Little Rock Sits Second, One Shot off Team Lead at Olympic Club Intercollegiate

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Behind a second round 3-under 281, Little Rock sits second among the 10-team field at the Olympic Club Intercollegiate at The Olympic Club Lake Course in San Francisco. The Trojans are at even-par 568 after 36 holes, one shot back of tournament-leader BYU.
 
2022 Olympic Club Intercollegiate Day One Results
 
Little Rock's Matteo Cristoni currently sits tied for second among the individual leaderboard with a 4-under 138 after a second round 6-under 65, one shot off the lead and tied for the fifth-lowest single round in program history. Cristoni is joined in the top-10 by Anton Albers, who is tied for eighth at 1-under 141, highlighted by a 2-under 69 in round one.
 
The Trojans opened the morning round with a 3-over 287 on the San Francisco coast, tied for fourth among the team standings. Albers' 69 paced the Trojans in round one as Louis Talarczyk posted a 1-over 72 in his first official round as a Trojan. Nico Horder and Cristoni added a 2-over 73 to round out the scorers for Little Rock.
 
Round two saw the Trojans post the second-lowest round of the day, shaving six shots off its opening round total, thanks in part to Cristoni's 6-under 65. Jansen Smith recovered with an even-par 71 in round two while Albers added his 1-over 72 to sit tied for eighth. Talarczyk and Horder both added a 2-over 73, sitting tied for 23rd and 26th, respectively.
 
Magnus Lomholt also had a strong opening day for Little Rock, sitting tied for 15th competing as an individual. Lomholt opened with a 1-under 70, followed by a 2-over 73, sitting at 1-over 143 following 36 holes.
 
Little Rock sits in second place after 36 holes, one shot back of BYU (1-under 567) after the Cougars shot a 6-under 278 in round one but a 5-over 289 in round two. The Trojans hold a one shot lead on third-place Santa Clara (1-over 569), two shots on fourth-place Loyola Marymount (2-over 570) and are three shots better than both host San Francisco and Nevada (3-over 571).
 
The Trojans will head into Tuesday's final round playing to try and win the 11th team tournament title under head coach Jake Harrington, playing with BYU and Santa Clara over the final 18 holes. Little Rock will be among the final wave to tee off, beginning with a 12:23 p.m. CT tee time for Smith. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
 
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