If the University of Arkansas is to make a title run at the NCAA men s golf championships over the next six days, the Razorbacks will have to lean on their veterans and Latin American players.
The University of Arkansas closed with a 6-under 282 on Wednesday to finish second at the NCAA Salem (S.C.) Regional and advance to the NCAA Championships.
Salem, SC Sophomore Andrew Swanson fired a school record tying seven-under-par 65 on Tuesday to lead Clemson to a 10-under-par 278 team score and a seventh-place standing after two rounds of the NCAA Salem Regional of the NCAA Golf Tournament. The final round of the 54-hole tournament will be held on Wednesday at the Cliffs at Keowee Falls in Salem, SC.The top five teams will advance to the NCAA National Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona, May 26-31. Clemson is in seventh place with a 560 team score, seven shots behind fifth-place Northern Illinois.“We got off to a good start today and made some birdies,” said head Coach Jordan Byrd of his team that played the front nine in nine-under-par as a team. “ We are doing some good things and we have a chance tomorrow.“Andrew is keeping us in the game. He has the best attitude I have seen. He never gets down and comes back strong. He has been tremendous.”Arkansas, ranked 35th in the nation by Golfstat coming into
Sophomore Andrew Swanson fired a school record tying seven-under-par 65 on Tuesday to lead Clemson to a 10-under-par 278 team score and a seventh-place standing after two rounds of the NCAA Salem Regional of the NCAA Golf Tournament.