Tulsa women, ORU men to host events at Golf Club of Oklahoma, Cedar Ridge, respectively

Collegiate golf fans will have two opportunities next week to follow local teams.

The University of Tulsa and the Oral Roberts University women’s teams will be competing in the Route 66 Invitational honoring Dale McNamara, the legendary former Tulsa coach. The 54-hole event is scheduled Monday (36 holes) and Tuesday (18 holes) at the Golf Club of Oklahoma in Broken Arrow.

Live scoring for the event will be here. The 16-team field includes teams from all over the country including Gonzaga, Georgia, Iowa, North Florida, Coastal Carolina, Seattle, Montana State, Cal-Poly and Colorado State.

Samantha Olsen and Zoe Shamy have been the two top performers for TU in the fall, with stroke averages of 71.8 and 71.4 respectively.

Oral Roberts is coming off a victory Tuesday in the MSU Payne Stewart Invitational at Twin Oaks Country Club, The Golden Eagles finished at 23-over-par to secure the tournament championship, holding off host Missouri State, which finished second at 27-over.

Anna Swan led the Golden Eagles individually, tying for second at 3-over-par. Swan closed the tournament with a 73 in the final round to finish among the tournament’s top performers.

Angelina Guertin also delivered a strong showing, tying for fifth at 5-over-par, closing the tournament with a 71 in the final round to help lead ORU’s championship effort.

The Oral Roberts men’s team will be hosting The Clerico Monday and Tuesday at Cedar Ridge Country Club, also in Broken Arrow. The tournament is named after Tulsa businessman and long-time Oral Roberts supporter John Clerico.

No. 3-ranked New Mexico is the top-rated team in the 13-team field that also includes several individuals from Oklahoma State. The complete field can be viewed here.