CHOUDRANT, La. – Magnus Lomholt tied the ninth-lowest tournament score in program history at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, shooting an 8-under 208 to finish third among the 119-player field at Squire Creek Country Club. It is the best individual finish of Lomholt's career, finishing five shots off the individual lead.
2021 Jim Rivers Intercollegiate Final Results (PDF)
Lomholt paced a Trojan squad that finished fifth among the 21-team field in northern Louisiana, posting a 2-under 862 over the three-day event. Little Rock notched a 7-over 295 in round three, slipping one spot but finishing as one of just five teams to finish the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate under par.
Entering Tuesday's final round at 6-under 138 following his career-low 68 on Monday, Lomholt continued his hot start to the season with a 2-under 70 over the final 18 holes to post the 8-under 208. It is tied for the third-lowest vs. par tournament in program history behind the 11-under performances by Justin Warren in 2018 and Matias Calderon in 2013, tied with Daniel Fox's 8-under 208 at the ULM Intercollegiate.
Lomholt ended the season-opening event with 38 pars, tied for fifth among the field, and 12 birdies, ranking tied for third among all players on both par three (1-under) and par-four (2-under) holes. His 208 was two shots better than his previous-best of 210 at last year's Little Rock Invitational where he tied for fourth in the individual standings.
Little Rock saw a three-way tie for second on the Trojan scorecard as
Archie Smith,
Marcel Rauch and
Jansen Smith all tied for 33rd overall with a 2-over 218 over the three-day event. Jansen had the low round of the day for Little Rock with a 1-over 73 while Archie carded a 3-over 75 and Rauch finished with a 5-over 77.
Nico Horder rounded out the Little Rock competitors with a 13-over 229, posting a 6-over 78 in round three.
Ryan McNelis finished at 12-over 228 competing as an individual, including a 2-over 74 in round three.
As a team, Little Rock tied with Middle Tennessee for the most pars among the 21-team field with 170, finishing with 47 birdies and a pair of eagles. The Trojans ranked third among the field in par-four scoring at 14-over, going 12-over on par-three holes and 15-under on par-fives.
Little Rock closed out the first event of the season with a three shot edge on sixth-place ULM (1-over 865) as the Trojans were the top Sun Belt finisher at Squire Creek. The 7-over 295 over the final 18 holes slipped Little Rock to fifth, finishing eight shots back of fourth-place Louisiana Tech (10-under 854).
LSU captured the team title with a 13-under 275 over the final round, posting aa 23-under 841 and besting UT San Antonio (16-under 848) by seven shots. Southern Miss (13-under 851) placed third with the Bulldogs and Trojans rounding out the top-five.
Little Rock returns to action in early October, heading to Texas to compete at the Trinity Forest Invitational. Hosted by SMU, the three-day event will be held October 4-6 at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
2021 Jim Rivers Intercollegiate Little Rock Results
Player in italics competed as an individual
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