FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The University of Arkansas golf team finished tied for eighth at the Louisiana Classics Golf Tournament at Oakburne Country Club in Lafayette, La., on Tuesday. The tournament was supposed to be three rounds with two rounds being played on Monday and the final round on Tuesday but only one round was played on Monday because of rain.
The Hogs moved up one spot to eighth on Tuesday from ninth on Monday and finished with a team total of 591 (15-over par). Tennessee held on to their team lead to claim the title and finished at 572, four-under par. Rounding out the top five teams were SMU at 576, Ole Miss at 578, Louisiana-Lafayette at 579 and Colorado at 582.
Razorback golfers were once again led by senior golfer Craig Lile who finished the tournament tied for 11th at 144, even par (72-72 - 144). The next lowest score for the Hogs came from Beau Galyean who finished tied for 26th at 147 (78-69 - 147). Next for the Razorbacks was Adam Wing who finished tied for 46th at 151 (74-77 - 151), Kyle Vance who finished tied for 55th at 152 (75-77 - 152) and Drew Higginbothom who finished tied for 60th at 154 (80-74 - 154).
The Hogs' next tournament will be the Border Olympics held in Laredo, Texas, on April 8-9.
