University of Oklahoma Athletics

OU To Compete In The Prestige At PGA West

October 31, 2003 | Men's Golf

The University of Oklahoma men's golf team will compete in its fourth and final tournament of the fall beginning Monday and concluding Tuesday (Nov. 3-4) in the Prestige at PGA West. The tournament will be played in La Quinta, Calif.

In its last event, OU finished by placing 15th in the Carpet Capital Collegiate. Senior Martin Flores led the Sooners by finishing tied for 21st place with a total score of 217 (+3).

Rankings

OU is currently ranked 20th in the Precept Division I Coahes Poll, No. 18 in Golf Digest Poll and No. 27 in the GolfWeek Poll. Four of the teams participating in The Prestige are currently ranked in the Precept Division I Coaches Poll.

The Prestige Field

Brigham Young Washington (17)
Northwestern Colorado
Pepperdine Kansas
Stanford Oklahoma (20)
TCU (7) Oregon
UC Davis University of the Pacific
UC Irvine Yale
UCLA

Precept Divison I Coaches Poll Rankings in parentheses (as of 10/22/03)

The Starting Lineup For The Prestige

Martin Flores (Sr., Mansfield, Texas) - Making his 38th consecutive start for OU...Finshed third individually at the Inverness Intercollegiate to lead the Sooners ... Recorded a three-round 220 at the Ridges Intercollegiate ... Shot a three-round 217 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.

Flores' Season Numbers

Starts

Rounds

Strokes

Low

Avg.

3

9

657

71

73.00

Blake Martin- (Sr., Stigler, Okla.) - Started at the Ridges Intercollegiate ... Finished by shooting a three-round total of 235 (+19) ... Recorded a second-round 71 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.

Martin's Season Numbers

Starts

Rounds

Strokes

Low

Avg.

2

6

460

71

76.6

Brad Purcell (Jr., Norman, Okla.) - Making his first start of the season... Competed indivdually in the Maxwell Tournament as a sophomore ... Shot career-low 74 at the Maxwell in 2001.

Brodie Flanders (Soph. Vancouver, British Columbia) - Started at the Invernesss Intercollegiate and shot a three-round total of 242 (+29) ... Started for the Sooners in the Carpet Capital Collegiate and recorded a third round 74.

Flanders' Season Numbers

Starts

Rounds

Strokes

Low

Avg.

2

6

487

74

81.17

Anthony Kim (Fr., La Quinta, Calif.) - Making his third collegiate start for the Sooners ... Tied for 18th in Intercollegiate at the Ridges and recorded a first round 70 ... Started for the Sooners in the Inverness Intercollegiate.

Kim's Season Numbers

Starts

Rounds

Strokes

Low

Avg.

2

6

446

70

74.33

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