LAFAYETTE, La. – Little Rock sits seventh among the 17-team field after the opening two rounds of the Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club. The Trojans sit at 1-under 575 after 36 holes, sitting six shots out of the top-five heading into Tuesday's final round.
2022 Louisiana Classics Day One Results
The Trojans opened the day with a 7-under 281 in round one, sitting fourth among the team standings. That effort was led by Jansen Smith's 4-under 68, marking his 11th round of par-or-better and fifth round in the 60s, sitting tied for fifth among the individual standings
Magnus Lomholt posted a 2-under 70, his 14th round of par-or-better, followed by a 1-under 71 from Archie Smith. Anton Albers and Marcel Rauch both shot even-par 72s through the opening 18 holes, pacing the Trojans to the 7-under.
Round two proved to be more challenging as Little Rock notched a 6-over 294, slipping three spots to seventh with the 1-under 575. Lomholt was the lone Trojan to finish even par, notching a 72 to sit tied for 20th at 2-under 142.
Jansen Smith carded a 1-over 73, slipping down into a tie for 18th individually with a 3-under 141, one shot better than Lomholt. Rauch's 2-over 74 pulled him even with Archie Smith at 2-over 146 while Albers shot a 5-over 77, sitting tied for 58th at 7-over 149.
Heading into Tuesday's final round, Little Rock holds a three shot lead on both UT San Antonio and Illinois State (2-over 578) in a tie for eighth, four shots back of sixth-place Ole Miss (5-under 571) and six back of fifth-place Houston (7-under 569).
Texas A&M holds a commanding team lead at 34-under 542, 15 shots better than second-place LSU's 19-under 557. North Texas (15-under 561) is third followed by Kansas State (8-under 568) and the Cougars to round out the top-five.
Tuesday's final 18 holes gets underway with tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m. as the Trojans will be among the first wave to tee off from hole one. Albers gets things going for Little Rock, leading up to Jansen's 8:06 tee time as the Trojans will play with Illinois State and UT San Antonio in the final round pairings. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com with streaming coverage provided at ESPN+.
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