Razorbacks Capture Second at General Jim Hackl


MURRELLS INLET, S.C. - After ending the first round in a tie for sixth at 14 over par (302) Arkansas mounted a comeback and shot a combined two-under-par as a team in the second (289) and third (285) rounds to earn runner-up honors at the General Jim Hackler Intercollegiate. The 13th-ranked Hogs came away with a score of 876 for 12 over par against the 19-team field. Pepperdine took the team title with a six-over-par 870 on the TPC of Myrtle Beach's 72 par, 6,950-yard golf course.
"We overcame some adversity and really played well together as a team," Arkansas head coach Mike Ketcham said. "Pepperdine was just made too many shots for us to come back to get first. The conditions were better today, but I'm really proud of how the guys finished up."
Senior All-American Andrew Dahl was Arkansas' top finisher as he finished in a season-best fourth place. Dahl was only four shots back from touney champion, Alex Coe of Pepperdine, who posted a three-under-par 213. Dahl improved in the final two rounds after he posted a 76 in the first. He fired a 70 in the second round and a 71 in the third to propel himself into the top five with a final score of 217 (+1).
Sophomore Paul Bradshaw also posted a season-best finish when he tied for seventh place. It also marked his second-career top-10 showing. Like Dahl, Bradshaw had turned in a 76 in the first round, but rebounded today to shoot a 73 and 71 in the second and final rounds, respectively. His performance gave him a four-over-par 220 for the tournament.
In his first competition since October of 2003, senior Chad Faucett had a solid showing when he registered a six-over-par 222. Faucett put up his best effort in the second round when he shot a one-under-par 71. His 79 in the first round and 72 in the second placed him in a tie for 17th.
Freshman Matt Bortis tied for 27th with an eight-over-par 224. Bortis polished off the two-day tournament with a 71 in the final round after he shot a 78 and 75 in the first and second rounds, respectively.
Rounding out the Razorbacks was senior Seth Murphy. Murphy was leading the Hogs after the first round when he carded an even 72, but he recorded second and third rounds of 78 and 76. Those scores put the Athens, Texas native in a tie for 33rd in the 99-man field.
When the Hogs return from South Carolina they will head south to Austin, Texas for the Morris Williams Intercollegiate on March 14-16.

Results:

