Nicolas Geyger finished 16th overall with a score of 217. |
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Tulsa Men's Golfers Finish in 12th Place at River Landing Intercollegiate
April 13, 2008
Wallace, N.C. - The Tulsa men's golf team concluded the River Landing Intercollegiate with a 12th-place mark at the par 72 River Course in Wallace, North Carolina on Sunday afternoon. TU carded a team-best 295 in the third and final round, after posting 296 and 302 totals in the first two rounds, respectively.
Duke, the nation's 16th-ranked team, won the team title with a 13-under par 851, followed by #35 North Carolina State (860), Memphis (864), #18 Wake Forest (868) and #8 Florida State (870) rounding out the top-five teams.
Three Golden Hurricane golfers carded a 73 in today's final round, including junior Nicolas Geyger who finished 16th overall with a score of 217. Classmate Rob Laird was one stroke back in 20th place, while freshman Ville Vaisanen carded a 228 for 64th place. Ryan Brooks and Philip Reiser finished 70th and 80th, respectively.
Duke's 52nd-ranked Michael Schachner and Wake Forest's 11th-ranked Webb Simpson share the individual title with identical 209 totals.
TU will return to action next Sunday-Tuesday, April 20-22 at the Conference USA Championships in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Team Results 1. #16 Duke - 284-290-277=851 2. #35 North Carolina State - 288-286-286=860 3. Memphis - 292-290-282=864 4. #18 Wake Forest - 287-294-287=868 5. #8 Florida State - 284-299-287=870 6. #24 North Carolina - 297-297-283=877 7. Virginia - 298-299--282=879 8. Kansas - 299-294-288=881 9. East Carolina - 294-298-291=883 10. Maryland - 286-307-294=887 11. Rice - 300-299-293=892 12. Tulsa - 296-302-295=893 13. Houston - 299-309-296=904 14. Liberty - 300-313-294=907 15. Navy - 303-309-298=910Top-Five Individuals T1. #52 Michael Schachner, Duke - 68-72-69=209 T1. #11 Webb Simpson, Wake Forest - 67-72-70=209 T3. #10 Jonas Blixt, Florida State - 68-73-70=211 T3. Kent Copeland, North Carolina State - 71-69-71=211 T5. Darren Blair, North Carolina State - 71-72-72=215 T5. Reed Darsie, North Carolina - 73-72-70=215 T5. Robbie Greenwell, Memphis - 72-73-70=215 T5. #23 Matt Hill, North Carolina State - 72-73-70=215 T5. Matthew Pierce, Duke - 76-74-65=215 T5. Donnie Shin, Maryland - 72-71-72=215
Tulsa Results T16. Nicolas Geyger - 70-74-73=217 T20. Rob Laird - 72-73-73=218 T64. Ville Vaisanen - 77-78-73=228 T70. Ryan Brooks - 77-77-76=230 T80. Philip Reiser - 81-80-76=237
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