FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The University of Arkansas golf squad sits in seventh-place after the first two rounds at the 50th Annual Border Olympics on Friday afternoon at the Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas.
The Razorbacks shot a combined team total 589 after an opening round 297 and second round 292 and are 13-over but trail the leaders, New Mexico, by 18 strokes.
The Hogs were once again led by senior All-American Craig Lile who sits in fifth-place overall and has a shot on Saturday to claim his fourth individual tournament title of the season. Lile shot 71s in both rounds and at 2-under is trailing the leader Kyle Willmann of Texas Tech by five strokes.
Rounding out the Hogs line-up in Laredo are sophomore Drew Higginbothom in 17th place at 146 (74-72), redshirt freshman Adam Wing in 31st place (76-73), sophomore Beau Galyean in 58th place at 153 (76-77), freshman Kyle Vance in 73rd place at 157 (77-80) and freshman Seth Murphy in 78th place at 157 (77-80).
The Razorbacks will play the final round on Saturday.
Border Olympics Team Totals 1. New Mexico, U. of 280 291 - 571 -5 2. Texas, Univ. of 285 292 - 577 +1 3. Texas A&M University 289 293 - 582 +6 4. Texas-Arlington 295 290 - 585 +9 5. Southern Methodist 291 295 - 586 +10 6. Central Oklahoma 291 297 - 588 +12 7. Arkansas, U. of 297 292 - 589 +13 8. Lamar University 296 295 - 591 +15 9. Baylor University 294 298 - 592 +16 Texas Tech Univ. 302 290 - 592 +16 11. Rice University 290 304 - 594 +18 12. Sam Houston St. U. 292 303 - 595 +19 13. Stephen F. Austin St 293 307 - 600 +24 14. Texas-San Antonio 299 304 -- 603 +27 15. Texas-Pan American 308 305 - 613 +37
