#5 Arkansas Finishes Fourth Fallen Oak Collegiate
SAUCIER, Miss. – The fifth-ranked Arkansas men’s golf program wrapped its fall portion of the 2025-26 schedule by finishing fourth with a three-day total of 846 (-18) at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational, played at the par-72 Fallen Oak Golf Club.
The Razorbacks were 33-under par as a team this fall and finished among the top four in all four fall events, including a pair of third-place finishes and a win at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational.
Ninth-ranked LSU, who led after all three days, got three birdies from Matthew Dodd-Berry to close the event to tie #20 Alabama for the team title, each posting a 54-hole total of 832 (-32). The Crimson Tide was -16 in the final round to move from third into a share of the lead. #20 Illinois was also 16-under on Monday and moved from fourth to third with a score of -29. Arkansas, second after 36 holes, was 1-over in the final round to finish fourth ahead of #7 Ole Miss (-15) and #19 Tennessee (-14).
Cam Smith recorded his second-straight, top-finish of the fall as well as his career. He tied for fifth with a three-day total of 208 (-8) thanks to rounds of 69-70-69. In the final round, he was the only Razorback to break par with his 3-under 69. Overall, he tied for fourth in the field with 16 birdies.
Erich Fortlage tied for 18th with a 3-under 213, firing rounds of 70-69-74 over three days. He was one of three Razorbacks to shoot 74 on Monday along with Niilo Maki-Petaja and John Daly II. Maki-Petaja, who led Arkansas with 38 pars over 54 holes, tied for 23rd (214 / -2) and Daly tied for 27th (215 / -1).
Gerardo Gomez had the second-best round by a Razorback on Monday with an even-par round of 72. He tied for 40th (217 / +1). Willie Gordon, playing as an individual, tied for 44th with a 3-over total of 219.
Arkansas will start the spring portion of its schedule on Feb. 16 at the Watersound Invitational in Panama City Beach, Fla.
Fallen Oak Collegiate
Fallen Oak Golf Club || Saucier, Miss.
co-hosts: Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Mississippi State
Oct. 18-20, 2025
Par: 72 • 7,487 yards
Format: 5 count 4 ||18 holes each day
Final Results:
T1 #9 LSU 273-276-283=832 / -32
T1 #20 Alabama 279-281-272=832 / -32
3 #18 Illinois 284-279-272=835 / -29
4 #5 Arkansas 282-275-289=846 / -18
5 #7 Ole Miss 278-286-285=849 / -15
6 #19 Tennessee 287-281-282=850 / -14
7 UNLV 290-287-284=861 / -3
8 #36 Georgia 281-289-293=863 / -1
9 Mississippi State 294-284-288=866 / +2
10 Chattanooga 283-292-292=867 / +3
11 Southern Miss 294-283-292=869 / +5
12 Wisconsin 291-293-288=872 / +8
13 Iowa 292-288-302=881 / +17
14 #38 South Carolina 292-302-291=885 / +21
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