The Arkansas men’s golf team fired a 6-over-par 286 on Tuesday and is tied for 14th place after the opening round of the NCAA Championships at the Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course in Alpharetta, Ga.
The Razorbacks continued their season-long trend of starting slow, which left them 16 shots behind first-round leader Arizona State (10 under), which leads host Georgia Tech by four strokes on the par-70, 7,319-yard layout. Heavily favored California is in fifth place, behind Alabama (5 under) and Illinois (4 under).
The 30 teams will compete in 54 holes of stroke play over three days before the field is cut to eight teams and seeded for three rounds of match play to determine the national champion.
Arkansas tied for fourth among SEC teams behind Alabama, Texas A&M (5 over) and LSU (5 over). Junior Sebastian Cappelen and freshman Nicolas Echavarria led the Razorbacks with even-par 70s, while junior Austin Cook and sophomore Thomas Sorensen both had 3-over 73s. Freshman Taylor Moore had the Hogs’ dropped score at 4 over.
The Razorbacks will tee off today in five groups beginning at 7:50 a.m. from the No. 1 hole with playing partners Georgia Tech and TCU.
FOOTBALL Ex-Cowboy to appear at passing camp
Arkansas offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator and former Razorback Dowell Loggains and former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin will be among the speakers and coaches this weekend at the Northwest Arkansas Passing Academy.
Chaney and Loggains will speak at Friday night’s coaching clinic at the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. The clinic, which will be held at 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m., costs $49.95, which includes dinner. Other speakers will be Greenwood Coach Rick Jones, SMU offensive coordinator Hal Mumme and former NFL and Arkansas quarterback Joe Ferguson.
Camps will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Woodland Junior High in Fayetteville and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Fayetteville High School. The cost is $99.95 for one day of camp and $199.95 for both days. Lunch is included.
Campers may register at PlayNextLevel.com.
Irvin will be at Sunday’s camp only. Other coaches will include former Razorbacks Zak Clark, Casey Dick, Jared McBride, Alex Mortensen and Stephen Parker.
HIGH SCHOOL Baseball/softball statistics wanted
High school baseball and softball coaches are encouraged to send in their final statistics for the 2013 season to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Offensive statistics needed include: At-bats, hits, batting average, runs, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI and stolen bases. Pitching statistics needed include: Win-loss record, innings pitched, earned runs, earned-run average and strikeouts.
Coaches may submit statistics to [email protected] or fax to (501) 378-3869.
All-Academic nominations sought
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will accept all-academic team nominations until June 5. Nominees must meet the following requirements: 1. Participated in at least one varsity sport. 2. Graduated in the top 10 percent of their class. 3. Scored a 27 or higher on the ACT. 4. Nominated by someone other than a parent. 5. Can provide a resume of academic and athletic achievements. 6. Can provide a telephone number and a picture. Those wishing to nominate can do so by emailing [email protected] or fax to (501) 378-3869.
Sports, Pages 21 on 05/29/2013