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Skyhawks Remain In Second Place At OVC Championships As Xoinis Stays In Medalist Contention
4/21/2025 5:38:00 PM | Golf
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Plenty of red scores dotted the University of Tennessee at Martin scorecards today as the Skyhawks closed out a successful Round 2 at the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Championships at the Dalhousie Golf Club.
UT Martin shot a 281 (-7) today to keep its firm hold on second place in the team standings. Through 36 holes, the Skyhawks are sitting at 569 (-7) – which trails only Little Rock (560, -16). UT Martin paces the tournament field in par-5 scoring (4.67, -13), eagles (two), pars (104) and fewest double bogeys (four).
On the player leaderboard, Jonathan Xoinis ranks second out of 57 golfers with a cumulative tally of 138 (-6). He trails by just one shot going into tomorrow's final round of stroke play as Little Rock's Rhett South (137, -7) finished one shot shy of the course record with a 65 today.
Jackson Twerdahl ranks eighth in the field overall with a 142 (-2) while Luke Caldwell (144, E) and Grant Phillips (145, +1) additionally rank in the top-16 on the individual leaderboard.
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A junior out of Cookeville, Tenn., Caldwell led the Skyhawks today with a 69 that included an eagle, three birdies and 12 pars. Xoinis and Twerdahl each carded four birdies and identical 70's in Round 2 while Phillips' even-par 72 (three birdies) completed the team scoring. Garrett Chumley produced three birdies himself on the way to a 73 (+1) today.
After trimming five strokes off his Round 1 score, Chumley moved up six spots in the overall standings with a 151 (+7).
Xoinis leads the entire field in par-4 scoring (3.85, -3) while also ranking in the top-10 in the tournament in birdies (10, fourth), fewest bogeys (4, sixth) and pars (22, ninth). The Chattanooga, Tenn. native also leads UT Martin in par-3 scoring (3.00, E).
Phillips leads the whole event in fewest double bogeys (one) while also ranking third in par-5 scoring (4.50, -4) and ninth in pars (22). Caldwell's eagle on the par-4, 370-yard Hole No. 6 was one of just three across the entire tournament today as he and Chumley are now tied atop the field with one eagle apiece.
The Skyhawks are in the final group once again tomorrow, alongside the same two teams as today in Little Rock and Lindenwood (569, -7). Chumley starts UT Martin off at 10:20 a.m. off the teebox at Hole No. 1 with Phillips (10:30), Caldwell (10:40), Twerdahl (10:50) and Xoinis (11:00) to follow.
UT Martin shot a 281 (-7) today to keep its firm hold on second place in the team standings. Through 36 holes, the Skyhawks are sitting at 569 (-7) – which trails only Little Rock (560, -16). UT Martin paces the tournament field in par-5 scoring (4.67, -13), eagles (two), pars (104) and fewest double bogeys (four).
On the player leaderboard, Jonathan Xoinis ranks second out of 57 golfers with a cumulative tally of 138 (-6). He trails by just one shot going into tomorrow's final round of stroke play as Little Rock's Rhett South (137, -7) finished one shot shy of the course record with a 65 today.
Jackson Twerdahl ranks eighth in the field overall with a 142 (-2) while Luke Caldwell (144, E) and Grant Phillips (145, +1) additionally rank in the top-16 on the individual leaderboard.
A junior out of Cookeville, Tenn., Caldwell led the Skyhawks today with a 69 that included an eagle, three birdies and 12 pars. Xoinis and Twerdahl each carded four birdies and identical 70's in Round 2 while Phillips' even-par 72 (three birdies) completed the team scoring. Garrett Chumley produced three birdies himself on the way to a 73 (+1) today.
After trimming five strokes off his Round 1 score, Chumley moved up six spots in the overall standings with a 151 (+7).
Xoinis leads the entire field in par-4 scoring (3.85, -3) while also ranking in the top-10 in the tournament in birdies (10, fourth), fewest bogeys (4, sixth) and pars (22, ninth). The Chattanooga, Tenn. native also leads UT Martin in par-3 scoring (3.00, E).
Phillips leads the whole event in fewest double bogeys (one) while also ranking third in par-5 scoring (4.50, -4) and ninth in pars (22). Caldwell's eagle on the par-4, 370-yard Hole No. 6 was one of just three across the entire tournament today as he and Chumley are now tied atop the field with one eagle apiece.
The Skyhawks are in the final group once again tomorrow, alongside the same two teams as today in Little Rock and Lindenwood (569, -7). Chumley starts UT Martin off at 10:20 a.m. off the teebox at Hole No. 1 with Phillips (10:30), Caldwell (10:40), Twerdahl (10:50) and Xoinis (11:00) to follow.
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