Sept. 24, 2012

Birmingham, Ala. - The Tulsa men's golf team is in fifth place following two rounds at the Graeme McDowell Shoal Creek Invitational. The Hurricane carded identical rounds of 289 for a 578 score at the par-72 Shoal Creek Country Club.

Tulsa sits just two strokes out of second place and seven strokes behind tournament leader Houston's 571 score. LSU is in second place at 576, followed by a third-place tie between host UAB and Memphis with scores of 577.

Tulsa senior Chris Worrell shot identical even-par round scores of 72 for a 144 total to sit in 12th place heading into the final round on Tuesday. Mark Mumford and Colton Staggs each tallied identical 73s in each of the two rounds for a two-over par 146 total.

Matt Mabrey carded a one-under par 71 on the first 18 holes, but went to four-over par on the final 18 holes to finish with a 147 score for 24th place. Logan McCracken, who is in 29th place, started out the day with a score of 77, but rebounded on the final 18 holes to score a one-under par 71 for a 148 total.

North Texas' Rodolfo Cazaubon holds a one-stroke lead in the individual race with a six-under par 138, while LSU's duo of Stewart Jolly and Curtis Thompson sit in a second-place tie at five-under par 139.

The final round begins on Tuesday morning. Tulsa will tee-off at 8:15 am.

Team Results
1.	Houston	        292-279=571
2.	LSU	        286-290=576
T3.	UAB	        292-285=577
T3.	Memphis	        289-288=577
5.	Tulsa	        289-289=578
6.	North Texas	288-293=581
7.	North Florida	292-295=587
8.	Kennesaw State	296-292=588
9.	Dartmouth	309-296=605
10.	SE Louisiana	301-305=606
11.	Southern Miss	313-298=611
Tulsa Individuals
12.	Chris Worrell	72-72=144
T18.	Mark Mumford	73-73=146
T18.	Colton Staggs	73-73=146
T24.	Mat Mabrey	71-76=147
29.	Logan McCracken	77-71=148
Top-5 Individuals
1.	Rodolfo Cazaubon, North Texas	68-70=138 (-6)
T2.	Stewart Jolly, LSU	        70-69=139 (-5)
T2.	Curtis Thompson, LSU	        69-70=139 (-5)
T4.	Sam Love, UAB	                70-70=140 (-4)
T4.	Wesley McClain, Houston	        72-68=141 (-3)