Manuel Lozada - Men's Golf - Arkansas Razorbacks

Manuel Lozada

Jr. (2) | 5-9 | Córdoba, Argentina | Academia Argüello

R-Sophomore (2022-23)
Joined Julian Perico as the only Razorbacks to play in all 13 events and play 37 rounds … Finished with a 72.81 scoring average thanks to 16 rounds of par or better … Had three top-20 finishes … In the season opener, led the team with a 12th-place finish shooting 66-72-67 for an 11-under-par 205 … The 66 was his career low, a number he matched two other times … First, in the second round of stroke play in the second event of the year (SEC Fall Match Play) … Won 5&4 as Arkansas defeated Kentucky (5-0) in the match play portion of the SEC Fall Match Play … Second, shot 66 in the opening round of the Hal Williams Collegiate where he finished T-15th with a 3-under 210 (66-70-72) … Tied for 23rd at the NCAA Salem Regional (67-71-72=210 /-6).

Sophomore (2021-22)
Redshirted … Was injured in late August 2021 and stayed in Argentina for the fall semester … Returned to the team in January but did not compete in any team events … However in January, tied for 20th at the 2022 South America Amateur Championship (74-72-74-77) and tied for 43rd at the 2022 Latin America Amateur Championship (72-76-80-73).

Freshman (2020-21)
» SEC All-Freshman Team
» SEC Freshman of the Week (4/8/21)
Voted to the SEC All-Freshman team …  Saw his World Amateur Golf Ranking go from 1,517 prior to his first collegiate event to 752 after the NCAA’s – a climb of 765 spots … Played in all 11 events, seven with the team and four as an individual … Was named SEC Freshman of the Week (4/5) after tyig for sixth at the Collegiate Invitational … Fired rounds of 70-72-72 – including birdies on two of his final three holes – for a 1-over-par 214 … Tied two golfers among the nation’s top 10 including #1 Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida) and #11 William Moll (Vanderbilt) as well as defeating 17 of the nation’s top 100 players in the field … While he tied for 44th during stroke play at the SEC Championship, he shined in the match play helping Arkansas finish runner-up … Was 2-1 playing in the anchor position with his lone loss coming to #16 William Moll on the 18th hole … Tied for 39th at the NCAA Kingston Springs Regional, helping the team finish runner-up … Was atop the leaderboard during the opening round of the NCAA Championship with a 69 … Finished T-61 (69-75-73-77) and helped the team to an 11th-place finish at the national championship … IN his collegiate debut, posted 15 birdies and tied for 16th with a 3overpar 219 at the Blessings Collegiate (72-74-73) … Tied his season-high for birdies with a15 at the Jerry Pate National and tied for 19th with a 1-under-par total of 209 (69-70-70).

Junior Golf:
Member of the Argentina National Team for the 2020 South American Championship … Seventh on the Argentina Association of Golf (AAG) national amateur ranking … Top-ranked amateur and junior golfer in Córdoba … Won four times to claim the El Federal Cup series championship … Qualified for seven professional events in South America, finishing as high as 24th in the AAG at the Abierto del Sur – Copa la Prensa (69-73-75-66=283) in January 2020.

Personal:

Son of Matías and Graciana (Escarguel) Lozada … Has three brothers Gastón, Pedro and Octavio.