Tulsa closes strong to finish fifth at PING ASU Invitational
PHOENIX, Ariz. –– Tulsa shot its best round of the PING ASU Invitational during the final round of the event, a 4-under 284 to earn a top five finish at the event.
Coming into the day, TU was sitting in ninth place, but the Golden Hurricane improved four spots on the leaderboard. The four-spot improvement on the day was the best of any team in the field. TU shot 7-over-par 871 to earn the fifth place finish. The Hurricane carded 182 pars for the tournament, the third most by any team.
Arizona State won the event by shooting 36-under-par over the three-day event. Northwestern finished second with a score of 23-under-par. Kansas (11-under-par) and UCLA (three-under-par) finished in third and fourth place. Tulsa tied with Pepperdine at seven-over-par to tie for fifth.
A trio of TU players finished tied for 21st at the PING ASU Invitational. Lovisa Gunnar led the trio on the final day, who shot 2-under-par 70 in the round. She had two birdies on her opening nine before having a bogey and birdie on her closing nine. She was 1-over 217 for the tournament.
Following was Romaine Masserey, who fired a 71 on the final day. Sydney Seigel was the third member of the team to finish in a tie for 21st place after a final round of even-par 72.
Jenni Roller moved up 11 spots on the leaderboard on the final day with a 1-under 71 to finish at 4-over 220 and tied for 32nd. Allyn Stephens shot 76 and finished tied for 70th.Hanna Robinett carded a 77 playing as an individual and finished at 232 and tied for 68th.
The Golden Hurricane returns to action on April 7-8 when it travels to Dallasto participate in the Veritex Bank Collegiate hosted by SMU. The event will be held at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
TEAM SCORES
| 1. | #9 Arizona State | 828 (-36) |
| 2. | #12 Northwestern | 841 (-23) |
| 3. | #21 Kansas | 853 (-11) |
| 4. | #25 UCLA | 861 (-3) |
| 5. | Tulsa | 871 (+7) |
| 5. | Pepperdine | 871 (+7) |
| 7. | California | 873 (+9) |
| 8. | New Mexico | 882 (+18) |
| 9. | Grand Cayon | 883 (+19) |
| 10. | Northern Arizona | 887 (+23) |
| 11. | Abilene Christian | 889 (+25) |
| 12. | New Mexico State | 899 (+35) |
| 13. | Florida Atlantic | 902 (+38) |
TULSA SCORES
T21. Lovisa Gunnar 74-73-70 (+1)
T21. Romaine Masserey 74-72-71 (+1)
T21. Sydney Seigel 76-69-72 (+1)
T32. Jenni Roller 73-76-71 (+4)
T70. Allyn Stephens 79-79-76 (+18)
*T68. Hanna Robinett 76-79-77 (+16)
