Hogs in Tie for Eighth after First Day of SEC

KILLEN, Ala. - Arkansas men's golf team shot an 18-over-par 306 Friday to place in a tie for eighth on the first day of the Southeastern Conference Men's Golf Championships, held at Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club.
Georgia leads after the first round shooting a 2-under-par 286. Auburn is four shots behind the Bulldogs, with a 290. Mississippi State is in third place shooting a 297, followed by LSU and Tennessee tied for fourth at 301.
Taking one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen the Razorbacks fired an opening round 306 to tie for eighth.
Freshman Ryan Blagg leads the way for the Hogs in a tie for 17th. Blagg shot a consistent 37, 38 for a total of 75.
Beau Galyean is tied at 22nd, shooting a 4-over-par 76 on the opening round. Junior Craig Lile is currently in a tie at 28th. He shot a 42 on the front nine before recovering on the back nine shooting a 1-under 35 for a total of 77.
Sophomore Ed McSpadden finished the day at 6-over shooting a 78. Jay Houk shot a first round 37 before faltering a bit on the back nine shooting a 43. He finished in a tie for 49th.
Arkansas will play their second 18 holes Saturday.

TEAM SCORES
1.  Georgia  286
2.  Auburn  290
3.  Mississippi State  297
4.  LSU  301
Tennessee  301
6.  Ole Miss  304
7.  Alabama  305
8.  Arkansas  306
Vanderbilt  306
10.  Florida  307
11.  South Carolina  308
12.  Kentucky  316

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

1.  Alex Rocha Mississippi State 38-32 = 70
  Brandt Snedeker Vanderbilt 36-34 = 70
  John Humphries LSU 37-33 = 70
  Michael Morrison Georgia 36-34 = 70
5.  Roland Thatcher Auburn 35-36 = 71
6.  Nick Cassini Georgia 38-34 = 72
  Jason Dufner Auburn 37-35 = 72
Erik Compton Georgia 38-34 = 72
Bryant Odom Georgia 36-36 = 72
Jon Rusk Auburn 36-36 = 72

ARKANSAS FINISHERS

T17. Ryan Blagg 37-38 =75
T22. Beau Galyean 41-35=76
T28. Craig Lile 42-35=77
T38. Ed McSpadden 41-37=78
T49. Jay Houk 37-43=80