Todd Drexler

Razorbacks Complete Day 1 at The Prestige

LA QUINTA, Calif. – The Arkansas men’s golf team, ranked 20th in the most recent coaches poll, shot an opening-round 300 and stands in 11th place at The Prestige, played at the par 71, 7,100-yard Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST.

Top-ranked Oklahoma State leads the field after shooting a 6-under-par 278 Monday, followed by #16 LSU (279), #44 UCLA (286), #14 Pepperdine (289) and #42 Oregon (290).

The 15-team field features 14 programs ranked among the GolfStat top 100 and the University of Stirling, one of the top golf programs in the United Kingdom.

William Buhl, ranked 89th, led the Razorbacks in round one with a 3-over-par 74 to tie for 36th. Mason Overstreet, ranked 70th, and Tyson Reeder are one stroke behind Buhl, each shooting a 75 and tying for 43rd. Julian Perico shot a 76 and is tied for 49th while Luis Garza is tied for 76th (80).

Both Reeder and Perico turned in 13 pars on Monday, tying for the third-best total in the field after round one. Buhl and Overstreet tied for the team lead with two birdies Monday.

The tournament that will receive video streaming coverage from Golfweek.com during rounds two and three (Feb. 19-20).

 

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