Tulsa
Rio Pinar Invitational
Tulsa Men's Golfers Finish 13th at Rio Pinar Invitational
2/26/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Feb. 26, 2008
Orlando, Florida - The Tulsa men's golf team finished in 13th place at the Rio Pinar Invitational on Tuesday, after carding a final round of 293 for a 54-hole total of 879 at the par-72 Rio Pinar Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla.
UCF won the team title with an 18-under par 846 total, followed by Wichita State (858), Louisville (859), Mississippi (862) and North Florida (867) to round out the top-five teams.
Tulsa sophomore Rob Laird finished 19th overall with a score of 216 after today's team-best round of 70. Junior Ryan Brooks and sophomore Jake Chominsky tallied three-round 220 totals to tie for 37th-place, while freshman Ville Vaisanen registered a 223 total for 56th-place. Nicolas Geyger had a 229 score to finish 77th overall.
Individually, the Knight's Greg Forest and Mike Stern tied for first place with 11-under par 205 scores.
Tulsa will be in action next at the General Jim Hackler Invitational on March 9-10 at Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Team Results 1. UCF 287-274-285=846 2. Wichita State 284-283-291=858 3. Louisville 288-285-286=859 4. Mississippi 280-290-292=862 5. North Florida 295-289-283=867 6. Texas-Arlington 290-288-290=868 7. Iowa State 292-282-296=870 8. Southern Miss 291-292-288=871 9. Ohio State 288-289-297=874 10. Kentucky 293-286-296=875 T11. Tenn.-Chattanooga 291-289-297=877 T11. Memphis 295-283-299=877 13. Tulsa 288-298-293=879 14. South Alabama 297-293-295=885 15. Old Dominion 295-293-303=891 16. Mercer 298-292-302=892 17. South Florida 299-304-300=903 18. Arkansas State 315-296-295=906Tulsa Individuals T19. Rob Laird 71-75-70=216 T37. Ryan Brooks 72-73-75=220 T37. Jake Chominsky 72-75-73=220 T56. Ville Vaisanen 73-75-75=223 T77. Nicolas Geyger 73-78-78=229
Top-Five Individuals T1. Greg Forest, UCF 70-64-71=205 T1. Mike Stern, UCF 72-64-69=205 3. Ian Rochester, Memphis 69-68-72=209 T4. Derek Fathauer, Louisville 70-70-70=210 T4. Johnny Caldwell, South Alabama 69-69-72=210
