The Basics
Event: Graeme McDowell Invitational
Location: Limestone Springs / Oneonta, Alabama (Par 72)
ONEONTA, Ala. – The Oral Roberts men's golf team finished third at the Graeme McDowell Invitational at Limestone Springs in Oneonta, Alabama.
News and Notes
- After an opening round with a 292 (+4) score, the Golden Eagles came out in round two and shot nine strokes better with a 279 (-9). ORU claimed a 281 (-7) score for round three to push them to finish third with an 852 (-12) score. ORU finished six strokes behind second place Lamar and 10 strokes behind team winner UAB.
-
Rocco Repetto-Taylor had a top five finish with a 208 (-8) score to put him tied for fourth overall. He was two strokes shy of first. He totaled 18 birdies with three being on the back nine holes in round three. He hit four consecutive birdies on holes nine through 13 in the second round. In round one, he hit an eagle on No. 8. He is one stroke from third place and five from first.
-
Kevin An finished tied for 15
th overall with his best round coming in the final round with a 67 (-5) score. He connected for seven birdies in the final round with five being on the front nine. He hit four birdies through six holes on numbers six through 11. He had 16 birdies overall.
-
Jackson Drake came in tied for 16
th in the field with a 215 (-1) scorecard. He shot 12 birdies in the tournament and in round two he made four consecutive birdies on holes seven through 10.
-
Delbert Brooks,
Gustav Liljeberg and
Presten Richardson each closed out the tournament with a 217 (+1) score. Brooks had the lowest-round score of the day between the three Golden Eagles with a 69 (-3).
- ORU will compete in the Everett Buick GMC Classic beginning Monday, October 16 at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas.
ORU Individual Results
T4
Rocco Repetto-Taylor 73-66-69—208 (-8)
T15
Kevin An 75-72-67—214 (-2)
T16
Jackson Drake 70-73-72—215 (-1)
T25
Delbert Brooks 77-71-69—217 (+1)
T25
Presten Richardson 76-70-71—217 (+1)
T25
Gustav Liljeberg 73-72-72—217 (+1)
Team Results
1 UAB 290-268-284—842 (-22)
2 Lamar 278-288-280—846 (-18)
3 Oral Roberts 292-279-281—852 (-12)
4 Louisiana 291-285-282—858 (-6)
5 Jacksonville State 289-280-290—859 (-5)
6 North Alabama 286-287-290—863 (-1)
7 Troy 288-290-288—866 (+2)
8 Louisiana-Monroe 291-287-289—867 (+3)
T9 Southern Illinois 293-285-294—872 (+8)
T9 UTRGV 291-289-292—872 (+8)
11 UAB (B) 288-295-292—875 (+11)
12 Samford 297-289-292—878 (+14)
13 Tarleton State 296-295-301—892 (+28)
14 USC Upstate 300-296-307—903 (+39)
For the latest information on ORU Athletics, follow the Golden Eagles on
Facebook,
Twitter and
Instagram, or go to
www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by the new ORU Athletics App in the Google Play or App Store.
#GoldenStandard