Razorbacks Make 1st Cut at NCAA Championship

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira shot a 2-under-par 68 to maneuver right into a tie for fifth and guarantee Arkansas superior to the fourth and remaining spherical of stroke play on the 2022 NCAA Males’s Golf Championship, performed at Grayhawk Golf Membership’s Raptor Course (par 70, 7,289-yards).

Arkansas will play with Texas and Auburn Monday with tee instances starting from 1:06 to 1:50 pm (CT). Tv protection on GOLF Channel for the ultimate spherical will start at 3 pm (CT).

The Razorbacks are eighth after three rounds (866 / +26) and made the 54-hole minimize as one of many high 15 groups. Monday’s remaining spherical of stroke play will crown a person champion and the highest eight groups will advance to match play to find out the crew champion.

Arkansas carded a 6-over 286 for the second straight day and maintain the coveted eighth spot by three strokes over Auburn and Texas Tech. General, there will likely be six SEC groups among the many high 15 together with Vanderbilt (third), Auburn (T-Ninth), Florida (eleventh), Georgia (twelfth) and Ole Miss (T-14th).

“We bought off to a nasty begin this morning,” head coach Brad McMakin stated. “Then we bounced again and performed extraordinarily properly on the again 9. In reality, it was in all probability the most effective 9 holes we performed all 12 months lengthy. I used to be actually happy with our guys coming down the stretch. However we’ve put ourselves in an excellent place to complete this factor off tomorrow.”

Arkansas began on gap 10 and solely had one birdie on the opening 9 holes – the par-4, 14th gap by Fernandez de Oliveira. He was bogey free over his first 9 holes and Arkansas was 6-over on the flip.

The battle continued to start out the inward 9 as Razorbacks had three bogeys and a birdie on the primary three holes. Regardless of all of it, Arkansas by no means dropped outdoors the highest 15. From that time, Fernandez de Oliveira and Julian Perico each performed their remaining six holes at 2-under whereas Luke Lengthy and Segundo Oliva Pinto had been each +1 over the ultimate six holes.

“Mateo had an ideal day with only one bogey, which was a tough feat right now,” McMakin stated. “He been so constant all 12 months and is displaying he belongs among the many nation’s greatest. Julian (Perico) bought off to a nasty begin, taking pictures 4-over, however got here again with three birdies on the again 9 for a 72, which was key to our spherical right now. I’m actually happy with him”

General, Fernandez de Oliveira moved up 9 spots right into a tie for fifth. He stands at even par (71-71-68=210) and 4 strokes off the lead.

Segundo Oliva Pinto turned in a 3-over 73 with two bogeys on either side and a birdie. He’s tied for seventeenth at 3-over (214) for the Championship. Perico is tied for thirty second and is 6-over (216) by 54 holes. After 4 pars to start out his spherical, he made a powerful double-bogey on the par-4, 14th then closed his entrance 9 with bogeys on holes 16 and 18.  Perico then opened the inward 9 with three pars earlier than reeling off three birdies over his subsequent 5 holes. Nonetheless, he dropped a shot in his remaining gap, the par-4, Ninth to accept his 72.

Luke Lengthy had his greatest spherical of the championship with a 3-over-par 73. He’s tied for 124th (78-79-73=230). Wil Gibson is tied for 132nd (79-75-79=233).

2022 NCAA Championship
Outcomes Via Rd3 – Prime 15 Advance
Par: 70 || Yards: 7,289

Crew Standings:
1 #1 Oklahoma 287 275 277 839 -1
2 #2 Oklahoma State 289 277 277 843 +3
3 #3 Vanderbilt 282 282 281 845 +5
4 #5 North Carolina 288 281 280 849 +9
5 #6 Pepperdine 294 282 277 853 +13
6 #4 Arizona State 290 292 277 859 +19
7 #7 Texas 291 291 278 860 +20
8 #14 Arkansas 294 286 286 866 +26
T9 #17 Auburn 285 296 288 869 +29
T9 #8 Texas Tech 297 287 285 869 +29
11 #10 Florida 300 285 286 871 +31
12 #15 Georgia 291 292 289 872 +32
13 #27 Oregon 285 300 291 876 +36
T14 #23 Ole Miss 297 287 293 877 +37
T14 #11 Georgia Tech 298 289 290 877 +37   
16 #12 Texas A&M 300 287 292 879 +39
17 #25 Kansas 286 297 297 880 +40
18 #13 Stanford 295 290 297 882 +42
T19 #26 Arizona 286 306 291 883 +43
T19 #16 Wake Forest 303 285 295 883 +43
T21 #18 Florida State 291 300 296 887 +47
T21 #41 Brigham Younger 295 302 290 887 +47
23 #32 Ohio State 300 300 293 893 +53
24 #33 North Florida 306 298 291 895 +55
25 #44 Georgia Southern 295 305 297 897 +57
26 #38 Liberty 290 303 305 898 +58
27 #47 Utah 297 311 296 904 +64
28 #31 South Florida 303 304 300 907 +67
29 #30 East Tennessee St. 297 308 306 911 +71
30 #49 Faculty of Charleston 305 313 295 913 +73

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