Nebraska men’s golfer Harry Crockett fired back-to-back rounds of 68 (-4) to finish with a three-round score of 209 (-7) to tie for third individually at the Everett Buick GMC Classic in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday.
Crockett, a junior from Oxted, England, produced six birdies along with 10 pars and a pair of bogeys in Tuesday’s final round, after carding nine birdies in Monday’s second round. Crockett’s second round was scarred only by a pair of bogeys and a triple-bogey on No. 18. After opening the tournament with a 73 (+1) in Monday’s first round, Crockett finished five strokes behind tournament champion Mark Stockdale from Central Arkansas, who closed at 204 (-12). Michigan’s Hunter Thompson took second at 207 (-9), just two shots ahead of Crockett.
Crockett’s 209 was a career best as a Husker and represented Nebraska’s best individual tournament finish of the fall. It was also NU’s best individual score relative to par so far this season.
As a team, Nebraska tied for ninth in a 15-team field, finishing at 863 (-1) over three team rounds. The Huskers were tied for eighth at 290 (+2) after Monday’s first round, but surged early in the second round, climbing into a tie for second at 10-under-par. However, several Huskers ran into trouble late on the back nine, and Nebraska closed the second round in eighth at even par 576 after a 286 (-2). The Huskers added a final-round 287 (-1) on the par-72, 7,115-yard layout at the Chenal Country Club.
Hamish Murray was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at even-par 216, including a final-round 72. Murray opened with a 73, before adding a 71 (-1) in Monday’s second round. The junior from Sydney, Australia tied for 33rd overall in the 84-player field.
Fifth-year senior Will Marshall tied for 38th at 218 (+2) with rounds of 71 (-1), 74 and 73, while senior Gentry Scheve tied for 46th at 220 (+4) with rounds of 73, 73 and 74.
Sophomore Quinn Yost rounded out the Nebraska contingent in Arkansas by tying for 68th at 227 (77-76-74).
No. 24 LSU surged down the stretch to claim the team title with a three-round total of 842 (-22). The Tigers fired the tournament’s best round on Tuesday with a 273 (-15), after opening with a 277 (-11) on Monday, which tied for the tournament’s second-best round.
Troy took second at 851 (-13), nine strokes back of LSU, while the hosts from Little Rock managed a third-place finish at 852 (-12). Michigan finished fourth at 853 (-11), while Louisiana rounded out the top five at 856 (-8).
Nebraska closed its fall season with a 38-35-1 head-to-head record, marking its second consecutive season under Head Coach Judd Cornell that the Big Red produced a winning fall. Prior to the last two seasons, the Huskers had not finished with a winning fall since 2012-13.
Nebraska is scheduled to return to the course for competition to open the spring season in the Battle at Briar’s Creek in South Carolina (Feb. 5-6).
Everett Buick GMC ClassicOct. 16-17, 2023Little Rock, Arkansas (Chenal CC)Par 72, 7,115 Yards
Final Team Results1. LSU – 277-292-273=842 (-22)2. Troy – 288-286-277=851 (-13)3. Little Rock – 283-287-282=852 (-12)4. Michigan – 286-284-283=853 (-11)5. Louisiana – 284-288-284=856 (-8)6. Central Arkansas – 281-289-288=858 (-6)T7. Boston College – 291-290-278=859 (-5)T7. Ball State – 287-284-288=859 (-5)T9. Nebraska – 290-286-287=863 (-1)T9. ULM – 294-289-280=863 (-1)11. UTEP – 290-287-290=867 (+3)12. Lamar – 295-292-282=869 (+5)13. Oral Roberts – 298-285-291=874 (+10)14. Northern Colorado – 306-297-279=882 (+18)15. UT Arlington – 305-287-298=890 (+26)
Final Individual Results1. Mark Stockdale, Central Arkansas – 71-66-67=204 (-12)2. Hunter Thompson, Michigan – 72-66-69=207 (-9)T3. Connor Gaunt, LSU – 69-74-66=209 (-7)T3. Jay Mendell, LSU – 70-71-68=209 (-7)T3. Harry Crockett, Nebraska – 73-68-68=209 (-7)T3. Nick Fowlkes, Troy – 70-69-70=209 (-7)T7. Jake Marler, Louisiana – 69-67-74=210 (-6)T7. Eli Ortego, Louisiana – 66-74-70=210 (-6)T9. Greg Holmes, UTEP – 68-70-73=211 (-5)T9. Magnus Lomholt, Little Rock – 72-71-68=211 (-5)T9. Jack Pogorelc, Boston College – 74-70-67=211 (-5)
Nebraska IndividualsT3. Harry Crockett – 73-68-68=209 (-7)T33. Hamish Murray – 73-71-72=216 (E)T38. Will Marshall – 71-74-73=218 (+2)T46. Gentry Scheve – 73-73-74=220 (+4)T68. Quinn Yost – 77-76-74=227 (+11)
