DETROIT (10/20/2026) -- University of Detroit Mercy men's golf sophomore Peyton Lawley finished the fall strong, tying his career best round and 54-hole tournament as the Titans finished the Xavier Invitational on Tuesday.

Detroit Mercy climbed to fifth with an 876 (304-285-287) at the par-70, 7,109-yard Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio. UDM will begin round three just five strokes outside of the top five.

Lawley was outside the top 20 when the final round started and stayed there until the final six holes, where he tapped in three birdies and three pars to finish at a career-low 2-under 68 and sharing 11th with a career-best 216 (771-71-68). Overall, he had seven total birdies and was tied for seventh in the field with 34 pars.

Freshman Christian Helzer tied for 19th with a 218 (74-69-75), tallying nine birdies and 30 pars, while senior David Swab shot a 220 (73-74-73) and tied for 24th, leading the team and tying for 10th in the event with 10 birdies.

Senior Ethan Oblak finished with a 222 (76-70-76) for 31st, while seniors Mason Sokolowski and Harshan Juttu tied for 46th at 228.

The Titans have concluded their fall season and will enter winter training before the championship spring campaign.