Former Mercer golfer James Beale opens play at RBC Canadian Open

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OAKVILLE, Ontario (MERCER ATHLETICS) – Former Mercer men’s golfer James Beale has finished round one of the RBC Canadian Open with a 3-over 75. An amateur, Beale is making his debut appearance in a PGA Tour event this week at the Glen Abbey Golf Club.

The Auckland, New Zealand, Native tallied two birdies and five bogies on the day. Beale will tee off the second round at 1:55 p.m. local time on Friday, July 24. Beale earned an exemption into the Canadian Open after winning the 2014 Canadian Amateur after a three-hole playoff.

Coverage of the RBC Canadian Open is being shown on the Golf Channel, PGATour.com and CBS Sports. Radio coverage can also be found on Sirius-XM. For more information, please visit http://rbccanadianopen.com.

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(478) 745-4141 ext. 310 Tucker Sargent joined the 41NBC news team in April 2012. He hails from "The Great State of Alabama," as he calls it, but you won't catch him saying "Roll Tide!" Tucker grew up near Auburn, before moving to north Alabama. He graduated from Danville High School in 2007 and loves to return to the Tennessee Valley any chance he gets. He moved back south to Troy, Alabama after high school, where he graduated from Troy University in 2011 with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He interned in Huntsville at WAAY-TV before joining 41NBC. His passion is sports, and his favorite teams are the Auburn Tigers and Troy Trojans. On the weekends you can catch Tucker watching college football on Saturdays and NASCAR on Sundays! He's proud to call middle Georgia home for now and could always use a story idea from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with him!