FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - University of Arkansas senior golfer Craig Lile claimed his third tournament title of the year on Tuesday after shooting a final round 68 and finishing 6-under at the University of Texas-San Antonio Invitational at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas.
The Lile-led Razorback squad moved up one spot in the third round finishing in a tie at sixth-place with a three-day total of 878. That is third best finish in a tournament this season for the Hogs.
Lile added the final round 68 (2-under par) to his two-round total from Monday (71-68) to finish at 207 for the tournament. Tied at No. 1 with Lile was University of Texas-Arlington's Luke Main. This is Lile's third title of the year claiming the Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate and the Pepsi Southwest Missouri State Challenge in the fall and was his fifth-tournament win as a Razorback.
Finishing second for the Razorbacks was sophomore Drew Higginbothom who claimed his second top-twenty finish of the season finishing in 20th at 220 (73-74-73). Rounding out the Razorback finishers was freshman Kyle Vance tied for 39th at 227 (76-75-76), sophomore Beau Galyean tied for 42nd at 228 (76-71-81), junior Ryan Blagg tied for 57th at 233 (76-78-79) and redshirt freshman Adam Wing tied for 64th at 238 (76-85-77).
The Hogs will now enjoy a couple of weeks off from competition before returning to action at the Louisiana Classic at Oakburne Country Club in Lafayette, La., on March 12-13.
Final Team Standings 1. Texas Tech 285-287-281 - 853 2. Texas-San Antonio 286-281-294 - 861 3. Tulsa 287-288-287 - 862 4. Arkansas-Little Rock 287-288-289 - 864 5. Texas - Arlington 279-284-302 - 865 6. Arkansas 296-288-294 - 878 Wichita State 300-282-296 - 878 8. Kansas State 293-296-295 - 884 9. Illinois State 296-293-301 - 890 10. Stephen F. Austin 300-300-300 - 900 11. Iowa State 297-296-309 - 902 12. Nebraska 901-309-304 - 908
