Merchent Earns Second Top-10 Finish at Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island

Tuesday, March 9

St. Simons Island, Ga.

Indiana University

Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island

Merchent Earns Second Top-10 Finish at Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island

3/9/2021 3:18:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Indiana men's golf concluded in the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island on Tuesday with freshman Clay Merchent earning a tie for ninth place.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island • Sea Island, Ga.
Sea Island Resort • Plantation Course
Par 72 • 7,060
Live Scoring via Golfstat
Indiana Team Standing: 9/16 Teams – 865 (290-290-285; +1)

CHIPS-INS
• The Hoosiers turned in their best round of the event on Tuesday, improving by five strokes from Monday's first two rounds.

• Merchent earned his second top-10 finish in as many events as he was tied for ninth. He tied his career low with a 69 on Tuesday, highlighted by his first career eagle on No. 8. Merchent also picked up five birdies and improved by two strokes in every round.

• Junior Harry Reynolds turned in his best round of the week with a 1-under-par 71 on Tuesday, moving up 15 spots to finish tied for 23^rd with a total tournament score of 1-over-par 217. He was especially impressive on the back nine, carding three birdies and shooting 2-under. He parred or birdied every hole but two.

• Senior Ethan Shepherd finished tied for 30^th and turned in a 2-over 74 in the final round. Shepherd birdied No. 10 and was 2-over for the week with a 218.

• Junior Mitch Davis finished tied for 35^th, moving up three spots from Monday. He shot a 73 in the final round with four birdies.

• Freshman Drew Salyers moved up six spots and finished tied for 42nd after carding an even-72 in the final round. He was strongest on the front nine as he picked up a pair of birdies on the way to a 34.

BY THE NUMBERS

*Pos.*	*Name*	R1	R2	R3	*Totals (to par)*
T9	Clay Merchent	73	71	69	213 (-3)
T23	Harry Reynolds	72	74	71	217 (+1)
T30	Ethan Shepherd	72	72	74	218 (+2)
T35	Mitch Davis	73	73	73	219 (+3)
T42	Drew Salyers	74	74	72	220 (+4)