TAT: Hogs Win at Crooked Stick

This article originally appeared on October 16, 2013 on The Arkansas Traveler website, uatrav.com.

After trailing by six strokes entering the final round, the No. 12 Arkansas men’s golf team scored a 4-under 284 to secure their first team victory of the season at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate Tuesday.

The Razorbacks shot a 306 in the first round, but bounced back Monday by shooting a second round 285.

Led by senior Sebastian Cappelen, who won the individual title, the Razorbacks used three players that scored under-par to jump No. 8 Georgia, No. 15 Florida State and Purdue and win the team title.

“I’m really proud of the way Sebastian played through the whole tournament and I’m really happy for the team because they put together two great rounds,” head coach Brad McMakin. “It’s very difficult to win a tournament and to do it after a disappointing first round takes a lot of composure.

“The final 36 holes were a complete team effort and performances like this are what we know these guys are capable of.”

Cappelen shot a final round 71 to finish the tournament 4-under par and three strokes ahead of Purdue’s Adam Schenk. It was the fourth individual title of his career.

The 14-team field included four other top 25 teams, but the Razorbacks managed to account for the only two team rounds under par during the tournament. In fact, of the 17 individual rounds under par, Arkansas accounted for seven of them.

Sophomore Taylor Moore and junior Thomas Sorensen each shot a 2-under 70 Tuesday to finish in the top 15. Moore finished tied for eighth, while Sorensen tied for 12th.

Purdue finished second in the tournament with a score of 880, followed closely by one of Arkansas’ Southeastern Conference foes, Georgia, which shot a 881. The only other SEC team in the tournament was Florida and they finished seventh.

The Razorbacks’ fall season will conclude with the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Fla., Oct. 20-22.