Feb. 12, 2013
San Antonio, Texas -
The Tulsa men's golf team finished in sixth place at the UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational to kick-off the spring tournament season. The Golden Hurricane carded a final round five-over par 289 to finish the 54-hole tournament with a score of 881 on Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore Matt Mabrey tied his season-best performance with a fifth-place finish at the par-71 Oak Hills Country Club course.
Oklahoma captured the team title by one stroke over second round leader North Texas, 862 to 863. Baylor (869), Wichita State (862) and UTSA (873) rounded out the top-five teams.
Mabrey carded a final round two-under par 69 to finish at even-par 213 for three rounds. After bogeying the first hole, Mabrey birdied the par-4 third and fourth holes to take a one-under par score into the fifth hole. A bogey on the par-4 eighth hole left him at even par after nine holes. Mabrey knocked in birdie putts on the par-5 15th hole and the par-3 18th hole for his round of two-under par.
Tulsa junior Mark Mumford placed 12th overall for the Hurricane with a three-round total of four-over par 217. He carded a final round two-over par 73, with only two bogeys on the day while shooting even par on the other 16 holes.
Senior Chris Worrell finished in 44th place with a 226 total after turning in a final round two-over par 73. Junior Logan McCracken and sophomore Colton Staggs each scored rounds of 74 today, while McCracken finished the tournament in 53rd place with a 229 total and Staggs placed 58th overall with a final score of 230.
Individually, Baylor's Kyle Jones grabbed individual medalist honors with a seven-under par 206 for the 54-hole event.
Tulsa is back in action at John Hayt Invitational, February 24-26, at the Sawgrass Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.
Team Results
1. Oklahoma 289-285-288=862
2. North Texas 284-287-292=863
3. Baylor 289-288-292=869
4. Wichita State 291-292-289=872
5. UTSA 284-291-298=873
6. Tulsa 296-296-289=881
7. SE Louisiana 299-292-291=882
T8. Kansas State 290-295-301=886
T8. UT Arlington 290-302-294=886
10. Iowa State 304-303-292=899
11. Houston Baptist 300-298-305=903
12. UL-Lafayette 301-298-311=910
13. Texas State 307-299-307=913
14. McNeese State 307-305-316=928
Tulsa Individuals
T5. Matt Mabrey 74-70-69=213
T12. Mark Mumford 73-71-73=217
T44. Chris Worrell 72-81-73=226
T53. Logan McCracken 79-76-74=229
T58. Colton Staggs 77-79-74=230
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Top-5 Individuals
1. Kyle Jones, Baylor 69-70-67=206 (-7)
2. Rodolfo Cazaubon, North Texas 70-68-70=208 (-5)
T3. Scott Fernandez, Iowa State 72-70-69=211 (-2)
T3. Ryan Were, UTSA 69-69-73=211 (-2)
T5. Matt Mabrey, Tulsa 74-70-69=213 (E)
T5. Will Kropp, Oklahoma 71-71-71=213 (E)
T5. Abraham Ancer, Oklahoma 72-71-70=213 (E)
T5. Hunter Sparks, Wichita State 74-72-67=213 (E)
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