TEXARKANA, Ark. — Stuart Easton finished Sunday's first day of competition within the top 10 to lead the WKU men’s golf team at the 2017 Conference USA Championship.
Easton, a sophomore, fired an even-par 72 – including two birdies in his final three holes – and is tied for 10th at the par-72, 6,969-yard Texarkana Country Club.
The 13 teams competing will continue play in the four-day event Monday with another 18 holes of stroke play.
The Hilltoppers are tied for eighth after the first round with a 299 team total. North Texas leads at 283, while Charlotte’s Seth Gandy is the individual leader with a first-round 67.