KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - East Tennessee State men's golf opened the first round of action in the 2025-26 season on Friday morning. Five of the seven squad members competed in the opening round of the Visit Knoxville Collegiate hosted by Tennessee.
In their ETSU and collegiate debuts, Veigar Heidarsson,
Oli Blackadder and
Richard Saunders made their way to the top of the chart, finishing the first round in the top 40 of the 90 athletes competing.
ROUND ONE RESULTS
Par 70 | 7,201 yds
T-8 - Veigar Heidarsson, 67 (-3)
T-17 -
Oli Blackadder, 68 (-2)
T-40 -
Richard Saunders, 71 (+1)
T-68 - Ben Oberholzer, 74 (+4)
T-81 -
Yannick Malik, 76 (+6)
8 out of 16 - Team
UP NEXT
Round two play begins at 7:50 a.m. with the first Buccaneer teeing off at 11:46 a.m. to be followed by the remaining four in 11-minute increments.
