OOLTEWAH, Tenn. – Paced by a 5-under 67 from
Logan Pate, Little Rock has positioned itself for a trophy run Tuesday at the Scenic City Collegiate in southern Tennessee. The Trojans are tied for first with UAB at 15-over 591 through 36 holes at the Honors Course, heading into the final 18 holes Tuesday morning.
2020 Scenic City Classic Day One Results
Pate is one of four Trojans sitting among the individual top-20, tied for third at 1-over 145 as he posted the 5-under 67 in the afternoon round. He is joined in the top-10 by
Anton Albers, who is tied for eighth at 4-over 148 after shooting back-to-back 74s.
Playing on one of its toughest courses of the season, Little Rock adjusted quickly after a slow start on the opening seven holes. Sitting at 8-over at that point, the Trojans rebounded to finish the opening 18 holes at 10-over 298, good enough for second place after round one. Little Rock closed the morning round two shots back of first place UAB (8-over 296) and one shot ahead of third-place Middle Tennessee (11-over 299).
Four Trojans saw themselves among the individual top-20 after the opening 18 holes, paced by Albers and
Nico Horder tied for seventh with a 2-over 74. The duo was one shot better than both
Magnus Lomholt and
Hunter Walker, who each carded a 3-over 75 and were tied for 11th among the individual standings.
Pate opened the tournament with a 6-over 78 in round one, putting him in a seven-way tie for 26th overall, with
Vid Potocar notching a 12-over 84 over the opening 18 holes.
The afternoon round saw Little Rock card a 5-over 293, the third-best score of the round against a talented field. The Trojans sat in first for the majority of the second round, settling into the first-place tie with 44th-ranked UAB, as the duo sit three shots ahead of both East Tennessee State and Middle Tennessee State (18-over 594), who are tied for third with host Chattanooga (22-over 598) rounding out the top-five.
Pate's second round included seven birdies to complement nine pars with just a pair of bogeys. The fifth-year finished at 3-under 33 over the back nine and was 2-under 34 over the front nine holes. Albers remained one of Little Rock's most consistent golfers, posting 14 pars with a birdie on 14 with just three bogeys over round two. His 26 pars through two rounds is tied for first among the 63-player field.
Lomholt and Horder also sit among the individual top-20 through 36 holes, tied for 14th and 18th, respectively. Lomholt matched his opening round 75 in round two for a 6-over 150 while Horder posted a 5-over 77 in round two, giving him a 7-over 151.
Walker is tied for 44th after struggling with a 14-over 86 in round two, carding a 17-over 161 through the first day of play while Potocar is tied for 53rd with a 21-over 165.
Little Rock's final round will begin with tee times at 9:06 a.m. and 9:17 a.m. from hole one Tuesday morning as it will be the second-to-last team to tee off, just before UAB. Live scoring is available at
GolfStat.com as live coverage from the 18th hole will be available on
ESPN3.
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