Arkansas' Perico wins in Tennessee

Julian Perico of Arkansas hits Friday, May 24, 2019, onto the 16th green during the first day of play in the Men's NCAA Golf Championships at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville.Arkansas junior Julian Perico eagled the 18th hole for the second time in three days Tuesday to win the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate in Franklin, Tenn.

Perico shot a 2-under 69 and finished at 14-under 199 to beat Vanderbilt’s John Augenstein by two shots and Georgia’s Davis Thompson by three.

Perico was tied with Alex Goff of Kentucky going to the final hole. He hit a 2-iron for his second shot on the 527-yard, par-5 18th and — with some help from the cart path — reached the green in two shots. He then sank a…