Cowboys lead, TU men seventh at Sawgrass CC

Jacksonville, Fla. — Oklahoma State leads and Tulsa is seventh after the first 36 holes of the John Hayt Invitational at Sawgrass Country Club.

Oklahoma State opened up a three-shot lead after posting a 13-under total of 563.
 
The Cowboys opened with a 282 during their morning round at the par-72, 6,966-yard layout before following with a 281 during the afternoon. OSU finished the day three shotsclear of UCF and seven ahead of Alabama-Birmingham.
 
UAB’s Sam Love grabbed the individual lead with a 135 total that included rounds of 67 and 68.
 
Coming off his first career victory at the Amer Ari Invitational, sophomore Jordan Niebrugge led a trio of Cowboys in the top 10, finishing the day tied for fifth place. Niebrugge opened with a 72 before posting a 69 during round two to finish the day at 141.
 
Senior Talor Gooch posted a pair of 71s, while freshman Zachary Olsen carded rounds of 69 and 73 to come in tied for ninth place at 142.
 
Redshirt freshman Wyndham Clark posted a 143 total to finish tied for 15th place, signing for rounds of 70 and 73.
 
Senior Ian Davis rallied after a 77 with a 68 to get to his 145 total and stand in a tie for 22nd place.
 
Competing individually, senior Kevin Dougherty posted consecutive 77s to get to 154 and stand alone in 67th place.

Senior Logan McCracken is leading the Tulsa men’s golf team with a 3-under par 141, tied for fifth, while the Hurricane team sits in seventh place in the 15-team field.
McCracken finished his opening round on Monday morning with a 4-under par score of 68, while shooting 1-over par 73 in second round action for his 141 total and fifth-place finish after two days.

Tournament play was suspended twice on Sunday, once for inclement weather and the final time for darkness. Therefore, team’s finished out the first round on Monday morning before the second round got underway.

Tulsa junior Matt Mabrey carded a second round 4-under par 68 after an opening round of 76 and sits in 18th place with a score of 144. Junior Cody Kent shot rounds of 77 and 74 for a 50th-place total of 151, followed by Colton Staggs’ 152 total for 57th place. Staggs shot rounds of 77 and 75.

The tournament will conclude on Tuesday with the final 18 holes.

Team Results
1.          Oklahoma State        282-281=563
2.          UCF                            287-279=566
3.          UAB                           290-280=570
6.          North Texas              299-278=577
5.          GRU Augusta           296-286=582
4.          North Florida           290-293=583
7.          Tulsa                          298-288=586
T8.        Coastal Carolina       293-294=587
T8.        Louisville                   297-290=587
10.        Troy                           300-290=590
11.        Tennessee                 300-293=593
12.        Liberty                       297-298=595
T13.      UNCW                       309-294=603
T13.      Furman                       300-303=603
15.        Jacksonville              313-292=605
 
Top-5 Individuals
1.          Sam Love, UAB                                67-68=135 (-9)
2.          Greg Eason, UCF                              71-65=136 (-8)
3.          Jason Roets, North Texas               73-65=138 (-6)
4.          Maximillan Walz, Louisville            72-68=140 (-4)
T5.        Logan McCracken, Tulsa               68-73=141 (-3)
T5.        Jordan Niebrugge, OSU                  72-69=141 (-3)
T5.        Thomas Sutton, UAB                      73-68=141 (-3)
T5.        Ben Wheeler, Coastal Carolina      67-74=141 (-3)
 
Tulsa Individuals
T5.        Logan McCracken   68-73=141
T18.      Matt Mabrey             76-68=144
T50.      Cody Kent                 77-74=151
T57.      Colton Staggs           77-75=152
T75.      Mark Mumford         84-73=157

 Oklahoma State   Individuals
T5    Jordan Niebrugge     72-69    141
T9    Talor Gooch    71-71    142
T9    Zachary Olsen    69-73    142
T15    Wyndham Clark    70-73    143
T22    Ian Davis   77-68    145