4/26/2021 other sports Edit

Men's golf falls in SEC final, adding to Hogs' rough history in SECCGs

Andrew Hutchinson • HawgBeat

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Arkansas' appearance in the SEC men's golf final ended the same way so many have in all sports - in heartbreaking fashion.

With a chance to extend the match, freshman Manuel Lozada's 8-foot putt on the final hole lipped out and Vanderbilt's William Moll knocked in a short putt to give the Commodores a 3-2 victory and the SEC title Sunday at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga.

That ended an impressive run that included Segundo Oliva Pinto capturing the individual SEC crown in stroke play and match-play wins over LSU (3-2) and Texas A&M (3-1-1).

Pinto's dominance continued in the match play portion of the event. He won all three of his matchups, including a dominant 4 & 3 victory over Vanderbilt's Harrison Ott. The Razorbacks' other point came from Julian Perico, who cruised to a 6 & 5 win over Matthew Riedel.

By HawgBeat's tally, Arkansas is now just 4-30 in head-to-head championship matchups since joining the conference in the early 1990s.

The men's golf team actually has one of those four wins, as it defeated Auburn to capture the 2019 SEC championship. The 2020 event was canceled because of the pandemic, so the Razorbacks were making a bid to defend their title this year.

The other three wins were won by women's golf in 2018, men's basketball in 2000 and volleyball in 1997.

It is worth noting that the chart below includes only sports that have a championship that pits two teams head-to-head. That means Arkansas' dominant cross country and track and field teams - which have combined to win numerous SEC titles - are not included.

Similarly, the men's golf team's 1995 title came in stroke play. It wasn't until a few years ago that the golf championship was decided through match play,

Here is the breakdown of Arkansas' history in SEC tournament finals or championship games across all sports...

~Volleyball: 1-7

~Men's basketball: 1-6

~Soccer: 0-7

~Baseball: 0-4

~Football: 0-3

~Men's golf: 1-1

~Women's golf: 1-0

~Women's basketball: 0-1

~Softball: 0-1

Arkansas' SEC Championship Game History

Year	Sport	Opponent	Result
1993	Soccer	Vanderbilt	L, 3-2 (2OT)
1995	Men's Basketball	Kentucky	L, 95-93 (OT)
1995	Volleyball	Florida	L, 3-0
1995	Football	Florida	L, 34-3
1996	Soccer	Florida	L, 3-2 (2OT)
1996	Volleyball	Florida	L, 3-1
1997	Volleyball	Florida	W, 3-0
1998	Baseball	Auburn	L, 7-5
1998	Volleyball	Florida	L, 3-1
1999	Men's Basketball	Kentucky	L, 76-63
1999	Baseball	Alabama	L, 9-3
1999	Softball	LSU	L, 4-3
1999	Volleyball	Florida	L, 3-1
2000	Men's Basketball	Auburn	W, 75-67
2001	Volleyball	Florida	L, 3-2
2002	Volleyball	Florida	L, 3-1
2002	Football	Georgia	L, 30-3
2003	Volleyball	Florida	L, 3-0
2006	Football	Florida	L, 38-28
2007	Men's Basketball	Florida	L, 77-56
2007	Baseball	Vanderbilt	L, 7-4
2008	Men's Basketball	Georgia	L, 66-57
2015	Men's Basketball	Kentucky	L, 78-63
2016	Soccer	Florida	L, 2-1 (OT)
2017	Men's Basketball	Kentucky	L, 82-65
2017	Baseball	LSU	L, 4-2
2017	Soccer	Texas A&M	L, 2-1
2018	Women's Golf	South Carolina	W, 3-2
2018	Soccer	LSU	L, 1-1 (4-1 PKs)
2019	Women's Basketball	Mississippi State	L, 101-70
2019	Men's Golf	Auburn	W, 3-1-1
2019	Soccer	South Carolina	L, 1-0
2020	Soccer	Vanderbilt	L, 3-1
2021	Men's Golf	Vanderbilt	L, 3-2