Razorbacks Finish Fourth at CABO; Beat 7 Ranked Teams
LOS CABOS, Mexico – Thomas Curry tied his best 18-hole score in relation to par with a 5-under 66 to post his second top-5 of the season and lead Arkansas to a fourth-place finish in the 14-team CABO COLLEGIATE, played at the par-71 Twin Dolphin Club.
Third-ranked Arizona State led from wire-to-wire and finished 14-under (276-279-283=838) to defend its title and win its third championship in the 15-year history of the event. Sixth-ranked Oklahoma State turned in the best round of the day, a 5-under 279, but was too far back after 36 holes and finished second (843 / -9). #21 Florida State finished third (852 / E) with Arkansas placing fourth (856 / +4).
Arkansas and #29 Tennessee were neck-and-neck with four holes to play. The Razorbacks led by one stroke (+6 to +7, respectively). However, Curry and John Daly II birdied the par-5 first, Curry’s final hole and Daly’s 17th due to a shotgun start. Tennessee had two bogeys over its final four holes to finish fifth (861 /+9).
After a tough fall campaign, the unranked Razorbacks not only beat the ranked Volunteers but finished ahead of #19 Texas Tech, #51 Stanford, #17 Arizona, #14 Vanderbilt, #1 Ole Miss and #49 Houston.
Leading the charge for Arkansas was Curry. The sophomore posted the low round of the day and finished with rounds of 69-66. After his opening-round 73, Curry moved from 27th to 12th to a tie for fifth with a 4-hole score of 208 (-5), which is his second-best career three-day total. In the final round and starting on hole 2, he birdied holes 5, 7 and 8 to get to 3-under. After bogeys on holes 9 and 11, Curry rallied with birdies on holes 12, 13 and 15. Then, he closed his round with a birdie on the par-5, 1st to secure the Razorbacks’ fourth-place finish.
Freshman Gerardo Gomez tied for 14th with a 1-over 214 for three days. After rounds of 70 on the first two days, Gomez turned in a 74 on Tuesday with 13 pars, four bogeys and a birdie.
John Daly II and Erich Fortlage tied for 32nd after posting a 6-over 219 for 54 holes.
Daly started his round with a double bogey on hole 3 then reeled off six pars. After a birdie on hole 10, Daly had three more pars before dropping shots on holes 14, 15 and 16. However, he answered with birdies on holes 17, 18 and 1 to get to +1 for the day. Those string of birdies also helped Arkansas secure its fourth-place finish.
Manuel Lozada tied for 50th (74-73-75=222 / +9)
Pablo Garcia Terol, playing as an individual, tied for the second-best round of the day with a career-best, 4-under 67. He jumped 21 spots on the final round to tie for 54th (82-75-67=225m/ +12). He started on hole 17 and birdied. He moved to 3-under with birdies on holes 1 and 2. He dropped a shot on the 5th but bounced back with birdies on holes 6 and 7. He fell back to 3-under with a bogey on the 11 before getting that shot back with a birdie on the par-3 14th.
Rex Hargrove also competed as an individual and tied for 68th (80-78-74=232 / +19)
The Razorbacks return to action next week (Feb. 10-11) at the Seminole Intercollegiate, played at Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, Ga.
CABO COLLEGIATE
Mar. 2-4, 2025
Los Cabos, Mexico – Twin Dolphin Club (71)
Host: Arkansas
Final Team Results:
1 #3 Arizona State 276-279-283=838 / -14
2 #6 Oklahoma State 281-283-279=843 / -9
3 #21 Florida State 290-277-285=852 / E
4 Arkansas 287-282-287=856 / +4
5 #29 Tennessee 293-285-283=861 / +9
6 #19 Texas Tech 295-282-289=866 / +14
7 #51 Stanford 288-290-293=871 / +19
8 #17 Arizona 295-286-291=872 / +20
9 #14 Vanderbilt 296-286-291=873 / +21
10 Rice 295-298-283=876 / +24
T11 Baylor 299-295-284=878 / +26
T11 Cal 299-287-292=878 / +26
13 #1 Ole Miss 288-297-295=880 / +28
14 #49 Houston 304-293-290=887 / +35
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