#5 Arkansas Wraps Fall Season at Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational
FAYETTEVILLE – The fifth-ranked Arkansas men’s golf program will close the fall portion of its 2025-26 schedule at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational, Oct. 18-20, at the Fallen Oak Golf Club in Saucier, Miss.
This will be the first time Arkansas has competed in the 14-team event, and it will be the third consecutive year the tournament has been played.
The Razorbacks enter the tournament as the highest-ranked team, followed by #7 Ole Miss, #9 LSU, #18 Illinois, #19 Tennessee, #20 Alabama, #36 Georgia and #38 South Carolina. Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Southern Miss serve as co-hosts for the event
John Daly II, ranked 18th nationally, will play in the top spot for the Razorbacks for the fourth-straight tournament. He leads the team with three top-20 finishes, including a runner-up at the Bearcat Invitational and a win at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Four of Daly’s nine rounds have been in the 60s and he leads the team with a 70.78 scoring average.
Erich Fortlage, ranked #36, leads the team with seven of his nine rounds at par or better while carrying a 71.33 scoring average.
The lineup is rounded out by Niilo Maki-Petaja, Cam Smith and Gerardo Gomez, all of whom have a season scoring average of 72.67. Freshman Willie Godon will play as an individual.
Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational
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
FIELD:
#20 Alabama
#5 Arkansas
Chattanooga
#36 Georgia
#18 Illinois
Iowa
#9 LSU
Miss State
#7 Ole Miss
#38 South Carolina
Southern Miss
#19 Tennessee
UNLV
Wisconsin
ARKANSAS LINEUP:
#18 John Daly II (1)
#36 Erich Fortlage (2)
Cam Smith (3)
Gerardo Gómez (4)
Niilo Mäki-Petäjä (5)
Willie Gordon (Ind.)
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