Golf in Fifth After 36 holes of CBC's Fall Invitational

Golf in Fifth After 36 holes of CBC's Fall Invitational- Wil Teague, Sports Information Director, 10/13/25

Conway, Ark.- CRC Golf teed off in Central Baptist College's 54-hole invitational earlier today, with the team completing two rounds of golf in today's efforts. After the opening 36 holes,  Pioneer Golf currently finds itself in fifth place as a team, totaling 634 strokes (+58) in the final Fall Invitational of the year.

In today's double round tally, Christopher "the bear" Riddle would resume his normal place on the squad, finishing first for the Pioneers. Riddle wrapped up his opening round with his first collegiate under-par effort with a score card of 71 (-1) before painfully adding 8 strokes in round two to bring the California native back above par. The team leader sank 7 birdies for the day, with five in his first trip and two in the second. Riddle finished round two with an 80 (+8), landing him 151 strokes (+7) for the tournament and in 10th place overall.  

Two Pioneers are tied for the second-place finish for the team, with Christian Walls and Blake Brothers flip-flopping round scores for the day. In the opening round, Walls posted a 76 (+4) scorecard before adding strokes to end round two with an 82 (+10) effort. Meanwhile, Brothers did the opposite with an 82 (+10) round one score before shaving off strokes to shoot a 76 (+4) on the second trip. Walls sank three birdies for the day, while Brothers finished with two. Both Pioneers sit at 158 strokes (+14) and are tied for 26th place. 

Rounding off the team score is freshman Slayde Barker, who shot an opening effort of 86 (+14) before improving his second time through with a second score card of 81 (+9), totaling 167 strokes (+23), for 33rd overall. Barker did the work the hard way, going birdie-less for the afternoon. 

Senior Kyle Russell also hit the course for the Pioneers, with the senior finishing up as the team alternate with 175 strokes (+31) for the day. Russell sank three birdies and sits in 36th place overall. 

Up Next: The Pioneers will finish up their Fall season with a final 18 holes tomorrow. #GOPIONEERS