MONTGOMERY, Texas – Senior Logan Lockwood shot a team best 1-under 143 to pace the Texas State men's golf team at the first day of the Bentwater Intercollegiate held at the Bentwater Country Club Miller Course. The Bobcats sit in fifth place at 15-over par 591 (293-298) and are within striking distance of the lead.
 
Lockwood opened the tournament with a 2-under 70 behind five birdies. The afternoon saw him card a 1-over 73 with four birdies, three of which came in the final seven holes.
 
Also sitting in the top 20 is Evan White in a tie for 16th. The sophomore fired a 36-hole total of 147 (+3). He carded a 3-over 75 in the morning before bouncing back with an even par 72 in the afternoon.
 
Calvin Ross is tied for 23rd with a two-round total of 150 (73-77). He concluded his day on a high note with an eagle on the par 5, 511-yard first hole. Dalton Hankamer and Ben Swaffield fired a 9-over 153 (77-76) and 10-over 154 (75-79), respectively.
 
Pacing the three individual TXST golfers is Terrin Anderson and Colton Hilburn. Both are tied for 13th-place at 2-over 146 (74-72) and posted six birdies apiece over the 36 holes. Hilburn carded his first collegiate eagle in the first round on the par 5, 486-yard sixth hole.
 
Inigo Benaran sits in a tie for 23rd after firing a 6-over 150 (73-77). He had three birdies in each round and eagled the par 5 sixth hole.
 
The Bobcats are six strokes back of both Abilene Christian and Oral Roberts for the team lead. Rounding out the top half of the leaderboard are Sam Houston State (+11) and UT Rio Grande Valley (+14). TXST is in front of Stephen F. Austin and New Mexico State by three and five shots, respectively.
 
A shotgun start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Texas State will tee off the final round on holes 5-9 and are paired with the Lumberjacks and Vaqueros.