BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Little Rock sophomore
Matteo Cristoni has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male Golfer of the Week following his impressive performance in Arizona over the weekend.
Cristoni notched a runner-up finish at the 2023 Desert Mountain Collegiate in Scottsdale with a 5-under 211 (69-72-70), finishing second among the 93-player field and helping lead Little Rock to a tie for second in the team standings. Cristoni ended the event tied for third in par-four scoring at 1-under and fourth in total birdies (15) and par-five scoring (6-under).
It is the fifth top-10 individual showing of the year for the Modena, Italy native, and his fourth top-four individual finish of the season. Cristoni leads Little Rock with a 71.19 scoring average, the second-lowest in the OVC, with a team-best 13 rounds of par-or-better, including seven rounds in the 60s. He currently is ranked number 69 in the GolfStat individual rankings, sitting first among OVC golfers.
Cristoni earns his second OVC Golfer of the Week honor this year, repeating his performance from September 14 after tying for third at the Olympic Club Intercollegiate. The OVC Co-Golfer of the Month for October, Cristoni joins teammate
Jansen Smith as a two-time Golfer of the Week honoree as the duo earned back-to-back honors.
Cristoni and the rest of the Trojans continue their busy spring, heading to south Louisiana for its third tournament in two weeks. Little Rock will compete at the 2023 Louisiana Classics Monday, March 13 through Tuesday, March 14, looking to build on an impressive season in which the Trojans have finished either first or second in five of seven tournaments this year.
2022-23 OVC Male Golfers of the Week
Sept. 7 – Liam Bentein, Lindenwood
Sept. 14 – Matteo Cristoni, Little Rock and Jackson Skeen, Tennessee Tech
Sept. 21 – Bryson Morrell, UT Martin
Sept. 28 – Jansen Smith, Little Rock and Mikus Ming, Tennessee State
Oct. 5 – Jackson Skeen, Tennessee Tech
Oct. 12 – Nolan Piazza, Morehead State
Oct. 19 – Zach Williams, Southern Indiana and Jackson Skeen, Tennessee Tech
Oct. 26 – Anthony Ruthey, SIUE
Feb. 16 – Renato Filho, Lindenwood
Feb. 23 – Nolan Piazza, Morehead State
Mar. 2 – Jansen Smith, Little Rock
Mar. 9 – Matteo Cristoni, Little Rock
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