Little Rock Ready for 2021 NCAA Stillwater Regional

2021 NCAA Stillwater Regional
Dates	Mon., May 17 - Wed., May 19
Format	18 holes each day (54 total)
Times	7:30 a.m. tee times each day
Location	Stillwater, Okla.
Course	Karsten Creek Golf Club
Teams (Seed)	Oklahoma State (1) (host), Illinois (2), Auburn (3), SMU (4), Notre Dame (5), Alabama (6), Baylor (7), Sam Houston (8), Little Rock (9), Ole Miss (10), Northwestern (11), College of Charleston (12), Middle Tennessee (13)
Scoring	GolfStat.com
Regional Central	OKState.com

2020-21 Little Rock Men's Golf Statistics (PDF)

Opening Tee
For the third time in program history – and the first in 20 years – Little Rock will compete in an NCAA Regional, heading to Stillwater, Oklahoma May 17-19. The Trojans will compete at Karsten Creek Golf Club, the site of their last NCAA regional appearance.
 
NCAA Regional History
The 2021 Trojans are the third Little Rock program to qualify for an NCAA regional, joining the 2000 and 2001 squads. In 2000, the Trojans competed in Victoria, Texas, finishing tied for 18th with Manuel Bermudez the top finisher, tying for 44th with a 2-over 218. The following season, Little Rock tied for 20th in Stillwater, led by Casey Yates and Luke Bakke both tying for 30th at 6-over 222.
 
Regional Information
The 2021 NCAA Stillwater Regional will be a 54-hole event, held Monday, May 17 through Wednesday, May 19 at Karsten Creek Golf Club, a par-72, 7,502-yard course on the west side of Stillwater. Each day will begin with 7:30 tee times from hole one and 8:00 tee times from hole 10 with Little Rock set to tee off in the 8:245 a.m. flight from hole one on Monday. Live scoring will be available through GolfStat as the top five teams will advance to the NCAA Championships May 28 – June 2 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
 
Regional Field
Little Rock heads to Stillwater as the number nine seed in the regional as 13 teams will compete with a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championship. Oklahoma State is the top seed in the region, ranked fourth nationally, followed by Illinois (No. 9), Auburn (No. 15), SMU (No. 21), Notre Dame (No. 30), Alabama (No. 35), Baylor (No. 39) and Sam Houston (No. 49). Little Rock, ranked 55th nationally, is followed in the seeding by Ole Miss (No. 44), Northwestern (No. 65), College of Charleston (No. 81) and Middle Tennessee (No. 82).
 
Trojan Lineup
Little Rock will use the same lineup it utilized to place second at the Sun Belt Championship and advance to the finals of match play. All-Sun Belt honorees Anton Albers and Logan Pate will anchor the Trojans with Nico Horder, Magnus Lomholt and Marcel Rauch rounding out the scorecard and Ryan McNelis making the trip as the alternate.
 

Golfer	Rds.	Strokes	Avg.	Low	Par-	10/20
Anton Albers	23	1,664	72.32	64	10	4/3
Logan Pate	23	1,689	73.43	66	5	4/0
Magnus Lomholt	21	1,558	74.19	69	6	1/2
Nico Horder	23	1,708	74.26	67	5	0/3
Marcel Rauch	8	597	74.63	67	2	1/1

Trojans Finish Second at Sun Belt Championship
Little Rock heads to Stillwater coming off a runner-up showing at the 2021 Sun Belt Championship, held at Mystic Creek Golf Club April 25-28. The Trojans finished second in the 54-hole stroke play portion to qualify for its first-ever appearance in match play. The second-seeded Trojans bested third-seeded ULM 3-1-1 in the semifinals before coming up short to top-seeded Georgia Southern 1-3-1. Anton Albers and Logan Pate both tied for ninth in the individual standings at 11-over 227 while Nico Horder tied for 17th at 14-over 230 at the challenging course in El Dorado.
 
Albers, Pate Earn All-Sun Belt Honors
A strong season earned Little Rock a pair of All-Sun Belt honors as Anton Albers was named a first team all-conference selection while Logan Pate was tabbed a third-team honoree. Albers finished the regular season as the number three ranked golfer in the Sun Belt, boasting a 72.32 scoring average with 10 rounds of par-or-better and a pair of individual titles. Pate was second on the team with a 73.43 average and four top-10 individual finishes, shooting par-or-better five times. The honors brings Little Rock's total to 33 All-Sun Belt honors among 20 different golfers.
 
Historic Year For Albers
The first team All-Sun Belt honors for Anton Albers was well deserved as he has put together one of the top seasons in program history. His 72.32 scoring average currently is the fifth-lowest in a season by a Trojan while his 10 par-or-better rounds is on the verge of cracking the top-15 despite playing in just eight events. He has notched a pair of 64s on the year, tied for the lowest round in program history, and he became just the fourth golfer to win multiple individual tournaments, notching back-to-back tournament victories to start the spring season.
 
Pate Makes It Count
A little over one year ago, Logan Pate was facing the possibility his collegiate golfing career was abruptly over due to the cancellation of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Deciding to return for an extra season, Pate made it count by ranking second on the team with a 73.43 scoring average, en route to earning third team All-Sun Belt honors. He enters regionals looking to further etch his name in the Trojan record book, ranking fourth in program history in career-or-better rounds (37), fifth in career rounds played (114) and seventh in career scoring average (73.70).
 
Key Additions
Little Rock's additions of Nico Horder and Magnus Lomholt have been key reasons why the Trojans rank in the top-60 nationally. The duo have competed in all seven team events on the year for the Trojans with Lomholt posting a 74.19 scoring average and Horder adding a 74.26 mark. They have combined for 11 rounds of par-or-better and six top-20 tournament finishes, led by Lomholt tying for fourth at the Little Rock Invitational and Horder tying for 17th at the Sun Belt Championships at Mystic Creek.
 
Historic Home Event
Little Rock's 2020-21 season has been highlighted by the Trojans' team championship at its host event in October at Chenal Country Club. Little Rock shattered a number of program records, finishing at 35-under 829 to claim the team title, including a shooting 32-under over the final two rounds. Four Trojans finished in the top-20, including Magnus Lomholt tying for fourth, Marcel Rauch tying for seventh and Logan Pate tying for 10th.
 
Eyeing a Record
Little Rock enters the Stillwater Regional as the number 55 program nationally, well within striking distance of an impressive program record. Little Rock's best team ranking was 56th in 2000-01, as the Trojans have finished among the top-100 six times in program history. Little Rock's best finish under head coach Jake Harrington was finishing 100th in 2018-19, followed by a number 101 finish in 2019-20.
 
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