Brett Barrouquere

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Brett Barrouquere is a staff writer with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A reporter and editor for more than 30 years, he’s worked a little bit of everywhere, mainly in the South. His most recent stop before Arkansas was in Baltimore, Maryland, as a night and breaking news editor. He’s a New Orleans native and has two daughters.

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In a matchup of two potent offenses, can the Razorbacks SEC tournament title momentum propel them to a big-time upset of the Wildcats?

John Calipari and freshman standout Darius Acuff Jr. face their biggest challenge yet, opposite this juggernaut roster of Arizona. Tommy Lloyd’s starting five includes Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley, as well as two dynamic first-year players in Brayden Burries and Koa Peat.

If this game comes down to critical possessions in crunch time, Arkansas has its closer in Acuff Jr., but the Wildcats’ outstanding net margin of victory could make punching their ticket to the Elite Eight a lot easier.

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PALM CITY, Fla. – #7 Arkansas sits in fifth place after two rounds Monday in the stacked 16-team Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a 36-hole, 18-under-par score of 550 (270-280), played at the Floridian National Golf Club (par 71).

Top-ranked Auburn leads the way at 538 (-30), followed by #10 Texas Tech (-28), #6 Texas (-20), #30 Florida State (-19) and Arkansas.

Of the 10 rounds played by the Razorbacks on Monday, eight were under par.

Erich Fortlage and Gerardo Gomez are tied for 10th at -6 (136).

Fortlage shot a career-best, bogey-free 65 (-6) in the morning sessions, posting three birdies on each nine, and he was in second place. Fortlage had an even-par round in the afternoon session with three birdies, a bogey and a double.

Gomez had four birdies and a bogey for an opening-round 67, matching his best total for 18 holes for the third time this season. In round two, Gomez turned in a 3-under 69 and moved up two spots into a nine-way tie for 10th.

John Daly II offset a double bogey on the par-5 7th with an eagle on the par-5 15th to finish with a 68 after 18 holes. In round two, Daly was 1-under and is tied for 25th (138 / -4).

Niilo Maki-Petaja carded two rounds of 70 and is tied for 38th (140) while Thomas Curry is tied for 54th (143) with rounds of 70-73.

The Valspar concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday.

VALSPAR COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Host: Houston
Floridian National Golf Club
Palm City, Fla.
Par: 71 • 7,088 yards
Format: 5 count 4 ||36 holes Monday / 18 Holes Tuesday

RESULTS THRU RD2:
  1  #1 Auburn   264-274=538 / -30
2  #10 Texas Tech    273-267=540 / -28
3  #6 Texas   268-280=548 / -20
4  #30 Florida State    269-280=550 / -19
  5  #7 Arkansas    270-280=550 / -18
  6  Houston   271-282=553 / -15
7  #23 Duke    280-274=554 / -14
T8  #14 Oklahoma    274-282=556 / -12
T8  #32 Texas A&M   277-279=556 / -12
10  #24 Southern Cal   277-281=558 / -10
T11 #13 Pepperdine   279-281=560 / -8
T11 #29 Wake Forest   286-274=560 / -8
13  #8 Arizona State   278-283=561 / -7
14  #17 North Carolina  282-280=562 / -6
15  Rice   282-291=571 / +5
16  Augusta   286-294=580 / +12

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