HUMBLE, Texas – Southern Arkansas Men's Golf delivered a solid opening act to their 2020 play as the squad placed second among ten teams at the Houston Classic hosted by Southern Nazarene University from the exquisite 6,945-yard, par-72 course of the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas. True freshman Brendan Little continued his stellar rookie season by leading the veteran-laden Muleriders with a +1 (217) that landed him in a tie for second place and included a dozen birdies and 30 made pars. The Benton, Arkansas, native has now shot par or better in six of his 11 rounds played this season.
 
Little and senior Kade Johnson each posted two rounds at par or better, while junior Roman Timmerman shot a team tournament-best two-under in round two.
 
As a team, the Muleriders shot 298 in the first round and dropped a dozen strokes in round two to finish with a 286 after their second trip through the course on Monday. In the final round, SAU logged its third-straight sub-300 score with a 297 to finish at 881 (+17). With SAU's under-par second round, the Muleriders have now logged six rounds at par or better this season; four back of the single-season program record. The -2 in round two ranks tied for 12^th in the program's low round vs. par history. It is the fourth-best single round result vs. par for the Muleriders in 2019-20, while the 881 ranks tenth all-time in low 54 hole total.
 
Southern Arkansas placed eight strokes back of No. 37 Central Oklahoma and five strokes up on third-place Southwestern Christian University. The Muleriders beat five Division II schools on Tuesday, including league opponents Harding, Oklahoma Baptist, Southern Nazarene, and Arkansas-Monticello.
 
T2 | Little | 72-71-74-217 (+1)
T4 | Johnson | 76-72-71-219 (+3)
T4 | Timmerman | 74-70-75-219 (+3)
T17 | Graham | 76-73-77-226 (+10)
T30 | Davis | 77-75-82-234 (+18)
T52 | Harrington | 80-85-81-246 (+30)
 
Official results will be made available as soon as possible.
 
The Muleriders return to action in a month as they are set to host the Arkansas Collegiate on Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10 from the beautiful Mystic Creek Golf Course in El Dorado. Results will be made available on www.MuleriderAthletics.com.