WholeHogSports · May 16, 2022
Golden Bear design awaits Arkansas golf
Julian Perico, of Arkansas, tees off on the third hole during an NCAA golf tournament on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)FAYETTEVILLE — Peruvian Julian Perico won the junior division of The Memorial on July 27, 2017, with University of Arkansas assistant coach Barrett Lais in attendance recruiting the teenager, who was attending Monteverde Academy in Florida.
That championship moment sparked the latest successful chapter of Arkansas men’s golf, which included the 2019 SEC championship with Perico scoring the clinching point at St. Simon’s Island, Ga.
The location and course for Perico’s junior title almost five years ago?