Tulsa Men Golfers Place at The Maxwell

Tulsa's Nicolas Geyger finishes in seventh-place tie


Tulsa junior Nicolas Geyger fired an even-par 70 on Sunday and finished the tournament with a one-over par 211 for seventh place at The Maxwell.

May 11, 2008

Ardmore, Oklahoma - The Tulsa men's golf team closed out he 2008 campaign with a seventh-place performance in a field of 10 teams at The Maxwell on Sunday afternoon.

The Hurricane carded a final round 282 and finished the 54-hole event at the par-70 Dornick Hills Country Club with an eight-under par 832 score.

Oklahoma State overtook second round leader Michigan to grab the team title as the Cowboys fired a final round 269 for a 31-under par 809 score, while Michigan finished at 28-under par with an 812 score. Wichita State (819), Oklahoma City (821) and Middle Tennessee State (823) rounded out the top-five teams.

Tulsa junior Nicolas Geyger fired an even-par 70 on Sunday and finished the tournament with a one-over par 211. His seventh-place finish is his fifth top-10 performance of the season. Fellow junior Rob Laird finished in 21st place with a final round two-over par 72 to finish the event with a six-over par 216 total.

Junior Ryan Brooks placed 32nd overall with a nine-over par 219 score after equaling his best round of the tournament with a 72. Freshman Philip Reiser and Ville Vaisanen finished in 52nd and 55th place, respectively. Reiser had a 75 today for a 226 total, while Vaisanen finished with a round of 79 for a three-round total of 229.

Michigan's Bill Rankin held on to win individual medalist honors with a round of 69 today for an eight-under par total of 202. He finished four strokes ahead of second-place Kevin Tway of Oklahoma State, who carded an even-par 70 and finished with a four-under par 206.

 

 


Team Results
1.	Oklahoma State	266-274-269=809 (-31)
2.	Michigan	270-267-275=812 (-28)
3.	Wichita State	271-273-275=819 (-21)
4.	Oklahoma City	270-273-278=821 (-19)
5.	Middle Tenn.    271-276-276=823 (-17)
6.	SMU	        273-279-277=829 (-11)
7.	Tulsa	        274-276-282=832 (-8)
8.	Colorado	282-278-274=834 (-6)
9.	Oklahoma	282-278-289=849 (+9)
10.	Missouri	280-287-288=855 (+15)

Tulsa Individuals T7. Nicolas Geyger 72-69-70=211 (+1) T21. Rob Laird 73-71-72=216 (+6) T32. Ryan Brooks 72-75-72=219 (+9) 52. Philip Reiser 75-76-75=226 (+16) 55. Ville Vaisanen 74-76-79=229 (+19)

Top-5 Individuals 1. Bill Rankin, Michigan 67-66-69=202 (-8) 2. Kevin Tway, Oklahoma St. 67-69-70=206 (-4) 3. Anthony Michael, OCU 65-72-70=207 (-3) T4. Chas Narramore, Middle Tenn. 69-72-68=209 (-1) T4. Tim Schaetzel, Michigan 66-72-71=209 (-1)

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