Lourenco Takes Lead as Tigers Surge to First at American Conference Championships

Monday, April 27

Sarasota, Fla.

University of Memphis

American Conference Championship

Lourenco Takes Lead as Tigers Surge to First at American Conference Championships

Apr 28, 2026 | Men's Golf

Round Two Results

SARASOTA, Fla. – The University of Memphis men's golf team delivered a dominant second-round performance Tuesday, surging into first place at the American Conference Championships at The Ritz-Carlton Members Club.

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

The Tigers fired a 14-under-par 274 on Tuesday to move to 30-under for the tournament. Memphis currently holds a four-stroke lead over Charlotte (-26) heading into the final day of play.

Diego Lourenco climbed six spots on the leaderboard to claim the individual lead. Lourenco fired a 7-under-par 65 to move to 12-under for the tournament, giving him a one-stroke advantage over the field.

Yixiang Wang and Christian Morneau each fired a 3-under-par 69 to move into a tie for 10th place. They are joined at 10th by Cian O'Connor, who sits at 5-under overall following a second-round 74. Tobey Kim remains in the hunt, sitting in 19th place after recording a 1-under 71.

The Tigers look to clinch the American Conference title during the final round on Wednesday, April 29.

Individual Standings (Through Round 2)
1. Diego Lourenco, 67-65=132 (-12)
T10. Yixiang Wang, 70-69=139 (-5)
T10. Christian Morneau, 70-69=139 (-5)
T10. Cian O'Connor, 65-74=139 (-5)
19. Tobey Kim, 73-71=144 (E)

Day Two Standings (Through Round 2)
1. Memphis, 272-274 = 546 (-30)
2. Charlotte, 271-279=550 (-26)
3. Rice, 272-287=559 (-17)
4. South Florida, 282-278=560 (-16)
5. UAB, 282-285=567 (-9)
6. East Carolina, 282-291=573 (-3)
7. North Texas, 284-290=574 (-2)
8. Wichita State, 290-295=585 (+9)
9. Florida Atlantic, 296-292=588 (+12)
10. UTSA, 291-298=589 (+13)
11. Temple, 297-303=600 (+15)

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