 teams in action, with Troy (+45) in third place.

Four Bears – Lauren Lightfritz, Jodee Tindal, Jaelyn Tindal and Tiffany Minji Kang – made up a second Mercer team on Monday. The four shot a combined +63 (639) en route to a 10th-place slot after 36 holes of play.

MERCER ON THE INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Terese Romeo was steady over 36 holes Monday, shooting even par (144) en route to sole possession of second place heading into Tuesday. In round one, Romeo birdied No. 16 to negate a bogey on No. 5. The junior had a busy front nine in round two, collecting birdies on No. 1, 3 and 4, only to bogey No. 6, 8 and 9. Payton Schanen's one-under-par 71 in round two was the lowest score by the Bears, as she used two birdies on No. 4 and 13 to overcome a bogey on No. 8.

Jaelyn Tindal (+12) and Jodee Tindal (+13) are inside the top-30 after respective 156 and 157 cards through two rounds.

TUESDAY'S PAIRINGS & TEE TIMES
Mercer's starting five will tee off at 8:45 a.m. ET from No. 1-5. They'll be paired with Western Kentucky and Troy for the final 18 holes of play. Mercer's remaining four golfers will tee off of No. 16-19 alongside Samford and Georgia Southern.

COACH DRINKARD'S TAKE
"I'm proud of the way we battled through the elements in what was a cold morning at our home course," said head coach Michele Drinkard. "We have an opportunity to achieve our goal of defending our title at this tournament on Tuesday and I think this team will come well prepared for a final 18 holes of play."

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Mercer Tied for First at Idle Hour Collegiate Championship

Players Mentioned

Hannah Mae Deems

Mary Janiga

Tiffany Kim

Karina Kukkonen

Lauren Lightfritz

Terese Romeo

Payton Schanen

Jaelyn Tindal

Jodee Tindal

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