Hogs Tied for Sixth After Two Rounds of the Tournament of Champions

Knoxville, Tenn. – Arkansas is in a tie for sixth place after the first two rounds of the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions on Monday at the Holston Hills Country Club.

The Razorbacks fired rounds of 3-over-par 287 and even-par 284 for their 571 total. Tournament host Tennessee leads the event by 18 strokes over second-place Alabama. The Volunteers turned in rounds of 16-under 268 and 6-under-par 278 for a two-round total of 546 heading into Tuesday morning’s final round.

The Crimson Tide boasts a two-round total of 654 with Georgia Southern in third place with a score of 566. Missouri and Virginia are tied for fourth at 569.

Florida State and Virginia Tech join the Hogs at three-over-par 571, 25 strokes behind leader Tennessee.

Junior Matt Bortis leads the Razorbacks’ contingent in a tie for sixth individually after a first round 4-under-par 67 and a second round 1-under 70. He is just four strokes behind Tennessee’s Lloyd Campbell, who is leading the way at 9-under-par 133. Vols Jonathan Mount and Philip Pettitt are tied for second place at 7-under-par 135.

Freshman Jordan Payne is quickly making a name for himself as a Razorback after firing a one-under-par 70 in the second round on Monday. The 70 was on the heels of a 74 in the opening round earlier in the morning. He sits in a tie for 27th at 2-over par for the tournament.

Beau Glover and Will Osborne bounced back from disappointing first rounds of 76 with an even-par 71 from Glover and a 73 from Osborne in the second round. Glover is tied for 46th at 5-over 147 for the tournament, while Osborne is tied for 56th at 7-over 149.

Barrett Lais is tied for 41st heading into Tuesday’s final round. He shot a 5-over-par 76 in the second round to slip from a tie for 11th after the first round. Lais shot a 1-under round of 70 in the morning session.

The final round of the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions is slated for Tuesday morning. The Hogs are scheduled to tee off at from the 10th hole at Holston Hill Country Club at 8:42 a.m.

RD1 RD2 Total

T6 Arkansas 287 284 571

T6 Matt Bortis 67 70137

T27 Jordan Payne 74 70144

T41 Barrett Lais 70 76146

T46 Beau Glover 76 71147

T56 Will Osborne 76 73149

1 Tennessee 268 278 546 -22

2 Alabama 279 285 564 -4

3 Georgia Southern 281 285 566 -2

4 Missouri 292 277 569 +1

Virginia 289 280 569 +1

6 Florida State 286 285 571 +3

Virginia Tech 283 288 571 +3

Arkansas287 284 571 +3

9 North Florida 293281 574 +6

10 Louisiana State 284 292 576 +8

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