Razorbacks’ Season Ends at NCAA Austin Regional
AUSTIN, Texas – The 8th-ranked Arkansas men’s golf program had its record-setting season come to an end on Wednesday after a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Austin Regional, played at the University of Texas Golf Club (par 71).
The Razorbacks finished with rounds of 289, 283 and 300 for a 20-over-par total of 872.
Host team Texas won at -27 and will be joined by Tennessee (-11), Notre Dame (-6), Utah (-2) and Wake Forest (+2) at the NCAA Championship. (Note, Wake Forest and BYU were tied after 54 holes but the Deamon Deacons which a one-hole playoff.)
Jacob Skov Olesen led Arkansas by tying for 15th. He posted back-to-back 69’s in rounds one and two and turned in a 75 in the final round for a 4-over total of 213. After finishing T24 in the season opener, Olesen placed among the top 15 in each of his last 10 events.
For the season, Olesen:
• became the first Razorback to finish the season with a scoring average below 70 with his record-setting, single-season stroke average of 69.94 (2,238 over 32 rounds). The previous record was 70.38, set by Julian Perico in 2019-20.
• set the school record for rounds in the 60’s with 16.
• tied the school record for rounds at par or better with 24. (Craig Lile also had 24 in 1999-00.)
Thomas Curry placed 40th with his 6-over total of 219 (69-74-76).
Christian Castillo had the best round by a Razorback Wednesday. The senior carded a 74 and moved up four spots into a tie for 46th (75-72-74=221 / +8). Also tying for 46th was Matthis Lefevre (76-70-75+221 / +8). Manuel Lozada rounded out the fivesome with a 79 in the final round.
OTHER NOTES:
• Arkansas shattered the program record for season scoring average at 282.97 (9,055 strokes over 32 rounds). The previous record was 284.40, set in 2019-20.
• John Driscoll III finished the season with a scoring average of 70.77 (2,123 over 30 rounds) to rank fourth on the school’s single-season list.
• Thomas Curry had a scoring average of 72.39 (2,027 over 28 rounds) to rank as the fourth-best season scoring average by a Razorback freshman.
2024 NCAA Austin Regional
Dates: May 13-15
Host: Texas
Location: University of Texas Golf Club || Austin, Texas
Par: 71 • Yards: 7,399 yards
Final Results:
1 #13 Texas 273-273-279=825 (-27)
2 #5 Tennessee 276-280-285=841 (-11)
3 #32 Notre Dame 275-283-288=846 (-6)
4 #54 Utah 285-283-282=850 (-2)
T5 #29 Wake Forest 289-281-284=854 (+2) *
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T5 #44 Brigham Young 279-283-292=854 (+2) *
T7 #41 UNC Greensboro 288-285-290=863 (+11)
T7 #20 Georgia 284-287-292=863 (+11)
9 Arkansas State 287-287-295=869 (+17)
10 #8 Arkansas 289-283-300=872 (+20)
11 Kansas City 292-295-291=880 (+28)
12 San Jose State 298-292-297=887 (+35)
13 Grand Canyon 295-295-302=892 (+40)
* Wake Forest defeated BYU in a one-hole playoff to advance to the NCAA Championship
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