TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's golf program turned a three-shot deficit into a 10-shot victory Tuesday, shooting a 2-under-par final round to win The Clerico at Cedar Ridge Country Club with a 54-hole score of 14-over-par (+6, +10, -2).

New Mexico led after 36 holes at 13-over, with ORU in second at 16-over. In the final round, ORU's 2-under was the only sub-par team score in the 13-team field and the lowest team round of the tournament. New Mexico shot 11-over in the same round and finished second at 24-over. ORU gained 13 strokes on the Lobos over the final 18 holes and improved by 12 strokes from its second round. South Alabama and Kansas State tied for third at 25-over.

Junior Ben Gratzl led the way, closing with a 6-under-par round to win the individual title at 6-under (-1, +1, -6). Gratzl began the final round at even par, six strokes behind 36-hole leader Johnnie Clark of New Mexico, and finished two shots clear of Clark (-3, -3, +2), who placed second at 4-under.

Gonzalo Banos (E, -1, E) finished third at 1-under, giving ORU two of the three players to finish the tournament under par. and Jorge Sanchez Gutierrez (+1, +4, +5) tied for 28th at 10-over, Sam Morris (+6, +8, +1) tied for 45th at 15-over, and Gustav Liljeberg (+7, +6, +3) tied for 52nd at 16-over. Gratzl (64), Banos (70), Morris (71) and Liljeberg (73) posted ORU's four counting scores in the final round.

Final Team Standings:
1. Oral Roberts, +14
2. New Mexico, +24
T3. South Alabama, +25
T3. Kansas State, +25
5. New Mexico State, +26
6. Colorado State, +30
T7. Louisiana Tech, +41
T7. Louisiana, +41
T9. North Alabama, +42
T9. UTRGV, +42
11. North Texas, +46
12. UTEP, +49
13. San Jose State, +60

Up Next
Tuesday concluded the Golden Eagles' fall schedule. ORU will return to the course in the spring of 2027.

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