Arkansas Moves Up Two Spots At Gator Invitational

Final Results

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Arkansas men’s golf team saved its best round for last at the SunTrust Gator Invitational, firing a 2-under 278 on Sunday to move up two spots and finish T-8th at Mark Bostick Golf Course.

The Razorbacks ended the weekend with rounds of 286-283-278 – 847 (+7) to finish deadlocked with Georgia Southern in eighth place and one stroke back of No. 27 Missouri (+6). No. 5 Vanderbilt captured the team championship at 19-under, while No. 6 Florida finished runner-up on its home course at 9-under.

Senior Alvaro Ortiz continued to pace the Razorbacks, posting a final round 2-under 68 to finish T-12th overall at 3-under for the championship. He rolled in three birdies in each round for his fourth top 15 finish of the year, while his 39 pars were tied for the third-most in the field.

Sophomore Mason Overstreet carded a final round even-par 70 to finish 3-over for the tournament and T-30th overall. He recorded four birdies and four bogeys on Sunday and finished the event T-7th in total birdies with 12.

Tyson Reeder finished third on the team and T-40th overall at 6-over in his second tournament as a Razorback, while Luis Garza was one shot back of his new teammate at 7-over to secure a T-46th.

William Buhl (+13) finished T-68th overall, while Landon Ernst was T-75th in the field at 15-over.

The Razorbacks return to the course March 4-6, traveling to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to compete in one of the toughest fields in college golf at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate.

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Razorback Lineup Final Results

PlacePlayerScore
T12.Alvaro Ortiz69-70-68 – 207 (-3)
T30.Mason Overstreet71-72-70 – 213 (+3)
T40.Tyson Reeder72-75-69 – 216 (+6)
T46.Luis Garza74-72-71 – 217 (+7)
T68.William Buhl79-69-75 – 223 (+13)
T75. (IND)Landon Ernst81-72-72 – 225 (+15)

SunTrust Gator Invitational Final Team Results

PlaceTeamScore
1.No. 5 Vanderbilt274-278-270 – 822 (-18)
2.No. 6 Florida275-278-278 – 831 (-9)
3.No. 25 South Florida277-281-276 – 835 (-5)
4.No. 32 North Florida278-282-277 – 837 (-3)
5.UCF274-284-280 – 838 (-2)
6.Liberty282-285-275 – 842 (+2)
7.No. 27 Missouri279-281-286 – 846 (+6)
T8.No. 20 Arkansas286-283-278 – 847 (+7)
T8.Georgia Southern282-279-286 – 847 (+7)
10.Jacksonville275-284-291 – 850 (+10)
11.UAB285-285-289 – 859 (+19)
12.Coastal Carolina286-288-287 – 861 (+21)
13.Lipscomb290-289-289 – 868 (+28)
14.College of Charleston285-288-298 – 871 (+31)
15.Mississippi State288-295-289 – 872 (+32)
16.Troy296-309-297 – 902 (+62)