Rice University
Conference USA Championship
Owls 11th at Conference USA Championship
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 1, 2007
Texarkana, Ark. - The Rice Owls golf team placed 11th at the Conference USA Championship with a 319 final round score to close at 924 (296-309-319) at the par 72, 6,935-yard Texarkana Country Club. The Owls' top two performers were sophomores Bobby Thomure (77-77-78) and Erik Petersen (78-74-80). Each tied at 46 with a 232 score. Junior Addison Awe followed at 233 (70-85-78) to finish at 48th. Freshman Michael Buttacavoli was 50 at 237 (78-76-83), while senior Heon Young Lee tied for 52nd at 239 (71-82-86).
With a key eagle on hole No. 12, UAB senior Garrett Osborn carded a 70 in today's final round of the C-USA Championship and picked up medalist honors for the 2007 event with a 212 for 54 holes. Tulsa earned the team title after taking a comfortable lead following the first two rounds of the championship. The Golden Hurricane finished with a nine-under 855, with all five golfers placing in the Top 10. TU sophomore Nicholas Geyger fired the low round of the tournament with a 67 today to finish three-under with a 213. Geyger placed in a three-way tie with teammate Brett Myers and Houston junior Jordan Irwin. Marshall senior Shawn Warren rounded out the All- Tournament Team with an even finish at 216 to place fifth.
Teams battled against scattered showers and cooler temperatures today. On the strength of another strong performance from Osborn and C-USA Newcomer of the Year Brad Smith, the Blazers moved into the runner-up position. UAB and Southern Miss, who placed third in the team standings, both fired a 291 today.
SMU made the climb for 10th place following the first round to a fourth-place finish for the tournament after getting back the services of C-USA Player of the Year Colt Knost. The senior did not play for the Mustangs on Sunday as he was competing as an amateur in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
Houston and UCF finished fifth and sixth, respectively, with scores of 885 (+21) and 886 (+22). Irwin held the lead among the 55-individual field following two rounds of action to lead the Cougars. Junior Giwoh Suh and sophomore Preston Brown both finished among the top 20 for the Golden Knights.
Memphis and UTEP tied for seventh place with a 891 (+27), while Marshall, East Carolina and Rice rounded out the field.
Tulsa receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals, which will be held May 17-19.
11 Rice University +60 F 296 309 319 924
T46 Bobby Thomure +16 F 77 77 78 232
T46 Erik Petersen +16 F 78 74 80 232
48 Addison Awe +17 F 70 85 78 233
50 Michael Buttacavoli +21 F 78 76 83 237
T52 Heon Young Lee +23 F 71 82 86 239
Final Results
1 Tulsa 285 285 285 855 -9
2 UAB 298 286 291 875 +11
3 Southern Mississippi 293 294 291 878 +14
4 SMU 301 287 296 884 +20
5 Houston 295 291 299 885 +21
6 UCF 296 291 299 886 +22
T7 Memphis 288 300 303 891 +27
T7 UTEP 291 297 303 891 +27
9 Marshall 300 293 304 897 +33
10 East Carolina 302 302 296 900 +36
11 Rice 296 309 319 924 +60
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