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Junior Ryan Brooks carded a two-under par 70 for a seventh-place mark.

Junior Ryan Brooks carded a two-under par 70 for a seventh-place mark.

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Tulsa Men's Golf Team in Seventh Place at C-USA Championships

Tournament continues on Monday and Tuesday

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April 20, 2008

Texarkana, Arkansas - The Tulsa men's golf team sits in seventh place with a three-over par 291 after the first round at the Conference USA Championship at the par-72 Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Arkansas.

Memphis shot an 11-under par 277 for first place, followed by Houston (282), #26 UAB (283), Southern Miss (286) and #19 UCF (287) to round out the top-five teams.

Junior Ryan Brooks had a three-under par after the 16th hole, but hit a double bogey on the 17th hole and concluded the round with a his fifth birdie for a two-under par 70 and a seventh-place mark. Sophomore Rob Laird sits one stroke back in 11th place, while junior Nicolas Geyger hit a one-over par 73 for 22nd place. Freshmen Ville Vaisanen and Philip Reiser are in 48th- and 49th-place, respectively.

Six players carded a four-under par 68 in the first round to tie for first place, including Paul Apyan (Southern Miss), Robbie Greenwell (Memphis), #49 Ian Rochester (Memphis), Brady Shivers (Houston) #55 Brad Smith (UAB) and #81 Zach Sucher (UAB).

The second round will be played on Monday, while the third and final round will be played on Tuesday.

Team Results
1. Memphis - 277
2. Houston - 282
3. #26 UAB - 283
4. Southern Miss - 286
5. #19 UCF - 287
6. East Carolina - 289
7. Tulsa - 291
8. Rice - 293
9. #49 SMU - 295
10. UTEP - 297
11. Marshall - 307

Top-Five Individuals T1. Paul Apyan, Southern Miss - 68 T1. Robbie Greenwell, Memphis - 68 T1. #49 Ian Rochester, Memphis - 68 T1. Brady Shivers, Houston - 68 T1. #55 Brad Smith, UAB - 68 T1. #81 Zach Sucher, UAB - 68

Tulsa Results T7. Ryan Brooks - 70 T11. Rob Laird - 71 T22. Nicolas Geyger - 73 48. Ville Vaisanen - 77 T49. Philip Reiser - 78