OPELIKA, Ala. (2/24/19) – The 19th-ranked Arkansas State men’s golf team opened its spring schedule Sunday at the Tiger Invitational, posting a first-round 283 that placed it atop the 16-team field featuring three top-10 nationally-ranked programs.
All five competing players for the Red Wolves ended the first day among the top-25 individual leaders, helping the squad post a 5-under total that left it 10 strokes ahead of second-place Auburn and 12 ahead of SMU, which stands third. Auburn and SMU are ranked 10th and sixth in the nation, respectively, by Golfstat.
Senior Joel Wendin is currently in first place after carding a career-best 66 to lead the Red Wolves.