Mustangs open season at the Allen B. Pease Intercollegiate

EDMOND, Okla. - The Mount Mercy men's golf team began their 2023 campaign with a tough tournament hosted by Oklahoma City. The Mustangs battled the weather conditions and finished eighth at the Allen B. Pease Intercollegiate held at Rose Creek Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday.

Mount Mercy's individual golfer, Corbin Borelli, posted the best scores for the Mustangs, finishing tied for 16th. Borelli was 16th after a second round, Mount Mercy low of 74 and held onto that spot despite carding an 80 in the final round. He used six birdies and 31 pars to get the job done at 230 (76-74-80). 

In a three-round tournament, Mount Mercy had their best 18 holes right off the bat, carding a 304 led by Junn Yong and Freddie Walker who each shot just three over par. Round two immediately followed round one on the same day in which the Mustangs shot 308 for a day one total of 612, good enough for seventh. The third and final round proved to be difficult, as no Mustang scored under 80. Mount Mercy finished with a team score of 949 (304-308-337) and finished eighth. Seventh-ranked Oklahoma City won the team title with an 865 (283-291-291) and 11th-ranked Texas Wesleyan (289-288-306=883) joined them as the only two teams to finish under 900. Science & Arts of Oklahoma was third (307-293-312=912), Northwestern (Iowa) was fourth (311-300-306=917), and Grand View rounded out the top five (306-318-306=930). 

Yong joined Borelli by finishing in the top half of the field of 65; he tied for 22nd with scores of 75, 75, and 81 for a total of 231. Walker tied for 38th (75-78-86=239), Dominic McCain was 46th (78-79-84=241), Kaleb Hagge finished tied for 47th (76-82-86=244), and Dylan Tan was 49th (81-76-88=245). 

The Mustangs are back on the links Monday and Tuesday, April 3-4 as they compete at the Park University Spring Classic being played at the The Deuce Golf Club in Parkville, Mo. Tee times have not yet been announced.