Mercer wins state Mid-Am in a playoff
Mitch Mercer took advantage of playing at his home course to capture the 26th Pennsylvania Golf Associations Mid-Am Championship on Tuesday at The Longue Vue Club.
Mercer and Jimmy Ellis on Peters Township each finished the two-round tournament by shooting a 2-under-par 138. Mercer then won the title in a playoff.
Ian Bangor of Montour Heights Country Club placed third with a 1-under 139.
Tying for fourth place were Anthony DeGol of Scotch Valley Country Club in Hollidaysburg and Chartiers Country Club’s Erick Bertrand. They shot an even-par 140.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.