ARDMORE, Okla. – Host Oklahoma City University will be among six ranked NAIA men's golf teams competing in the Oklahoma City Spring Classic on Monday and Tuesday at Dornick Hills Golf and Country Club.
Top-ranked Oklahoma Christian, second-rated Oklahoma City, No. 4 Grand View (Iowa), No. 8 Southern Nazarene, No. 11 Texas Wesleyan and No. 19 Wayland Baptist (Texas) square off in the 54-hole event.
The teams play 36 holes starting 9 a.m. Monday. Tuesday's competition will be 18 holes starting 8:15 a.m.
OCU hosted the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships at Dornick Hills last season.
“The community of Ardmore and the golf course treat you well,” OCU coach Kyle Blaser said. “It's a privilege to play here. It's the shortest tough course you'll see. It's tricky with a lot of undulation on the greens.”
The Stars have captured four team titles in seven starts this season. OCU took third place in the Dallas Baptist Patriot Invitational on March 27-28 in its last event.
Clark Collier, a junior from Edmond, Okla., leads OCU with a 71.47 stroke average. Collier has two victories this season. James Marchesani, a freshman from Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, has added a 71.75 stroke average for the Stars. Collier captured the individual title as Marchesani finished runner-up in the U.C. Ferguson Classic on Sept. 27-28 at Lincoln Park Golf Course.
OCU will compete in the SAC Championships on April 26-27 at Cherokee Hills Golf Course in Catoosa, Okla.
Dornick Hills has recently been site of The Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate hosted by Oklahoma State. The Maxwell annually featured the best college teams in the nation.
Perry Maxwell designed Dornick Hills, which plays as a par-70, 6,543-yard course typically considered among the top five golf courses in Oklahoma. The Dornick Hills clubhouse features a view of the Arbuckle Mountains.
Maxwell laid out 75 courses in Oklahoma including Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., and redesigned Augusta National Golf Club and Pine Valley Golf Club among others.
