By: James Hill, Director of Athletics Communications
EL DORADO, Ark. - The Southern Nazarene men's golf team shot a 319 (+31) to sit in fifth place after the first round of the Arkansas Collegiate at Mystic Creek.
JD Pitts sits in fourth place individually after shooting a 76 (+4) during first round action. Pitts had 12 pars on the day, which tied among the tournament's leaders on Monday.
Dylan Igo shot a 79 (+7) on the day and currently sits in 12th while
Will Coffman shot an 81 (+9) as he had a pair of birdies during his round.
Rhett Bechtel shot an 83 (+11) while
Ondrej Melichar finished with a 91 (+19) in the first round.
Southern Arkansas leads teh pack with a 302 (+14) while Henderson State is second with a 311 (+23). Arkansas Tech is third at 315 (+27) while Southeastern Oklahoma State if fourth at 317 (+29), just behind the Storm. Harding, Missouri S&T, and Missouri Southern State round out the team rankings.
Rman Timmerman of Southern Arkansas leads the way individually with a score of 71 (-1).
SNU will look to move up the leaderboard as they are back in action tomorrow morning for the final round beginning at 9 AM.