Razorbacks Travel To SEC Championship

April 24, 2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The 16th-ranked University of Arkansas men’s golf team returns to the links to begin postseason play traveling to Sea Island, Georgia, for the 2018 Southeastern Conference Championship.

Arkansas has faced one of the toughest schedules in the country this year and the SEC Championship is no exception with two top-5 and five top-10 programs in the field. The Razorbacks take on No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 4 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Florida and No. 9 Auburn in the five-day event.

This is the 18th year the SEC Championship will take place at Sea Island and the second in which the format features three rounds of stroke play followed by match play to determine the team title. The format mirrors the NCAA Championship with the top eight teams in a two-day shootout for the crown.

Alvaro Ortiz leads the team with a 70.6 stroke average, while Mason Overstreet is a close second at 71.0. The duo has combined to shoot 33-under par this season. William Buhl is third on the team shooting 72.1, followed by Luis Garza shooting 72.3 and Tyson Reeder at 74.8.

Arkansas enters the SEC Championship with a regular season record 100-41-2 and went 55-30-2 in the spring season. This is head coach Brad McMakin’s 12th trip to the league championship. He has guided Arkansas to four top-5 finishes

The Rundown
Schedule: April 25-29, 2018
Course: Sea Island Course | Sea Island, Georgia
Yardage: Par 70, 6,898 Yards
Format: Three rounds of stroke play followed by three rounds of match play
Live Scoring: http://bit.ly/2FbFRPZ
Watch: SECN+ (Saturday, April 28) and SEC Network (Sunday, April 29)

Razorback Lineup
Alvaro Ortiz, Jr. (70.6)
Mason Overstreet, So. (71.0)
Luis Garza, Fr. (72.3)
William Buhl, Fr. (72.1)
Tyson Reeder, So. (74.8)

The Field
No. 6 Alabama
No. 16 Arkansas
No. 9 Auburn
No. 7 Florida
No. 54 Georgia
No. 19 Kentucky
No. 11 LSU
No. 34 Ole Miss
No. 56 Mississippi State
No. 39 Missouri
No. 38 South Carolina
No. 50 Tennessee
No. 2 Texas A&M
No. 4 Vanderbilt

History
The SEC Men’s Golf Championship has been played at Sea Island since 2001, with Georgia winning six of the 17 championships. Alabama has won four times, Florida has won twice, while Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee and Vanderbilt have each won one conference tournament title during that time.

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