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MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Defending champion Little Rock is the leader by one shot after round one of the 2024 OVC Men's Golf Championship.
The OVC Championship is being played at RTJ at The Shoals for the ninth time overall and first since 2021.The course played par 72 with yardage of 7,152 yards for the teams on Sunday. Sunday’s weather saw chilly temperatures in the morning with sun and slight wind in the afternoon.
The Trojans combined to shoot 291 (+3) which was one shot ahead of Tennessee Tech (+4). SIUE (+11) and UT Martin (+13) round out the top four after the first day. Lindenwood (+19) is fifth and followed by Southern Indiana (+21), Morehead State (+22), Tennessee State (+25), Western Illinois (+31), Chicago State (+33) and Eastern Illinois (+42).
Individually, Little Rock’s Archie Smith had the only under par round of the day with a score of 71 (-1). He is two shots ahead of a pair of Tennessee Tech golfers – Mark McDearman and Sean Anderson – who each had even par rounds (72). The are currently five golfers tied for fourth place after rounds of 73 (+1): TTU’s Anders Larson, Little Rock’s Matteo Cristoni and Jansen Smith, and SIUE’ s Anthony Ruthey and Alex Eickhoff.
The OVC Men's Golf Championship will continue with 18 holes of second round action on Monday. The action starts at 8:00 a.m. CT and live scoring can be accessed through links at OVCSports.com.