Nicolas Geyger was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team. |
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Tulsa Men's Golf Team Finishes Fifth at C-USA Championships
April 22, 2008
Texarkana, Arkansas - The Tulsa men's golf team concluded the Conference USA Championships in fifth place on Tuesday afternoon at the par-72 Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Arkansas. TU had the second-best round of the day with an even-par 288 for a three-round 876 total.
Trailing by six strokes going into the final round, 26th-ranked UAB shot the best round of the day with a five-under par 283 to win the team title by nine strokes. Southern Miss (866), Memphis (868), 49th-ranked SMU (873) and Tulsa (876) rounded out the top-five teams.
UAB's 81st-ranked Zach Sucher claimed the individual title with a nine-under par 207.
Golden Hurricane sophomore Rob Laird carded a one-under par 71 in the final round for a 210 total and a third-place mark, while junior Nicolas Geyger shot his best round of the tournament with a 69 today to tie for sixth place with a 216 total. Classmate Ryan Brooks finished in 35th place with a 225 total, freshman Ville Vaisanen was one stroke back in 41st place and freshman Philip Reiser carded a 239 for 54th place.
Geyger was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team, as he has won two tournament titles this year. He has a team-leading 73.8 stroke average and has placed among the top-20 in six out of 10 tournament this season.
Tulsa will return to action at The Maxwell on Saturday-Sunday, May 10-11 in Ardmore, Okla.
Team Results 1. #26 UAB - 283-291-283=857 2. Southern Miss - 286-288-292=866 3. Memphis - 277-291-300=868 4. #49 SMU - 295-286-292=873 5. Tulsa - 291-297-288=876 6. Houston - 282-290-305=807 7. East Carolina - 289-300-290=879 8. UTEP - 297-294-294=885 9. #19 UCF - 287-302-299=888 10. Marshall - 307-292-300=899 11. Rice - 293-299-310=902Top-Five Individuals 1. #81 Zach Sucher, UAB - 68-66-73=207 2. #55 Brad Smith, UAB - 68-75-66=209 T3. Paul Apyan, Southern Miss - 68-69-73=210 T3. Rob Laird, Tulsa - 71-68-71=210 5. Robbie Greenwell, Memphis - 68-73-72=213
Tulsa Results T3. Rob Laird - 71-68-71=210 T6. Nicolas Geyger - 73-74-69=216 T35. Ryan Brooks - 70-78-77=225 T41. Ville Vaisanen - 77-77-72=226 54. Philip Reiser - 78-85-76=239
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