O’Connor Leads Tigers After Opening Round of American Conference Championships

Monday, April 27

Sarasota, Fla.

University of Memphis

American Conference Championship

O’Connor Leads Tigers After Opening Round of American Conference Championships

Apr 27, 2026 | Men's Golf

Day 1 Results

SARASOTA, Fla. – The University of Memphis men's golf team delivered a powerful opening-round performance Monday, finishing day one of the American Conference Championships in a tie for second place.

Individual standings are listed below, while comprehensive results are available at the link above.

Competing at The Ritz-Carlton Members Club, the Tigers carded a 16-under-par 272. Memphis ties with Rice and remains just one stroke behind the leader, Charlotte (-17).

Senior Cian O'Connor surged to the top of the individual leaderboard, firing a 7-under-par 65. O'Connor holds a one-stroke lead over Charlotte's Seb Cave heading into the second round of play.

Diego Lourenco backed O'Connor's performance with a 5-under 67 to sit in seventh place, while Yixiang Wang and Christian Morneau both carded rounds of 2-under-par 70 to end the day tied for 14th.

The Tigers look to maintain their momentum during the second round of The American championships, which begins Tuesday, April 28.

Individual Standings
1. Cian O'Connor, 65 (-7)
7. Diego Lourenco, 67 (-5)
T14. Yixiang Wang, 70 (-2)
T14. Christian Morneau, 70 (-2)
33. Tobey Kim, 73 (+1)

Day One Standings
1. Charlotte, 271 (-17)
T2. Memphis, 272 (-16)
T2. Rice, 272 (-16)
T4. South Florida, 282 (-6)
T4. East Carolina, 282 (-6)
T4. UAB, 282 (-6)
7. North Texas, 281 (-4)
8. Wichita State, 290 (+2)
9. UTSA, 291 (+3)
10. Florida Atlantic, 293 (+3)
11. Temple, 297 (+9)

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