BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – Behind a 6-over 290 in round two, Little Rock sits atop the leaderboard after the first two rounds of the 2021 Oral Roberts Spring Invitational at the Club at Indian Springs. The Trojans posted a 20-over 588 through the first 36 holes and hold a four shot advantage on Missouri State heading into Tuesday's final round.
2021 Oral Roberts Spring Invitational First Day Results
All five Trojan competitors are sitting among the top-15 after two rounds with
Agatha Alesson,
Viktoria Krnacova and
Kellie Gachaga all tied for fourth at 5-over 147.
Sydney Scraba is tied for 11th at 10-over 152 with
Malena Austerslaatt sitting in 14th at 11-over 153.
Little Rock opened the event with a 14-over 298, holding a four shot lead on the Bears after round one. Gachaga paced the Trojans with a 1-over 72, including an eagle on the par-five 17th, with Austerslaatt notching a 2-over 73 and Scraba at 5-over 76.
In round two, Alesson caught fire, posting a 2-under 69 – registering pars on the first 16 holes of the afternoon round before birdies on 18 and 19 to vault 15 spots into the tie for fourth. Krnacova also finished under par for Little Rock at 1-under 70, jumping eight spots to finish in the three-way Trojan tie for fourth.
Little Rock has made its mark on the par-fives through two rounds, sitting at 6-under with two eagles, 11 shots better than Missouri State on the same holes. Gachaga is at 4-under on the par-fives while Scraba is at 3-under while Krnacova and Austerslaatt are even. Alesson and Krnacova lead the Trojans on par-four scoring at 2-over with Alesson also posting a 2-over on the par-threes.
The Trojans enter Tuesday's final round knowing it will face a battle from Missouri State, which is four back. The duo should be the lone competitors for the tournament title as host Oral Roberts is third at 40-over 608 with Wichita State (54-over 622) and Stephen F. Austin (60-over 628) rounding out the top-five.
Tuesday's final round begins with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start as Little Rock will tee off from holes one through five, playing with Missouri State and ORU in the final round groupings. Live scoring is available at
Golfstat.com.
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