CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Four Razorbacks carded a 2-under-par 69 Sunday and all five Razorbacks shot under par to lead #7 Arkansas to fourth place after day 1 with a score of 276 (-8) at the 12th annual Cabo Collegiate, presented by CFO4Life, played at the par 71 Cabo del Sol Cove Club Course.
The 15-team field features eight of the nation’s top 25 teams, including round-one leader and third-ranked Oklahoma State at 271 (-13). The Cowboys lead #41 Florida State (272) by one stroke while the top five are rounded out by #16 Ole Miss (274), Arkansas and #10 Tennessee (279).
The Razorback quartet at 2-under that are tied for 19th includes Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, Luke Long, Segundo Oliva Pinto and Wil Gibson. Julian Perico posted a 1-under-par 70 and is tied for 28th.
Highlights from day 1:
- Fernandez de Oliveira birding two of his last three.
- Long starting birdie, birdie, eagle and finishing with back-to-back birdies.
- Segundo Pinto holes out for eagle on the par-4, 3rd hole and birdied his 17th hole
- Gibson only had one blemish, a double bogey on the 10th hole, but birdied two of his last three.
- Arkansas dominated the par 4’s, leading the field on day 1 at -4.
- Arkansas led the field with 24 birdies
Round two of three at the Cabo Collegiate is set for Monday.
CABO COLLEGIATE TEAM SCORES (Rd1)
1. #3 Oklahoma State 271 (-13)
2. #41 Florida State 272 (-12)
3. #16 Ole Miss 274 (-10
4. #7 Arkansas 276 (-8)
5. #10 Tennessee 279 (-5)
T6. #8 Stanford 281 (-3)
T6. #21 Vanderbilt 281 (-3)
T6. #6 Texas Tech 281 (-3)
9. California 282 (-2)
T10. Baylor 285 (+1)
T10. #28 Arizona 285 (+1)
12. Alabama 286 (+2)
13. Houston 289 (+5)
14. Rice 294 (+10)
15. #2 Arizona State 295 (+11)
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