Ninth Place Finish at Texoma Championship for Hillcat Men's Golf
Freshman Aaron Davis finished in 21st at the Texoma Championship (photo by Candid Color Photography). KINGSTON, Okla. –
Despite improving by a stroke each round the Rogers State men’s golf team wasn’t
able to break into the top five Tuesday at the Texoma Championship hosted by
Southeastern Oklahoma State.
Held at the 7,085 yard, par-72 Chickasaw Point Golf Resort
championship course the Hillcats posted a team score of 311-310-309 for a
tournament total of 930.
Monday’s opening round 311 by the Cats put RSU in 11th
out of 14 team field. The day improved as a 310 in round two moved coach Lynn
Blevins’ squad to eighth place with a two round total of 621 just six strokes
behind Newman University.
Senior Tanner Owens set the pace for RSU as he shot 74-75-77
to tie for 17th with a 226 total. Aaron Davis continued his impressive
early display as the Jenks High School product finished 21st penciling
in a team best 72 bookended by rounds of 77 and 79 for a tournament total of
228.
Garrett Fey totaled 236 finishing tied for 42nd
with rounds of 79-80-77 while senior Preston Bartley posted first day rounds of
81-83 but improved with a 78 in the final day to tie for 55th. Freshman
Thomas Reilly rounded out the Hillcat five with a tournament total of 248 tied
for 64th with rounds of 83-88-77.
Oklahoma Christian captured the team title with a tournament
total of 872 finishing 16 strokes ahead of second-place Southwestern Oklahoma
State. SWOSU’s Taylor Howie won medalist honors after shooting 74-70-70—214 finishing
two strokes ahead of OC’s Jared Consoli.
Rogers State will return to competition October 29-30 at the Northwood Fall Shootout at Tangle Ridge Golf Club in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Team Scores: 1. Oklahoma Christian 296- 287- 289—872; 2.
Southwestern Okla. State 303- 290- 295—888; 3. Northwood Univ. - Texas 298- 300-
296—894; 4. Newman University 305- 310- 291—906; 5. Paris CC 305- 304- 301—910;
6. West Texas A&M 305- 303- 303—911; 7. Southeastern Okla. State 309- 305-
304—918; 8. Arkansas Tech 310- 316- 303—929; 9. Rogers State 311- 310- 309—930;
10. Sterling College 309- 314- 310—933; 11. Texas A&M-Commerce 310- 321-
307—938; 12. Southeastern Okla. State JV 321- 327- 310—958; 13.
Arkansas-Monticello 327- 326- 330—983; 14. Southern Arkansas 329- 335- 346—1010
Top 5 Player Scores: 1. Taylor Howie SWOSU 74- 70- 70—214; 2.
Jared Consoli OC 71- 72- 73—216; T3. Myles Miller Newman 74- 74- 69—217; T3. Logan
Leggett WTAMU 74- 72- 71—217; T3. Zac Oliver Paris CC 73- 73- 71—217;
RSU Scores: T17. Tanner Owens 74- 75- 77—226; 21. Aaron
Davis 77- 72- 79—228; T42. Garrett Fey 79- 80- 77—236; T55. Preston Bartley 81-
83- 78—242; T64. Thomas Reilly 83- 88- 77—248
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