This will be the first time Arkansas has competed in the 14-team event, and it will be the third consecutive year the tournament has been played.

The Razorbacks enter the tournament as the highest-ranked team, followed by #7 Ole Miss, #9 LSU, #18 Illinois, #19 Tennessee, #20 Alabama, #36 Georgia and #38 South Carolina. Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Southern Miss serve as co-hosts for the event

John Daly II, ranked 18th nationally, will play in the top spot for the Razorbacks for the fourth-straight tournament. He leads the team with three top-20 finishes, including a runner-up at the Bearcat Invitational and a win at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Four of Daly’s nine rounds have been in the 60s and he leads the team with a 70.78 scoring average.

Erich Fortlage, ranked #36, leads the team with seven of his nine rounds at par or better while carrying a 71.33 scoring average.

The lineup is rounded out by Niilo Maki-Petaja, Cam Smith and Gerardo Gomez, all of whom have a season scoring average of 72.67. Freshman Willie Godon will play as an individual.

Fallen Oak Collegiate

Fallen Oak Golf Club || Saucier, Miss.
co-hosts: Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Mississippi State

Oct. 18-20, 2025

Par: 72 • 7,487 yards

Format: 5 count 4 ||18 holes each day

FIELD:

#20 Alabama

#5 Arkansas

Chattanooga

#36 Georgia

#18 Illinois

Iowa

#9 LSU

Miss State

#7 Ole Miss

#38 South Carolina

Southern Miss

#19 Tennessee

UNLV

Wisconsin

ARKANSAS LINEUP:

#18 John Daly II (1)

#36 Erich Fortlage (2)

Cam Smith (3)

Gerardo Gómez (4)

Niilo Mäki-Petäjä (5)

Willie Gordon (Ind.)

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