DeMoss, a native of Duluth, Ga., has signed a national letter of intent and marks the first signee of the 2011 freshman class. 

 

“We are so excited about signing Mookie DeMoss to play for us at Mercer,” Tredway said.  “He had a lot of opportunities to go elsewhere and the fact that he chose to come here speaks volumes about how far our program has come in the last several years.”

 

DeMoss joins the program after considerable success as a junior golfer.  This fall, DeMoss won the International Golf Tour’s event at Falcon Fire Country Club, outpacing 44 other competitors with a two-round total of 146 (74-72).

 

“Mookie comes from a great family and its been great how honest they have been in the recruiting process,” Tredway said.  “I think this is a perfect fit and we are going to have an awesome time having him in our program.”

 

In August, DeMoss fired a 68-75 to capture the victory over 28 other golfers the Hurricane Junior Tour event in Athens.  Another notable finish for DeMoss came at the AJGA Ringgold Telephone Junior Classic held June 1-4.  In that event, DeMoss fired a 218 (73-73-72) to place among the top 30 participants.

 

“I’m impressed with Mookie’s work ethic and his desire to complete at this level,” Tredway said.  “I think we’ve signed a gritty competitor and I’m thrilled for the opportunity to coach him the next four years.”

 

DeMoss’ work ethic will be key as he joins a Mercer team that finished the year ranked 17^th among Golfstat’s Freshman Class Impact Rankings.  DeMoss and the rest of the Bears are set to tee-off next year’s action on Sept 13 at the Invitational at the Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C.