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Wal-Mart National Invitational
Tulsa Places 11th at National Invitational Tournament
3/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 29, 2005
Tucson, Arizona - The Tulsa men's golf team finished in 11th place in the 14-team field at the National Invitational Tournament on Tuesday at the par-72 Omni Tucson National Golf Course. The Hurricane completed the tournament with a four-under par 860 total.
Tulsa turned in its best round of the 54-hole tournament on the final day with a three-under par 285 score, but it wasn't enough to move up in the standings.
TCU captured the team title, while holding the lead from day one. Rounding out the top-10 teams were third-place UNLV and Arizona `A', fifth-place Texas, New Mexico in sixth place, followed by a two-way tie for seventh place, Arizona `B' and Pepperdine, and ninth-place, USC and Arizona State.
Hurricane sophomore Mitch Cohlmia finished in a 19th place tie with a three-under par score of 213. Cohlmia carded a final round score of even-par 72 today. The top-20 finish for Cohlmia was his fifth straight this year.
Austin Hackett turned in his second straight round of 71 today, and ended with a one-under par score of 215 for 31st place. Sam Korbe had the best round for the Hurricane on Tuesday with a three-under par score of 69 and ended the tournament in 37th place with an even-par 216 total.
Brett Myers, who carded an even-par 73 today, finished in 54th place with a three-over par score of 219, while Ryan Henry's 74 gave him a five-over par 220 total for the tournament.
Arkansas' Matt Bortis claimed the individual title with a 12-under par 204 score after scoring a four-under par 68 today. TCU's J.J. Killeen, the first and second round leader, dropped to 10th place after shooting a 74 on the final round.
Tulsa is back in action at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, April 4-5, in Austin, Texas.
Team Standings 1. TCU 276-283-279=838 2. Arkansas 282-278-281=841 3. UNLV 277-287-279=843 Arizona `A' 281-281-281=843 5. Texas 286-276-282=844 6. New Mexico 280-286-282=848 7. Arizona `B' 280-283-287=850 Pepperdine 286-285-279=850 9. Arizona State 280-292-287=859 USC 287-286-286=859 11. Tulsa 286-289-285=860 Minnesota 289-287-284=860 13. Washington 290-291-281=862 14. Kent State 285-298-295=878Tulsa Scores T19 Mitch Cohlmia 68-73-72=213 (-3) T31 Austin Hackett 73-71-71=215 (-1) T37 Sam Korbe 74-73-69=216 (E) T54 Brett Myers 74-72-73=219 (+3) T57 Ryan Henry 71-75-74=220 (+4)
Top Individuals 1. Matt Bortis, Arkansas 69-67-68=204 (-12) 2. Michael Putnam, Pepperdine 67-72-66=205 (-11) Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas 69-67-69=205 (-11) 4. Bronson LaCassie, Minnesota 70-72-65=207 (-9) Nathan Lashley, Arizona 70-68-69=207 (-9) Jesse Mueller, Arizona State 69-72-66=207 (-9)
