SAN ANTONIO, Texas – An even-par 288 over the afternoon round helped vault Little Rock into a tie for fourth in the team standings following the opening day of the Lone Star Invitational in San Antonio. The Trojans sit at 5-over 581, just three shots back of second place.
Lone Star Invitational Day One Results
In round one, the Trojans posted a 5-over 293, closing out the opening 18 holes in ninth-place among the 15-team field. The Little Rock effort was led by freshman
Aaron Ramos' 2-under 70, one off his career-low and the eighth par-or-better round of his Trojan career to date. Ramos was tied for seventh among the 85-player field after round one.
Junior
Justin Warren notched an even-par 72 over the morning round for his 11th par-or-better round this season. He held a three-stroke edge on sophomore
Logan Pate, who posted a 3-over 75 over the first 18 holes.
Pate would respond in the afternoon round to card a 2-under 70, matching Ramos for the team low as he posted his sixth round of par-or-better this season. Pate and Ramos were joined in the 70 club by freshman
Tiago Lobo, whose 2-under over the afternoon round marked the fourth par-or-better round of his Little Rock career.
Ramos finished with a 2-over 74 in round two, putting him at even-par 144 through 18 holes and tied for 12th individually. Pate's 70 moved him to 1-over 145, tied for 20th overall, while Warren and Lobo sit third on the Trojan scorecard at 2-over 146, tied for 27th overall. Sophomore
Danial Durisic struggled on day one, posting a 13-over 157.
The even-par showing in round two vaulted Little Rock five spots in the team standings as it sits tied in a three-way tie with New Mexico State and host UT-San Antonio at 5-over. The trio trails both UTEP and rival Arkansas State, which are tied for second at 2-over 278, while leading both Rice and ULM by one stroke after the pair posted a 6-over 582.
Oklahoma holds a commanding lead after 36 holes, shooting an 11-under 565 and holds a 13-stroke lead on both the Miners and Red Wolves.
Little Rock looks to make its move over the final round in San Antonio Tuesday as the final round gets underway at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring is available at
GolfStat.com.
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