Tulsa men take eighth place at Thunderbird Invitational

Tempe, Ariz. – The Tulsa men’s golf team finished in an eighth-place tie with a 54-hole total of 866 at the 42nd Annual ASU Thunderbird Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz.  The Hurricane turned in a final round score of 284, Tulsa’s best round of the three-day tournament.
 
Tulsa junior Matt Mabrey carded a final round 68 and finished in eighth place with a four-under par total of 209. Senior Mark Mumford finished in 26th place after turning in a 54-hole total of 215, after a two-over par 215 today. Fellow senior Logan McCracken had a final round even-par 71 and finished with a seven-over par 220 score for 43rd place.
 
Tulsa’s Matthew Marquez and Colton Staggs finished in 73rd and 75th place, respectively. Marquez carded a one-over par 72 for a 230 total, while Staggs finished with a 231 total after carding two straight rounds of 75 and today’s 81 score.

Host and 32nd-ranked Arizona State claimed the team title with an 817 total score, followed by Iowa (837), Arizona (847), Pepperdine (848) and Iowa State (851) rounding out the top-five teams. ASU’s Jon Rahm paced the Sun Devils and won individual medalist honors with a 21-under par score of 192.
 
Tulsa is back in action at the River Landing Intercollegiate, April 11-12, in Wallace, North Carolina.

Team Results
1. Arizona State                271-272-274=817
2. Iowa                     278-277-282=837
3. Arizona                              284-274-289=847
4. Pepperdine                       288-278-282=848
5. Iowa State                       279-274-298=851
6. San Diego                     283-286-291=860      
7. Wichita State                      284-282-295=861
T8. Washington State             290-279-297=866
T8. New Mexico State                 287-288-291=866
T8. Tulsa                                   291-291-284=866
11. Denver                                 284-297-295=875
T12. Colorado State                    287-292-300=879
T12. Hawaii                                 293-290-296=879
14. St. John’s                            292-296-294=882
15. Fresno State                         301-289-301=891
 
Tulsa Individuals
T8. Matt Mabrey                           74-67-68=209
T26. Mark Mumford                        71-71-73=215
T43. Logan McCracken                    71-78-71=220
T73. Matthew Marquez                   78-80-72=230
T75. Colton Staggs                           75-75-81=231

Top-5 Individuals
1. Jon Rahm, Arizona State               62-64-66=192 (-21)
2. Alex McMahon, Arizona                     70-62-68=200 (-13)
3. Brian Bullington, Iowa            68-70-68=206 (-7)
T4. Kevin DeHuff, Pepperdine            67-71-69=207 (-6)
T4. Steven Ihm, Iowa                           71-66-70=207 (-6)
T4. Frederick Wedel, Pepperdine            74-67-66=207 (-6)