Arkansas Finishes 10th at Notre Dame Invitatio

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - All five Razorback golfers improved in the final round of the Notre Dame Invitational to move Arkansas up the leader board to finish in 10th place. UA had its best showing on Sunday when the Hogs combined to shoot a 291 on the par 71, 6,905-yard Warren Golf Course. They ended the three-day tourney with a 908 (+68). In the first and second rounds the Hogs registered scores of 305 and 312, respectively.
Kent State came away with the team trophy with a 31-over-par 871. Michigan State was only two strokes back in second with an 873 (+33).
"We played a lot better today," Arkansas head coach Mike Ketcham said. "We did a better job of controlling our emotions and not panicking when something bad happened. The younger guys are going to be able to build off of this. We're excited about getting back into action with our next tournament and playing in a competitive environment. I'm not excited about the overall finish, but today will go a long way in increasing their confidence."
Sophomore Matt Bortis was Arkansas' top finisher when he tied for 14th place with an 11-over-par 221. In the final round he fired an even par 70, to go with his first and second rounds of 78 and 73, respectively. It was his fifth career top-20 tournament finish.
Freshman Will Osborne was five strokes back and tied for 32nd with a 226 (+16). The Wichita Falls, Texas native carded a 72 in the third round, after he posted a 75 in the first round and a 79 in the second. Freshman Allen McFerran turned in first and third round scores of 76. Those performances, along with his second round of 79, placed him in a tie for 47th with a 21-over-par 231.
Freshman Jason Turner was close behind and came away with a three-day total of 232 (+22). Tuner had a significant rebound in the final round when he shot a 74, after he recorded an 82 in the second round and a 76 in the first. His score placed him in a tie for 50th.
In his first competition since rehabbing from injury last year redshirt freshman Scotty Campbell finished in 61st place with a 234 (+24). In Sunday's final round he carded a 75. In the first and second rounds he shot 78 and 81, respectively.
The Tucker Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., on Oct. 1-2, is next on the schedule for Arkansas. The Gary Koch Intercollegiate will follow in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 11-12.

Final Results: 
 ND Invit.& Central Reg Preview Warren Golf Course Notre Dame, IN Dates: 09/17 - 09/19 (Today:09-19-2004) Par: 70 70 Yardage: 6875 7011 Fin. School Scores 1 Kent State 287 293 291 871 1 Ryan Yip 68 72 69 209 T 9 Steve Lohmeyer 69 70 80 219 18 Tommy Wiegand 73 75 74 222 T 23 Peter Laws 78 76 70 224 T 50 Marc Bourgeois 77 77 78 232 2 Michigan State U. 294 298 281 873 T 2 Andrew Ruthkoski 75 71 68 214 T 9 Ryan Brehm 69 76 74 219 T 19 Matt Harmon 73 74 76 223 T 23 Mitch Pierce 77 77 70 224 T 35 Jimmy Chestnut 80 78 69 227 3 Texas Tech Univ. 296 297 295 888 T 4 Shaun Melville 73 71 72 216 7 Oscar Floren 71 72 74 217 T 9 Andrew Dresser 73 71 75 219 T 65 Santiago Rivas 79 83 74 236 73 Nicolas Allain 80 83 77 240 4 Colorado, U. of 298 293 298 889 T 12 Edward McGlasson 72 78 70 220 T 14 Kenny Coakley 74 73 74 221 T 23 Shea Sena 76 72 76 224 T 42 Jim Grady 76 76 78 230 T 50 Blake Moore 82 72 78 232 5 Indiana University 304 294 292 890 T 2 Jeff Overton 78 70 66 214 T 23 Heath Peters 72 80 72 224 T 35 Brad Marek 81 71 75 227 T 42 Santiago Quirarte 77 74 79 230 T 68 Scott Seibert 77 79 81 237 6 Notre Dame, U. of 299 299 294 892 T 4 Cole Isban 72 76 68 216 T 12 Eric Deutsch 73 72 75 220 T 37 Greg Rodgers 77 73 78 228 T 37 Mike King 77 78 73 228 72 Shane Sigsbee 79 82 78 239 T 7 Xavier University 306 294 296 896 T 14 John Streibich 79 72 70 221 T 19 Jason Kokrak 78 68 77 223 T 23 Andy Pope 76 76 72 224 T 56 Neal Grusczynski 77 79 77 233 T 62 Andy Connell 75 78 82 235 T 7 Texas A&M University 303 298 295 896 T 4 Robert Gates, Jr. 73 71 72 216 T 14 Andrew Parr 76 74 71 221 T 19 Martin Piller 78 72 73 223 T 68 Jerad Harklau 76 82 79 237 75 Rand Arbuckle 81 81 80 242 9 Northwestern 309 300 298 907 T 23 Dan Doyle 75 74 75 224 T 30 Dillon Dougherty 76 74 75 225 T 50 Chris Wilson 81 76 75 232 T 50 Kyle Moore 77 77 78 232 T 56 David Merkow 84 76 73 233 10 Arkansas, U. of 305 312 291 908 T 14 Matt Bortis 78 73 70 221 T 32 Will Osborne 75 79 72 226 T 47 Allen McFerran 76 79 76 231 T 50 Jason Turner 76 82 74 232 61 Scotty Campbell 78 81 75 234 11 Tulsa, U. of 311 301 297 909 T 19 Brett Myers 76 73 74 223 T 47 Sam Korbe 80 77 74 231 T 56 Ryan Henry 81 73 79 233 T 56 Tully Coyle 75 88 70 233 74 Mitch Cohlmia 80 78 83 241 12 SMU 321 291 299 911 8 Will Dodson 79 68 71 218 T 40 Brandon DeStefano 74 74 81 229 T 47 Scott Abbott 81 73 77 231 T 76 Dan Kleckner 87 76 80 243 DQ Colt Knost DQ 78 71 13 Missouri, U. of 310 301 307 918 T 32 Chris Mabry 78 74 74 226 T 37 John Kelly 74 75 79 228 T 62 Ben Scott 77 76 82 235 T 62 Shawn Jasper 84 76 75 235 71 Trent Twaddle 81 78 79 238 14 Toledo, U. of 311 312 302 925 T 30 Justin Bertsch 78 74 73 225 T 50 Tyler Riley 76 80 76 232 T 56 Ciaran McLeavey 79 81 73 233 T 68 Renaud Langevin 78 77 82 237 79 Mike Trivisonno 81 83 80 244 15 Iowa State Univ. 310 309 312 931 T 32 Drew Dalziel 76 73 77 226 T 40 Chris Baker 75 78 76 229 T 65 Joe Cermak 80 76 80 236 T 76 Pat Hall 80 84 79 243 80 Paul Huddle 79 82 85 246 Fin. Individuals School Scores T 23 Tom Balderston Notre Dame 74 77 73 224 T 42 Trey Todd Texas A&M 82 78 70 230 T 42 Mark Baldwin Notre Dame 74 79 77 230 T 42 Daniel Klauer Notre Dame 75 76 79 230 T 65 K.C. Wiseman Notre Dame 81 79 76 236 T 76 Steve Colnitis Notre Dame 82 76 85 243 GOLFSTAT COLLEGIATE SCORING SYSTEM Developed by: Mark Laesch, Golfstat COPYRIGHT (C) 2001, All Rights Reserved, Golfstat Check out Stats, Scores, and More: www.GOLFSTAT.COM