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40th Louisiana Classics
Blue Raiders through opening round at Louisiana Classics
3/10/2025 6:59:00 PM | Men's Golf
LAFAYETTE, LA. – The Blue Raiders fired rounds of 11-over-par 299 and 6-over par 294 to sit in 12th place after 36 holes at the 40th Annual Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club. Redshirt junior Markus Varjun carded a pair of 1-over par 73's and is tied for 28th in the individual standings.
No. 7 LSU is atop the leaderboard with a 36-hole total of 15-under-par 561. No. 24 Texas A&M is second at 12-under-par 564, while host institution Lousiana is third at 7-under-par 569. The Blue Raiders currently sit in 12th place with a 36-hole total of 17-over-par 593.
Louisiana's Malan Potgieter is atop the individual standings with 36-hole totals of 8-under-par 136, while Texas State's Sakke Siltala, LSU's Alfons Bondesson and Texas A&M's Phichaksn Maichon are tied for second at 5-under-par 139.
The 40th Annual Louisiana Classics concludes with a final round on Tuesday, Mar. 11. The final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. CT with tee times off both holes one and 10.
The Lineup
• Redshirt junior Markus Varjun paced the Blue Raiders with a 36-hole total of 2-over par 146. He is currently tied 28th.
• Junior Luke Perkins and freshman Thad Whitfield each posted 36-hole scores of 5-over par 149 to sit tied for 46th after day one in Louisiana.
• Competing as an individual, freshman Charlie Bell recorded a 36-hole total of 6-over par 140 to sit tied for 51st.
• Senior JJ Zimmer posted a 36-hole total of 8-over par 152 to sit tied for 57th.
• Redshirt junior Carter Maneth rounded out the Blue Raiders with a 36-hole total of 11-over par 155 to sit tied for 66th.
Coach's Comments: Mark McEntire
"It was a tough day out on the course," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "This tournament provides a fantastic test to see who can play disciplined golf, and today our youth got the best of us. We just need to keep getting these young guys more and more reps and continue to coach them up. This team is very talented and wise. Our goal tomorrow is to just be patient and gather some momentum for the Schenkel Invitational next week."
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