PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – The Mercer women's golf team finished strong in its first tournament of the fall, combining to go 1-under par in the final round en route to a third-place finish at the Callaway Gardens Invite, hosted by South Alabama, at the Callaway Gardens Lake View on Wednesday.
Tracy Rodriguez paced the Bears for the third consecutive day, carding a 3-under par 68. The Nimes, France, native was 7-under par throughout the final two rounds as she finished in second place just one stroke behind the medalist. It was the first top-10 finish of her career.
Additionally, Payton Schanen and Laila Hrindova rebounded nicely after the first round to both earn a top-20 finish, tying for 12th and 17th, respectively. Hrindova recorded the first eagle of the season for the Bears on the 12th hole in today's final round.
Mercer Scorecard
| 3 |
Mercer |
303 |
285 |
283 |
+19 |
871 |
| 2 |
Tracy Rodriguez |
73 |
67 |
68 |
-5 |
208 |
| T12 |
Payton Schanen |
77 |
71 |
71 |
+6 |
219 |
| T17 |
Laila Hrindova |
78 |
73 |
70 |
+8 |
221 |
| T33 |
Lauren Lightfritz |
77 |
74 |
74 |
+12 |
225 |
| T45 |
Laura Pasalodos |
76 |
77 |
74 |
+16 |
229 |
| T57 |
Eujin Pyon |
80 |
75 |
83 |
+23 |
236 |
COACH DRINKARD'S TAKE
"Tracy played great this week. She hit a boat load of greens and gave herself numerous good looks at birdie. She really did accomplish a lot this week. Her second-place finish was her first Top 5 finish, and her 67 was her lowest collegiate score to date. Her future is very bright!
"As for the team score, I feel like we played two different tournaments in the span of three days. After our disaster of a start on Monday, they really flipped the switch and turned the tournament around. It was a gutty team performance, and we can use this experience to motivate us and build upon."
Up Next
Mercer returns to action on Nov. 9-10 when it hosts the Mercer Invitational at the Brickyard Golf Club.