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UT Martin Advances To Tomorrow’s Match Play Round At OVC Championships; Caldwell And Phillips Named To All-Tournament Team
4/28/2026 5:59:00 PM | Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will be one of four representatives to play for the Ohio Valley Conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Regionals as the Skyhawks finished second in the tournament's stroke play standings today.
This marks the fourth time in five years that UT Martin has advanced to the OVC's Final Four as the Skyhawks will take on Tennessee Tech tomorrow morning. Little Rock, who finished atop the stroke play standings, will take on Bryant in the other semifinal as the two match winners will clash for the right to be called OVC champions for 2026.
It was a busy day all around as UT Martin's five members of the scoring lineup finished out their 16 combined Round 2 holes after yesterday's action was cut short because of inclement weather. The Skyhawks ended the second round with a score of 288 (+4) as Bryce Harmon (71, E), Luke Caldwell (72, +1), Drew Williams (72, +1) and Grant Phillips (73, +2) were responsible for countable scores.
Round 3 was a rolling start as Phillips became the third different UT Martin golfer to lead the team in scoring in as many days at the tournament. The junior All-OVC second teamer shot an even-par 71 that included three birdies. Caldwell followed closely behind with his third consecutive 72 (+1) that had one birdie and 15 pars on the scorecard. Harmon rolled in a team-best five birdies in Round 3 on the way to a 74 (+3) while Williams' 77 with one birdie was the final countable score, equating to a 294 (+10) for the Skyhawks.
For the 54-hole stroke play format, UT Martin shot an 869 (+17) to nab the No. 2 seed for tomorrow's match play round. The Skyhawks led the tournament in par-3 scoring (3.08, +5) while ranking second in birdies (40) and third in par-4 scoring (4.23, +38) over the course of the event's first three days.
Caldwell and Phillips each shot a 216 (+3) during stroke play, earning spots on the All-Tournament Team after tying for fifth place in the field of 55 golfers. Caldwell topped the event in par-3 scoring (2.92, -1) with a team-best 36 pars while Phillips ranked fifth in the tournament in par-4 scoring (4.06, +2) and guided UT Martin in par-5 scoring (4.78, -2).
Williams placed 17th on the individual leaderboard with a 221 (+8), tying Caldwell for the best par-3 scoring average (2.92, -1) in the tournament while also equaling team-best tallies in pars (36) and par-5 scoring (4.78, -2).
Ranking fourth in the entire field with 11 birdies was Harmon, who shot a 225 (+12) in his first OVC Championships appearance. John-Gregory Wilson shot a 77 (+6) in Round 2 and followed that with a 79 (+8) in today's third and final round, ending with an overall score of 227 (+14).
The Skyhawks will tee off Hole No. 10 tomorrow in eight-minute intervals against the Golden Eagles. Phillips leads things off at 7:03 a.m. CT and will be followed by Williams (7:11 a.m. CT), Wilson (7:19 a.m. CT), Harmon (7:27 a.m. CT) and Caldwell (7:35 a.m. CT).
This marks the fourth time in five years that UT Martin has advanced to the OVC's Final Four as the Skyhawks will take on Tennessee Tech tomorrow morning. Little Rock, who finished atop the stroke play standings, will take on Bryant in the other semifinal as the two match winners will clash for the right to be called OVC champions for 2026.
It was a busy day all around as UT Martin's five members of the scoring lineup finished out their 16 combined Round 2 holes after yesterday's action was cut short because of inclement weather. The Skyhawks ended the second round with a score of 288 (+4) as Bryce Harmon (71, E), Luke Caldwell (72, +1), Drew Williams (72, +1) and Grant Phillips (73, +2) were responsible for countable scores.
Round 3 was a rolling start as Phillips became the third different UT Martin golfer to lead the team in scoring in as many days at the tournament. The junior All-OVC second teamer shot an even-par 71 that included three birdies. Caldwell followed closely behind with his third consecutive 72 (+1) that had one birdie and 15 pars on the scorecard. Harmon rolled in a team-best five birdies in Round 3 on the way to a 74 (+3) while Williams' 77 with one birdie was the final countable score, equating to a 294 (+10) for the Skyhawks.
For the 54-hole stroke play format, UT Martin shot an 869 (+17) to nab the No. 2 seed for tomorrow's match play round. The Skyhawks led the tournament in par-3 scoring (3.08, +5) while ranking second in birdies (40) and third in par-4 scoring (4.23, +38) over the course of the event's first three days.
Caldwell and Phillips each shot a 216 (+3) during stroke play, earning spots on the All-Tournament Team after tying for fifth place in the field of 55 golfers. Caldwell topped the event in par-3 scoring (2.92, -1) with a team-best 36 pars while Phillips ranked fifth in the tournament in par-4 scoring (4.06, +2) and guided UT Martin in par-5 scoring (4.78, -2).
Williams placed 17th on the individual leaderboard with a 221 (+8), tying Caldwell for the best par-3 scoring average (2.92, -1) in the tournament while also equaling team-best tallies in pars (36) and par-5 scoring (4.78, -2).
Ranking fourth in the entire field with 11 birdies was Harmon, who shot a 225 (+12) in his first OVC Championships appearance. John-Gregory Wilson shot a 77 (+6) in Round 2 and followed that with a 79 (+8) in today's third and final round, ending with an overall score of 227 (+14).
The Skyhawks will tee off Hole No. 10 tomorrow in eight-minute intervals against the Golden Eagles. Phillips leads things off at 7:03 a.m. CT and will be followed by Williams (7:11 a.m. CT), Wilson (7:19 a.m. CT), Harmon (7:27 a.m. CT) and Caldwell (7:35 a.m. CT).
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