CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo – After 54 holes pf stroke play, Little Rock sits atop the team leaderboard while
Anton Albers secures his fifth career win, claiming his second first-place finish of the year at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship. He was joined in the top five by teammates
Nico Horder and
Jansen Smith, who claimed third and fourth place, respectively, and were all three named to the all-tournament team.
2023 Ohio Valley Conference Championship Stroke Play Results (PDF)
Albers continues to break records in his fifth season at Little Rock after shooting an outstanding 11-under 205 in stroke play secured him his fifth career win, a new school record. This performance also makes him the only Trojan to ever have more than one multi-win season and just the third Trojan to ever win the individual title at a conference championship.
Horder's 1-under 71 in round three put his stroke play total at 5-under 211, securing him a third place finish. Horder's three eagles, two of which came in the front nine during round three, led the 48 player field, as did his 2.92 scoring average on par 3s. Horder was one of only two players, the other being Albers, to finish under par in all three rounds of the tournament.
Jansen finished in fourth place after shooting a 3-under 69 in round three brought his 54-hole total to 4-under 212. His 34 pars were a team best and sixth best in the tournament. After stoke play at the OVC Championship, Jansen now leads the team this season with a 71.76 scoring average, 17 par-or-better rounds, and eight top-20 finishes.
Archie Smith finished tied for twelfth with two other golfers with a three day total of 4-under 220.
Magnus Lomholt rounded out the Trojan scorecard tied for 18
th with a 7-over 223, solidifying a top-20 finish for all five Trojans competing in the OVC Championship.
The Trojans ended stroke play with a 244-under 840 and a dominant 25-stroke lead over second-place SIU-Edwardsville (1-over 865). Southern Indiana finished third at 10-over 874 and Lindenwood claimed fourth place and the final spot in Wednesday's match play championship with an 18-over 882. Little Rock will face Lindenwood for the match play semifinals, which will tee off from hole 1 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26. Winner will then face either SIUE or Southern Indiana in the match play finals beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.
2023 Ohio Valley Conference Championship Stroke Play Little Rock Results
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