LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Seniors
Logan Lockwood and
Calvin Ross finished tied for third and tied for fifth, respectively, at the Little Rock First Tee Classic on Tuesday that was held at the Chenal Country Club. Lockwood shot a 3-under par 213 and Ross carded a 2-under par 212 for the 54-hole tournament.
Lockwood opened the tournament with a 5-under 67 behind holing seven birdies. He followed with a 2-under 70 in the afternoon on Monday. The Van, Texas native wrapped up a tough third round, that saw just seven golfers shoot par or better, with a 4-over 76. Overall, Lockwood's 14 birdies were the second most of any golfer in the tournament.
Ross posted two 1-under 71 rounds in the first and third. In between he carded an even par 72. The Canadian also cracked double-digit birdies for the tournament with 10 with four coming in the second round.
Dalton Hankamer was the third best finishing Bobcat at 11-over 227.
Evan White and
Ben Swaffield rounded it out for TXST with a 235 (+19) and 236 (+20), respectively.
As a team, the Bobcats finished in eighth out 15 schools at 22-over par 886. They finished 11 strokes clear of Stephen F. Austin and were three back of both Lamar and Oral Roberts. Both Illinois State and Campbell finished in a tie for first with the Redbirds taking home the team title after winning a playoff.
Texas State returns to the links Feb. 10-11 at the Mobile Sports Authority Invitational in Mobile, Alabama.