Segundo in First: Oliva Pinto is SEC Men's conference champion
April 23, 2021 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: Segundo Oliva Pinto, View results for SEC Championship, Sea Island Golf Club - Seaside Course
Arkansas junior Segundo Oliva Pinto fired a final-round 68 to become the third Razorback to win the SEC individual title
Oliva Pinto’s 6-under 204 total earned the junior a two-stroke victory over 36-hole leader Spencer Ralston of Georgia, who began the day with a one-stroke advantage. Oliva Pinto quickly moved into a tie for tie for lead with a birdie on the opening hole and took the lead outright on the second following a bogey by Ralston. That was all the cushion the native of Córdoba, Argentina would need en route to SEC medalist honors.
His 6-under 204 was the second-lowest total ever turned in by a Razorback at the SEC Championships and marked the second time Oliva Pinto claimed a conference championship. He also won the 2019 Colonial Athletic Association title as a freshman while playing for UNC Wilmington.
“Golf is a crazy sport,” Pinto told Arkansas Online. “I couldn’t break the top 50 in the spring in any tournament, then I got benched last week so I could practice and get my swing together. Now I’m an SEC champion, so it means a lot to me.”
His 6-under 204 was the second-lowest total ever turned in by a Razorback at the SEC Championships and marked the second time Oliva Pinto claimed a conference championship. He also captured the 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Championship held at Pinehurst No. 8, while he was a freshman at UNC-Wilmington. He is the third Arkansas player to claim SEC medalist honors in school history, following Bud Still in 1969 and Sebastian Cappelen in 2014.
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— Razorback Men's Golf (@RazorbackMGolf) April 23, 2021
Segundo Oliva Pinto - 2021 @SEC CHAMPION
🚩 Hog's 3rd SEC champ (@SCappele - '16 & Bud Still - '95)
🚩 204 is 2nd-best 54-hole by Hog at SEC
🚩 -6 is 3rd-best score in relation to par at SEC
🚩 His 4th career win, 2nd conference title#WPS 🐗⛳️ #WinAsOneRazorback pic.twitter.com/Ra85Lf6ofe
Top-seeded and 10th ranked Georgia finished eight strokes ahead of Alabama, Tennessee and LSU in the stroke play portion of the event with a 54-hole score of 842. The Bulldogs will open team match play on Saturday against No. 8 Texas A&M while other quarterfinal matchups will feature No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 7 South Carolina, No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 4 LSU vs. No. 5 Arkansas.
The semifinals will be contested Saturday afternoon with the championship match slated for Sunday morning at St. Simon’s Island.
Results: SEC Championship
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Argentina | 800 | 64-72-68=204 | |
| 2 | Gainesville, GA | 500 | 68-67-71=206 | |
| 3 | St. Simons, GA | 400 | 68-71-69=208 | |
| 4 | Sevierville, TN | 400 | 65-73-71=209 | |
| T5 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 400 | 70-72-68=210 |
About the SEC Championship
54-hole stroke play tournament crowns an individual champion, then eight teams advance to match play to determine the SEC team champion.
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