12 Mar 2025 Little Rock Men’s Golf and Turnell take fourth at Louisiana Classic

LAFAYETTE, La. — The Little Rock men’s golf team finished 4th at the Louisiana Classics, marking an eight-place improvement from last year. The tournament concluded Tuesday at Oakbourne Country Club. The Trojans’ strong spring season continues, as they have consistently placed in the top five at every tournament so far.

“It was another fantastic week for Freddie. He did well all week minimizing his mistakes during his rounds with his great short game and capitalizing when he had good chances for birdie. Another top 5 finish for him this week which was very impressive to watch.” -said head coach Austin Eoff about Freddie Turnell.

“As a team we just made too many big mistakes. You cannot make doubles, triples, and quintuples and expect to beat teams like Texas A&M and LSU. It will not happen. We have a week and a half to get smarter and tougher before we head out west to Oregon and Stanford and we will spend that time doing just that. We did do a good job of salvaging 4th place this week, but we have a lot to improve on to get where we want to be.” 

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The Trojans (#38 national rank) finished with a three-round total of 1-over (878) after rounds of 291-286-288. LSU (ranked #7 nationally) won the event, turning in a score of 19-under (845), while last year’s winners Texas A&M(#24 national rank) finished second (17-under) and Louisiana rounded out the Top 3 at 7-under.

Freddie Turnell had an impeccable final round, shooting a 68 to secure a tie for 4th place overall at 5-under (211), making him the top finisher for Little Rock. Archie Smith followed, tying for 13th at 2-under (214), while Matteo Cristoni carded rounds of 74-68-74 to finish tied for 19th at even par. Rhett South had a strong final round, moving up to tie for 45th at 8-over (224). Rounding out the team, Alexander Rowland finished tied for 59th at 12-over (228).

Competing as an individual, Ed Featherstone posted rounds of 72-74-74 to finish tied for 28th at 4-over (220).Little Rock will return to action in two weeks, competing in back-to-back tournaments. The Trojans will first tee off at the Oregon Duck Invitational in Eugene, Oregon, at Eugene Country Club on March 24-25. They will then head to Palo Alto, California, for The Goodwin, hosted at Stanford Golf Course from March 27-29.

Final Round Team Results 
1. LSU (-19)
2. Texas A&M (-17)
3. Louisiana-Lafayette (-7)
4. Little Rock (+1)
5. Sam Houston (+7)
6. South Alabama (+8)
7. Louisiana Tech (+12)
8. Middle Tennessee (+14)
9. Rice (+16)
10.Oral Roberts (+23)
10. Illinois State (+23)
12. Texas State (+27)
Trojan’s Scores
T4 Freddie Turnell -5
T12 Archie Smith -2
T19 Matteo Cristoni  E
45 Rhett South  +8
T59 Alexander Rowland  +12
T28 Ed Featherstone* +4
(*-individual)

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