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Tulsa
Rod Myers Invitational
Men's Golf in Sixth at Rod Myers Invitational
10/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 11, 2014
DURHAM, N.C. -
Senior Matt Mabrey fired a first-round 69, and is tied for 14th place while the Tulsa men's golf team sits in sixth place during a suspended second round at the Rod Myers Invitational at the par-72 Duke Golf Club.
Weather forced officials to suspend play in the second round of the tournament on Saturday. Play will resume at 8 a.m. CT Sunday with the conclusion of the second and final round. The tournament has been reduced to a 36-hole event. It was originally scheduled for 54 holes, with 36 holes to be played on Saturday.
Mabrey carded four birdies on his way to an opening-round 69. He was one of only nine golfers in the field of 72 to score in the 60s Saturday. The Golden Hurricane shot a 2-under par 286 to tie for third after the first round of play.
The first weather delay occurred a 3:24 p.m. ET. Play resumed at 4:30 p.m. ET, but was halted again just 11 minutes later, and was officially suspended for the day at 5:29 p.m. ET.
Tulsa senior Colton Staggs, who is tied for 25th, shot an even-par 72 in the opening round, while sophomore Matthew Marquez carded a first-round 73 and is tied for 37th. Sophomore Francisco Yanez matched five birdies against five bogeys in the first round to score 72, and is currently tied for 45th. Senior Cody Kent scored an 80 in the first round.
TU, which is currently 6-over par in the second round and 4-over par for the tournament, has completed between three and five holes in the round.
North Carolina sits in first place after a first-round 278 and a 15-under score for the tournament. UNC's Ben Griffin, after a first-round 67, and East Carolina's George Kilgore, who posted a first-round 68, are tied for first place at 7-under par.
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TEAM SCORES 1. North Carolina 278-(-5)= -15 to par 2. East Carolina 281-(-6)= -13 to par 3. Baylor 286-(-7)= -9 to par 4. Michigan State 288-(+1)= +1 to par 5. Liberty 287-(+3)= +2 to par 6. Tulsa 286-(+6)= +4 to par T7. Duke 291-(+4)= +7 to par T7. Northwestern 295-(E)= +7 to par 9. Iowa 295-(+3)= +10 to par 10. Charlotte 287-(+13)= +12 to par 11. Notre Dame 296-(+6)= +14 to par 12. Dartmouth 304-(+4)= +20 to parTULSA INDIVIDUALS T14. Matt Mabrey 69-(+2)= -1 to par thru 4 holes T25. Colton Staggs 72-(+1)= +1 to par thru 3 holes T37. Matthew Marquez 73-(+2)= +3 to par thru 5 holes T45. Francisco Yanez 72-(+4)= +4 to par thru 5 holes T62. Cody Kent 80-(+1)= +9 to par thru 5 holes
TOP-5 INDIVIDUALS T1. Ben Griffin, North Carolina 67-(-2)= -7 to par thru 8 holes T1. George Kilgore, East Carolina 68-(-3)= -7 to par thru 6 holes 3. William Register, North Carolina 68-(-2)= -6 to par thru 6 holes 4. Matt Rushton, Notre Dame 68-(E)= -4 to par thru 8 holes T5. Freddy Anderson, Baylor 70-(-1)= -3 to par thru 10 holes T5. Filippo Zuchetti, Baylor 69-(E)= -3 to par thru 8 holes T5. Kyle Jones, Baylor 69-(E)= -3 to par thru 6 holes T5. Hutson Chandler, Liberty 68-(+1)= -3 to par thru 5 holes T5. Al Dickens, East Carolina 71-(-2)= -3 to par thru 4 holes
