GOODYEAR, Ariz. South Dakota State golfer Bryson Mercier carded his career-best round Tuesday to finish in a tie for eighth place at the Loyola Intercollegiate.
Mercier, a sophomore, fired a 68 (-4) during the third and final round of the tournament at the Palm Valley Golf Club. He started the day with back-to-back holes over par, but recovered with seven birdies and no bogey holes over the rest of the round. Merciers 209 (-7) three-day tally is the best of his collegiate career and this is his first top-10 finish.
Ty Kretz tied for 26th place. He tallied a 70 (-2) Tuesday, bringing his three-round total to 213 (-3). Kretz rolled in five birdies during the last 18 holes and had 14 during the whole tournament.
Luke Honner finished in a tie for 84th place (73-71-79–223, +7). Jonah Dohrer tied for 96th place (77-75-73–225, +9), followed by Tyler Seeling in a tie for 110th (76-76-79, 231, +15).
As a team, SDSU ended the tournament tied for 17th place with an 869 (+5) team score. North Dakota State ran away with the team title, firing a 40-under-par 824 tally as a team. The Bisons Jake Skarperund and Nate Adams finished first and second, respectively, in the individual standings.
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