MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Mercer University men's golf team wrapped up the opening round of the Golfweek Program Challenge in 11th place, after carding a 1-over-par score of 289.

Mercer got a pair of top-10 efforts but was plagued by a few errors to finish 11th in the team standings after the first round. Jacksonville pulled away from the crowd to lead with a 16-under 272, while James Madison (280) and Marshall (282) rounded out the top three.

Freshman Dylan Deogun made a splash in his collegiate debut, firing a 4-under 68 en route to fifth place after the first round of play. Deogun had a clean card with four birdies and no bogeys and will enter the second round of action just three strokes out of the lead.

Sophomore Jerry Ren carded the first eagle of the season for Mercer, thanks to a pair of impressive shots on the 540-yard par-5 fourth hole. Ren opened the hole with a strong drive on the dogleg left setup, before his iron shot landed three feet from the hole for an easy eagle putt.

Ren joined Deogun with a strong round, using a 2-under 33 on the back to nine to card a 69 on his way to a ninth-place finish on Sunday behind the strength of four birdies and one eagle.

Timmy Hanzelko overcame a rough start to finish with a 5-over 77, carding a 3-under 53 on the final 14 holes of play.