CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M's Eemeli Jarvinen sits tied for sixth after the opening day of the Hardscrabble Invitational held at Hardscrabble Country Club (Par 72 – 6,783 Yards) as the Buffs sit tied for fourth after two rounds in the event hosted by Arkansas-Fort Smith.
 
WT registered 15 birdies during Monday's action including nine in the second round to fire a 597 (+37) to sit tied with the host Lions heading into the final round on Tuesday. Round one saw Kolton Baber register a pair of eagles on hole six and eleven on his way to a +6 (76).
 
Rogers State fired a 572 (+12) on Monday to lead the way as a team by 18 strokes over Missouri Southern State (+30, 590). Luke Palmowski of RSU shot a six-under 64 in the opening round followed by an even-par 70 to sit atop of the individual leaderboard with a 134 (-6) for an eight-stroke lead.
 
Tuesday's final round will see the Buffs paired with Arkansas-Fort Smith and Arkansas-Monticello beginning on holes 4-7 with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. WT's Pablo Rebolleda is playing the event as an individual and he will start Tuesday on the par-three 15^thhole along with Alexander Apolskis (UAFS) and Preston Patterson (State Fair CC).
 
Buffs on the Leaderboard
T6. Eemeli Jarvinen – 76-71 – 147 (+7)
T9. Daniel Unger – 74-74 – 148 (+8)
T14. Harry Walch – 75-75 – 150 (+10)
T21. Kolton Baber – 76-76 – 152 (+12)
T27. Pablo Rebolleda – 79-74 – 153 (+13)
T39. Caden Conrad – 80-76 – 156 (+16)