Feb. 11, 2013
San Antonio, Texas -
The Tulsa men's golf team sits in 8th place after two rounds at the UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational in the first tournament of the spring season. The Hurricane carded identical rounds of 296 for a 592 total at the par-71 Oak Hills Country Club on Monday.
The Hurricane was led by the duo of Matt Mabrey and Mark Mumford, who finished the first day in a ninth-place tie after carding 36-hole totals of 144. Mumford scored a two-over par 73 in his first 18 holes and then an even-par 71 during his second round, while Mabrey shot a round of 74 to start the day and ended with a round of one-under par 70 to enter Tuesday's final 18 holes tied with his teammate.
North Texas holds a three-stroke lead over Oklahoma, 571 to 574. Host UTSA (575), Baylor (577) and Wichita State (583) round out the top-five teams after the first 36 holes. Tulsa's 592 is just nine strokes behind the Shockers for fifth place.
Tulsa's Chris Worrell had a one-over par 72 on his first 18 holes, but struggled in second round action with an 81, to finish the day in 57th place with a 153 total. Logan McCracken with a score of 155 is in 64th place, followed by Colton Staggs in 67th place with a 156 total to close out Tulsa's scores.
Individually, North Texas' Rodolfo Cazaubon and UTSA's Ryan Were share the lead with four-under par totals of 138.
Team Results
1. North Texas 284-287=571
2. Oklahoma 289-285=574
3. UTSA 284-291=575
4. Baylor 289-288=577
5. Wichita State 291-292=583
6. Kansas State 290-295=585
7. SE Louisiana 299-292=591
T8. Tulsa 296-296=592
T8. UT Arlington 290-302=592
10. Houston Baptist 300-298=598
11. UL-Lafayette 301-298=599
12. Texas State 307-299=606
13. Iowa State 304-303=607
14. McNeese State 307-305=612
Tulsa Individuals
T9. Mark Mumford 73-71=144
T9. Matt Mabrey 74-70=144
T57. Chris Worrell 72-81=153
T64. Logan McCracken 79-76=155
T67. Colton Staggs 77-79=156
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Top-5 Individuals
T1. Rodolfo Cazaubon, North Texas 70-68=138 (-4)
T1. Ryan Were, UTSA 69-69=138 (-4)
3. Kyle Jones, Baylor 69-70=139 (-3)
4. Carlos Ortiz, North Texas 69-72=141 (-1)
T5. Scott Fernandez, Iowa State 72-70=142 (E)
T5. Will Kropp, Oklahoma 71-71=142 (E)
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