October 9, 2010

Men’s Golf Climbs Standings at Brickyard Collegiate Championship

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s golf team tied No. 3 Augusta State and Mississippi for the fifth-best team score on day two of the Brickyard Collegiate Golf Championship at the Brickyard at Riverside. Mercer’s team score of 294 moved the Bears into 13^th place, ahead of both Gonzaga and Boston College.

No. 19 Georgia leads the field after recording a team score of 284 on Saturday. Georgia (571) is nine strokes ahead of both No. 47 Florida State and No. 17 Georgia Tech entering Sunday’s final round.

Mercer’s two-day total of 599 places the Bears just one stroke behind No. 47 Colorado State.

Sophomore Matt Kocolowski led the Bears on Saturday with a team-best one-under, 71. Kocolowski tallied five birdies on the day and is now tied for 22^nd place individually.

Junior Stefan Labuschagne started on the 10^th hole Saturday morning and proceeded to scorch the back-nine to the tune of a three-under 33. The highlight of Labuschagne’s day came when the Pretoria, South Africa native holed in a chip on the 18^th hole to record an eagle.

Labuschagne finished the day with an even-par 72 and is tied for 24^th place individually.

John Gregory Joseph signed for a 75 on Saturday and is now tied for 54^th place individually. Macon native Thomas Holmes needed 76 strokes on Saturday and moved into a tie for 76^th place.

Junior Josh Cone shot 77 in the second round and will begin the final day tied for 51^st place overall. Freshman Mookie DeMoss competed as an individual and also shot 77 on Saturday. DeMoss is now tied for 38^th place.

Alex Street rounded out Mercer’s competitors, carding an 83 on Saturday.

The final round of the Brickyard Collegiate Golf Championship is scheduled to start Sunday at 8:30 a.m.