KERRVILLE – East Texas A&M University men's golfer Cooper Watt is tied for third place entering the final round of the Southland Conference Championships at the Comanche Trace Golf Club.
 
On a day where all eight teams completed the first round in the morning, followed by the 18-hole second round on Tuesday, the Lions are in third place after the two rounds with a team score of 586 (296-290).
 
UIW is in the team lead by four strokes over UTRGV, totaling a score of 574 through two rounds. The Cardinals' Joel Talusen is in firm control of the individual medal with a seven-stroke lead after 36 holes with a score of 135.
 
Watt (Rockford, Ill.) shot a 75 in the second round to total a score of 143, tying for third place. Janis Erll (Lich, Germany) rose 11 spots in the standings in the second round, shooting a score of 70 and is tied for ninth with a score of 146 (76-70).
 
To round out the Lion five, Matt Walters (Ballito, South Africa) is tied for 21^st place with a score of 149 (75-74), Davis Seybert (Trinity Midland) has a score of 151 (77-74) to tie for 26^th, and Nicke Kaajavirta (Kajaani, Finland) is in 31^st place with a score of 81-72 (153).
 
The final round of the Southland Conference Championships begins at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The Lions are in the final group of pairings with Kaajavirta teeing off at 11:30 a.m. followed by the rest of the team in nine-minute intervals.
 
Live scoring can be followed HERE, while the final round can be watched on ESPN+ HERE.
 

Rank	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Total
1	UIW	293	281	574
2	UTRGV	297	281	578
3	EAST TEXAS A&M	296	290	586
4	HCU	295	294	589
5	New Orleans	298	293	591
6	Southeastern	297	296	593
7	Lamar	303	292	595
8	Nicholls	298	304	602

 

3	EAST TEXAS A&M	296	290	586
T3	Cooper Watt	68	75	143
T9	Janis Erll	76	70	146
T21	Matt Walters	75	74	149
T26	Davis Seybert	77	74	151
31	Nicke Kaajavirta	81	72	153