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Hogs will tee it up in NCAA Championship in Stillwater on Friday

Postseason action continues for Arkansas’ men’s golf team this week as they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the 2018 NCAA Championship.

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STILLWATER, Okla. — Postseason action continues for coach Brad McMakin and Arkansas’ men’s golf team this week as they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the 2018 NCAA Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club.

Arkansas is making the program’s 22nd NCAA Championship appearance and its sixth as a team under McMakin.

Razorback sophomore Mason Overstreet advanced to the NCAA Championship last year and played to a runner-up finish at Rich Harvest Farms.

Senior Alvaro Ortiz is the only other Razorback with NCAA Championship experience. Ortiz advanced with the team in 2016.

NCAA Information
Date: May 24-29, 2018
Location: Stillwater, Okla.
Golf Course: Karsten Creek Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,460 yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com

Arkansas reached the NCAA Championship behind a dramatic third-round rally at the NCAA Norman Regional last week. Ortiz posted a 4-under on his last seven holes including an eagle on a par 3 helping the Razorbacks move up from 10th to a T-4th to move on.

The rest of the Arkansas’ lineup includes William Buhl, Luis Garza and Tyson Reeder. Landon Ernst will be traveling as an alternate.

The Razorbacks open round one on Friday at 7 a.m. pairing with Stanford and Arizona State beginning from hole No. 10. The field flips on Saturday and Arkansas begins at 12:20 p.m. from the first tee.

Finals play consists of three days of stroke play on Friday, May 25 through Sunday, May 27 (54 holes), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined.

That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play on Monday, May 28 to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion.

The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday, May 29, followed by finals on Wednesday, May 30.

Arkansas Lineup

Alvaro Ortiz Sr. 70.8
Mason Overstreet So. 71.2
William Buhl So. 72.4
Luis Garza So. 72.5
Tyson Reeder RSo. 74.6
Landon Earnst (alt) Fr. 75.3


Championship Notes:

• The Razorbacks are making their 22nd NCAA Championship team appearance and the six as a team under Brad McMakin.
• Mason Overstreet advanced to the NCAA Championship as an individual last season. He played to a runner-up finish at Rich Harvest Farms.
• Arkansas’ best NCAA Championship finish came in 2009, when it finished runner-up to Texas A&M in the first year of match play.
• Alvaro Ortiz is the only other Razorback with NCAA Championship experience. Ortiz finished T-71 in 2016 in Eugene, Oregon.
• Arkansas has played 21 of its 29 NCAA Championship opponents this year.
• The Razorbacks are one of 14 programs whose men’s and women’s golf teams advanced to the NCAA Championship. Both Razorback teams had an individual advance last year (Cara Gorlei and Overstreet). Both programs advanced as a team in 2016, 2013, 2011 and 2005.

The Field

The Field Golfweek Golfstat
Alabama 5 29
Arizona State 18 19
Arkansas 17 18
Auburn 8 9
Augusta University 100 104
Baylor 11 11
Brigham Young 39 35
Central Florida 53 56
Clemson 14 14
Duke 28 28
Florida 6 7
Illinois 12 10
Iowa State 47 48
Kansas 40 37
Kent State 30 29
Kentucky 26 25
NC State 35 38
North Carolina 20 16
North Florida 23 21
Northwestern 37 33
Oklahoma 4 3
Oklahoma State 1 1
Oregon 36 30
Stanford 13 17
Texas 15 15
Texas A&M 2 2
Texas Tech 16 13
UCLA 24 26
UNLV 19 20
Vanderbilt 3 4
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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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