McCracken, Tulsa lead C-USA Championship at Oak Tree
Edmond, Okla. – The Tulsa men’s golf team sits in first place at the Conference USA Championships after carding an 8-over par 288 in first round action. Hurricane senior Logan McCracken leads the individual race after turning in a score of 3-under par 67 at the East Course at Oak Tree Country Club.
After a weather delay, Tulsa took a two-stroke lead over second-place UAB (290) after the first 18 holes, while Charlotte is one spot back with a 291 score, followed by Middle Tennessee and Rice (293) rounding out the top-5 teams.
McCracken birdied his first four holes as he began the day on the 10th hole, before a bogey at the par-3 14th hole stopped his streak of birdie putts. He finished his first nine holes at 4-under par after another birdie on hole 18. McCracken was 5-under par heading into his last hole, but double-bogeyed the par-4 ninth hole.
Tulsa’s Matt Mabrey scored an even par 70, turning in five birdie putts and five bogeys, and enters Monday’s second round in a five-way tie for third place. Junior Colton Staggs finished the day in 14th place at 73.
Mark Mumford and Matthew Marquez finished the day tied for 44th place after turning in rounds of 78 on Sunday.
Second round action takes place on Monday as Tulsa tee’s off beginning at 8:45 a.m.
Team Results
1. Tulsa 288
2. UAB 290
3. Charlotte 291
T4. Middle Tennessee 293
T4. Rice 293
6. North Texas 296
7. Southern Miss 298
8. UTEP 302
9. LA Tech 304
10. Marshall 306
T11. UTSA 307
T11. Old Dominion 307
13. East Carolina 308
14. Florida Atlantic 310
Tulsa Individuals
1. Logan McCracken 67 (-3)
T3. Matt Mabrey 70 (E)
T14. Colton Staggs 73 (+3)
T44. Mark Mumford 78 (+8)
T44. Matthew Marquez 78 (+8)
Top-5 Individuals
1. Logan McCracken, Tulsa 67 (-3)
2. Victor Lange, LA Tech 68 (-2)
T3. Payne Denman, MTSU 70 (E)
T3. Paul Dunne, UAB 70 (E)
T3. Tommy Economou, Rice 70 (E)
T3. Matt Mabrey, Tulsa 70 (E)
T3. Kevin Reilly, Rice 70 (E)
