Tulsa Golfers Place 13th at the Rod Myers Invitational
9/13/2015 6:33:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Tulsa men's golf team finished in 13th place at the sixth annual Rod Myers Invitational on Sunday with a 54-hole score of 927. Tulsa turned in rounds of 302 and 305 on Saturday and finished the final 18 holes at the par-72 Duke University Golf Club with a score of 320.
Tulsa's Sebastian Smith led the Hurricane with a 228 total for 42nd place. He opened with two straight rounds of one-over par 73, but finished with an 82 on Sunday. Sam Humphreys, Matthew Marquez, and Francisco Yanez tied for 65th place as each shot a three-round total of 236. Freshman Marc Kepka, who got off to a good start in his first collegiate round Saturday with an opening round of 72, finished the event in 69th place with a 238 total.
Wake Forest claimed the team title with a two-under par 862, while the Deacons' Will Zalatoris won individual medalist honors with an eight-under par score of 208.
Tulsa will be back in action at the Windon Memorial Classic, Sept. 27-28, in Glencoe, Illinois.
Team Results
1. Wake Forest 288-279-295=862
2. Duke 286-282-295=863
3. Penn State 286-289-300=875
4. East Carolina 292-287-300=879
5. Kansas 291-296-296=883
6. Liberty 290-298-296=884
7. Loyola-Maryland 293-287-305=885
8. Kansas State 292-289-308=889
9. Maryland 294-292-307=893
10. UNCW 299-289-306=894
11. UNCG 293-301-301=895
12. Notre Dame 301-299-311=911
13. Tulsa 302-305-320=927
14. Davidson 310-301-320=931
Tulsa Individuals
T42. Sebastian Smith 73-73-82=228
T65. Sam Humphreys 79-80-77=236
T65. Matthew Marquez 81-76-79=236
T65. Francisco Yanez 78-76-82=236
T69. Marc Kepka 72-83-83=238
Top-5 Individuals
1. Will Zalatoris, WFU 66-66-76=208 (-8)
2. Adam Wood, Duke 69-67-73=209 (-7)
3. Isaiah Logue, Liberty 67-73-71=211 (-5)
4. Connor Flach, Loyola-Md 69-70-74=213 (-3)
T5. Kyle Weldon, Kansas State 70-72-72=214 (-2)
T5. Jake McGlone, UNCG 67-75-72=214 (-2)
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