Arkansas Eyes Tournament Title At Gator Invite
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 29 Arkansas men’s golf team came out firing on Saturday at the SunTrust Gator Invitational, posting rounds of 288-278 – 566 (+6) to hold a five-shot lead on the field at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
The 15-team field features nine nationally ranked squads, including three teams from the SEC that have all found their way to the top of the leaderboard. The Razorbacks’ second-round 2-under 278 proved to be the low round of the tournament and helped provide a 5-shot lead over No. 35 Missouri (+11) and a 7-shot cushion on No. 2 and host Florida (+13).
Arkansas is looking to capture its second victory of the 2016-17 season on Sunday during the final round and win at the Gator Invitational for the second time in its last three appearances at the event.
Sophomore Charles Kim had his best day as a collegiate on Saturday, recording rounds of 68-66 – 134 (-6) to hold a 3-shot lead on the field of 81 players. He rolled in seven birdies in the afternoon round and his 12 total birdies leads all players in the championship. He’ll go for his first career victory on Sunday.
Freshman Mason Overstreet is eyeing his first collegiate top-10 finish after recording rounds of 71-71 – 142 (+2) to sit T-8th overall. Fellow freshman Dylan Naidoo added identical rounds of 73-73 – 146 (+6) and is looking for his second straight top-20 showing with a strong Sunday finish.
Freshmen William Buhl and Luis Garza rounded out the team as Buhl posted 79-68 – 147 (+7) to sit T-37th overall, while Garza tallied rounds of 76-74 – 150 (+10), good for T-59th.
Arkansas will go for multiple teams victories in a season for the fifth time in the last years on Sunday when the final round of the SunTrust Gator Invitational tees off at 8:30 a.m. CT with live stats available at Golfstat.com or via the Golfstat Live app.
Razorback Lineup Day 1 Results
Place | Player | Score |
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1. | Charles Kim | 68-66 – 134 (-6) |
T8. | Mason Overstreet | 71-71 – 142 (+2) |
T32. | Dylan Naidoo | 73-73 – 146 (+6) |
T37. | William Buhl | 79-68 – 147 (+7) |
T59. | Luis Garza | 76-74 – 150 (+10) |
SunTrust Gator Invitational Day 1 Team Results
Place | Team | Score |
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1. | No. 29 Arkansas | 288-278 – 566 (+6) |
2. | No. 35 Missouri | 292-279 – 571 (+11) |
3. | No. 2 Florida | 289-284 – 573 (+13) |
4. | Jacksonville | 289-287 – 576 (+16) |
5. | No. 30 Florida State | 288-290 – 578 (+18) |
T6. | No. 33 North Florida | 290-292 – 582 (+22) |
T6. | Georgia Southern | 294-288 – 582 (+22) |
T8. | UCF | 296-287 – 583 (+23) |
T8. | South Florida | 299-284 – 583 (+23) |
T8. | No. 31 Liberty | 288-295 – 583 (+23) |
T11. | North Texas | 291-294 – 585 (+25) |
T11. | No. 12 Wake Forest | 295-290 – 585 (+25) |
T13. | College of Charleston | 300-293 – 593(+33) |
T13. | UAB | 293-300 – 593 (+33) |
15. | Troy | 303-306 – 609 (+49) |
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