OKLAHOMA CITY – Third-ranked Oklahoma City is back in another talent-laden men's golf tournament next week at Dalton State's Roadrunner Classic.
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The Tournament is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at The Farm in Rocky Face, Georgia.
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OCU Notebook
Previously: Oklahoma City finished fifth at The Battle, hosted by Wayland Baptist, with some remarkable holes by the Stars. OCU had the disadvantage of having to finish its second round on Tuesday morning.
Carter Ray led the Stars in seventh place at three over with rounds of 70, 75 and 74. He had a second-round eagle on the eighth hole and finished with nine birdies.
Jack Newton ended his day with an eagle on the 18
th hole on Tuesday. He also eagled the eighth hole in the second round. Newton, who tied teammateÂ
Cameron Bozyk for 26
th, had two rounds of 77 and finished the third round at 70 for eight over par. He had nine birdies and two eagles for the tournament. Bozyk, who, while on the course in round three, was named Sooner Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week for his win last week, had rounds of 72, 77, and 78. He had seven birdies in the tournament.
Christian Yanovitch went 75-78-72 and was nine over in 31
st place. He led OCU with 11 birdies for the tournament.
Philipp Perzl finished the tournament with six birdies and rounds of 81, 82 and 77 to finish at 24 over par.
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OCU Lineup: For this tournament,
Carter Ray,
Cameron Bozyk,
Jack Newton,
Christian Yanovitch and
Simon Jansson. Yanovitch leads that group with a stroke average of 71.2, followed by Ray at 71.3, Newton at 71.6, Jansson at 72.4 and Bozyk at 73.
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The Field: Eleven of the 12 teams in the field are in the NAIA Top 25, including No. 2 Reinhardt, OCU, No. 4 Webber International, No. 6 Coastal Georgia, No. 8 Blue Mountain Christian, No. 11, Lindsey Wilson, No. 12 Dalton State, No. 13 Texas Wesleyan, No. 15 MidAmerica Nazarene, No. 16 Wayland Baptist and No. 22 Ave Maria. The odd team out, Ottawa-Arizona, was ranked 14
th in the final poll of the fall semester.
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