ORU finishes third in Nebraska

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.  – Four shots back of the lead entering the final round, the Oral Roberts University men’s golf team cut the deficit in half, but couldn’t get to the top of the leaderboard in the UNO Invitationa, finishing third overall at 896 (302-297-297), two shots back of Omaha and Weber State, who tied for the team title at 894.

 ORU Results
T3 – Scott Newell – 75-71-73—219
T12 – Will Paulsell – 71-81-74—226
T14 – Trevor Torgerson – 78-74-75—227
T29 – Ollie Penn – 78-77-75—230
T32 – Parker Dolezal – 78-75-79—232  
 
Complete Team Results
T1 – Weber State – 294-301-299—894
T1 – Omaha – 301-299-294—894
3 – Oral Roberts – 302-297-297—896
4 – South Dakota – 306-300-292—898
T5 – North Dakota State – 304-292-303—899
T5 – Indian Hills CC – 300-300-299—899
7 – Nicholls State – 312-314-313—939
8 – Creighton – 310-311-319—940
9 – Iowa Western CC – 312-310-322—944
10 – North Dakota – 327-318-312—957

News & Notes
–       Scott Newell finished third individually for the second time in as many tournaments this season

–       ORU has finished first and third, respectively, in the first two tournaments of the season. Last year, ORU only finished third or better in three of the 10 tournaments

–       Ollie Penn finished fourth on the team and t-29th overall, meaning the Golden Eagles counted his score in his first competition for the Golden Eagles.