OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – One of 10 ranked teams in the 15-team field, the No.21 Arkansas men’s golf team sits in sole possession of ninth place after the first day of the Olympia Fields CC/Fighting Illini Invitational.
Redshirt junior Kolton Crawford was Arkansas’ low-man for the fourth straight round to open the fall campaign, carding a two-over 72 to highlight the team’s four-man score of 301. A crowded leaderboard features 10 teams within 10 strokes of No. 23 Virginia Tech who shot a 291.
Crawford’s 72 puts him a tie for sixth place in the individual standings with only two players in the field of 75 reaching red numbers. Freshman Emil Soegaard sits in a tie for 14th place after a counting score of 73 to start his second career tournament. Junior Gonzalo Rubio turned in a 76 while redshirt sophomore Zach Coats had the final counting score with an 80.
Arkansas will return to Olympia Fields Country Club on Saturday from 9:00-9:36 a.m., playing the second round on the par 70, 7142-yard course alongside No. 1 Alabama and No. 11 Oklahoma.
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@RazorbackMGolf Lineup (2nd Round Tee Time)
T6. Kolton Crawford – 72 (9:36 a.m.)
T14. Emil Soegaard – 73 (9:27 a.m.)
T33. Gonzalo Rubio – 76 (9:18 a.m.)
T64. Zach Coats – 80 (9:09 a.m.)
72. Taylor Moore – 83 (9 a.m.)
Olympia Fields CC/Fighting Illini Invitational Standings (GCAA Preseason Ranking)
1. Virginia Tech (23) – 291
2. Florida State (17) – 293
T3. Illinois (6) – 294
T3. Stanford (7) – 294
5. Oklahoma State (2) – 295
6. Baylor – 297
7. Oklahoma (11) – 299
8. Alabama (1) – 300
9. Arkansas (21) – 301
10. Indiana – 303
T11. Michigan – 304
T11. Colorado – 304
T11. Texas A&M (19) – 304
14. Texas (4) – 308
15. UConn – 309