PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The Oral Roberts men's golf program kicked off its spring season at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Springs, California, at the Classic Club.
 
The Classic Club is a par 72 course that plays 7,305 yards.

As a team, ORU finished twelve-under par (283-284-285) and earned a fourth-place finish in the 23-team field. Ben Gratzl and Jose Sanchez each finished in the top 15 at eight-under and five-under par, respectively. Colorado (#46) took home the team title, shooting 34-under par (276-271-283). Maryland's Emil Riegger claimed the individual title with a score of 10-under par (70-69-67).

Ben Gratzl fired 71-69-68, earning a team-low T5 finish at eight-under par. His seventeen birdies were tied for the most over the three-day tournament.

Jorge Sanchez tied for 11th at six-under par (70-70-70). Sanchez's second of his three 70's was bogey-free.

Christian Johnson shot 70-72-74 (E), closing out the Wyoming Desert Classic tied for 34^th.
 
Phillip Voetmann concluded the Wyoming Desert Classic tied for 52^nd with a score of three-over par (72-73-74).
 
Gustav Liljeberg rounded out the scoring for ORU, shooting 73-74-73 (+4). Liljeberg placed tied for 58^th.

Team Scores:

• Colorado (#46) – 1st | -34
• Maryland – 2nd | -22
• California Baptist – 3rd | -19
• Oral Roberts – 4th | -12
• Omaha – 5th | -9
• Sacramento State – 6th | -8
• Wyoming – 7th | -6
• Utah Tech – 8th | E
• Seattle – 9th | +1
• Drake – 10th | +2
• East Texas A&M – T11 | +4
• UC Santa Barbara – T11 | +4
• Cal Poly – 13th | +6
• UC Irvine – T14 | +18
• Hawaii – T14 | +18
• Cal State Fullerton – 16th | +21
• Southern Utah – T17 | +27
• UC Riverside – T17 | +27
• Eastern Washington – 19th | +29
• Cal State Northridge – 20th | +35
• Northern Iowa – 21st | +43
• Valparaiso – 22nd | +48
• College of the Desert – 23rd | +50

 
Individual Scores:

• Ben Gratzl – T5 | -8
• Jorge Sanchez Gutierrez – T11 | -6
• Christian Johnson – T34 | E
• Phillip Voetmann – T52 | +3
• Gustav Liljeberg – T58 | +4

 
Up Next
The Golden Eagles will head to the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette, Louisiana, from March 9^th-10^th. Follow @ORUMensGolf on Instagram or keep up with on ORU men's golf on X and Facebook by following @ORUAthletics.