 FINAL RESULTS General Jim Hackler Invitation TPC of Myrtle Beach Murrells Int,SC Dates: 03/08 - 03/09 (Today:03-09-2004) Par: 72 Yardage: 6950 Fin. School Scores 1 Pepperdine Univ. 292 281 297 870 1 Alex Coe 74 68 71 213 2 Randy Creighton 71 69 74 214 5 Michael Putnam 70 71 77 218 T 29 Brian O'Flaherty 77 73 75 225 T 54 Chris Elliott 79 75 78 232 2 Arkansas, U. of 302 289 285 876 4 Andrew Dahl 76 70 71 217 T 7 Paul Bradshaw 76 73 71 220 T 17 Chad Faucett 79 71 72 222 T 27 Matt Bortis 78 75 71 224 T 33 Seth Murphy 72 78 76 226 3 UCF 302 289 288 879 T 7 Andreas Hoegberg 75 73 72 220 T 13 Stefan Wistorf 75 74 72 221 T 13 Steven Bain 76 75 70 221 T 17 Barry Roof 76 72 74 222 T 27 Sonny Nimkhum 76 70 78 224 4 East Tennessee St. 299 297 297 893 T 22 Noel Kavanagh 73 77 73 223 T 29 Jeremy Hobson 77 73 75 225 T 33 Rhys Davies 82 70 74 226 T 38 Andrew Paduch 75 77 75 227 T 80 Cennydd Mills 74 82 83 239 5 Virginia Tech 301 307 286 894 6 Ryan Stinnett 73 78 68 219 T 7 Scott Wise 71 77 72 220 T 22 Joel Kraner 77 78 68 223 T 66 Sam Nicholson 80 77 78 235 T 69 Ryan Sypniewski 83 75 78 236 6 South Carolina 306 298 291 895 T 17 Martin Rominger 75 72 75 222 T 22 Alex Hamilton 78 75 70 223 T 38 Robert Svensson 77 74 76 227 T 44 Erik Johansen 80 77 72 229 T 63 Jake Thompson 76 84 74 234 T 7 Kansas State Univ. 303 302 291 896 T 7 A.J. Elgert 76 73 71 220 T 22 Ben Kern 74 78 71 223 T 44 Josh Persons 79 77 73 229 T 54 Aaron Watkins 74 75 83 232 T 59 Matt VanCleave 80 77 76 233 T 7 Wake Forest Univ. 297 305 294 896 T 7 Kyle Reifers 75 73 72 220 T 13 Chad Wilcox 74 77 70 221 T 17 Bill Haas 70 79 73 222 T 69 Doug Manchester 78 79 79 236 T 86 Sean Moore 83 76 81 240 9 South Alabama, U. of 304 307 296 907 T 7 Gareth Maybin 73 75 72 220 T 44 Colm Montgomery 78 78 73 229 T 48 Colin Speirs 78 79 73 230 T 66 Ben Briscoe 75 82 78 235 T 69 Josh Lampley 81 75 80 236 10 Louisville, U. of 302 305 301 908 3 Charlie Woo 71 75 70 216 T 17 Brett Jones 77 71 74 222 T 48 Brent Holmes 75 78 77 230 T 92 Will Hanna 79 82 82 243 94 Michael Giammaresi 83 81 80 244 11 Coastal Carolina 309 293 308 910 T 13 Alvaro Velasco 76 69 76 221 T 29 Moises Cobo 76 73 76 225 T 38 Dustin Johnson 74 75 78 227 T 80 Jeremy Kirkland 83 76 80 239 T 95 Christian Smith 83 84 78 245 12 Furman University 302 308 301 911 T 33 Matt Davidson 74 76 76 226 T 33 Rob Langley 74 79 73 226 T 38 Buddy Davis 78 74 75 227 T 63 T.J. Blandford 76 81 77 234 T 80 Noble Judy 83 79 77 239 13 Virginia, U. of 299 308 309 916 T 22 Kevin O'Connell 70 76 77 223 T 33 Brad Tilley 76 74 76 226 T 54 Jeremy Luce 74 80 78 232 T 66 Eamonn McLoughlin 79 78 78 235 T 95 Daniel McGurk 80 80 85 245 14 Michigan, U. of 311 310 299 920 T 29 Kevin Dore 77 75 73 225 T 44 Robert Tighe 77 75 77 229 T 59 Brandon Duff 78 78 77 233 T 69 Matt McLaughlin 79 82 75 236 T 86 Christian Vozza 79 87 74 240 15 Long Beach State 314 307 304 925 T 38 Torey Edwards 77 75 75 227 T 52 Jeremy Keller 77 81 73 231 T 59 Bret Lederer 81 72 80 233 T 80 Todd Saukkola 81 82 76 239 T 80 Chris Gilley 79 79 81 239 T 16 East Carolina Univ. 308 318 305 931 43 Calle Andren 76 75 77 228 T 52 Jason Harris 78 77 76 231 T 75 Adam Howell 80 84 73 237 T 78 Philip Reale, II 77 82 79 238 T 92 Jeff Crowe 77 85 81 243 T 16 UT-Arlington 305 312 314 931 T 48 Landon Allen 78 77 75 230 T 48 Tyrone Mordt 71 80 79 230 T 69 Bryan Baker 75 79 82 236 T 86 Michael Douthit 81 81 78 240 T 90 Jordan Krantz 84 76 82 242 T 16 Charlotte 308 311 312 931 T 54 Ray Sheedy 75 73 84 232 T 59 Matt Mincer 76 79 78 233 T 69 Scott McNeil 82 80 74 236 T 75 John Arnette 75 79 83 237 T 90 Andy Elseman 83 82 77 242 19 Coastal Carolina B 314 326 314 954 T 54 AJ DeLawyer 76 77 79 232 T 75 Chris Halkowitz 78 84 75 237 T 78 Pat Stolpe 71 85 82 238 98 Jay Sylvan 90 81 78 249 99 Matt Bennett 89 84 101 274 Fin. Individuals School Scores T 63 Matt Robinson S Carolina 80 76 78 234 T 80 Tyler McGhie Coastal B 77 85 77 239 T 86 Will Kendall Michigan 82 77 81 240 97 Chad Selzler Coastal B 87 76 83 246