Sooners Win Macdonald Cup

Oct. 5, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The OU men's golf team picked up its first victory of the season with an eight-shot win at the rain-soaked Macdonald Cup in New Haven, Conn., on Sunday. The Sooners recorded a final-round team score of 289 (+9), defeating 13 other squads at the par-70, 6,750-yard Course at Yale.

On top of the competition, OU had to also battle the elements as inclement weather forced a weather delay in today's final round.

"I was proud of our guys today,” said head coach Jim Ragan. “They played well on a difficult course in poor conditions. We did not score as well as we would have liked on the front nine with the rain delay, but came back and played really well on the back side.”

Starting one junior, two sophomores and a pair of freshmen, Oklahoma picked up its fifth top-five finish since the start of last season.

“I knew going into today we would come out of this tournament a better team,” said Ragan, following the trophy presentation. “The experience of competing for a win is a valuable lesson regardless of the outcome. We were fortunate to play well enough to win.”

Sophomore Liam Logan fired an even-par 70 on Sunday, finishing the 54-hole event in second – a career best for the Fort Worth, Texas, native. Logan's 210 (E) tournament total was two shots shy of medalist Jason Thresher (71-68-69) of Bryant University.

Final Results (PDF)

Four shots behind Logan was Riley Pumphrey (+4). The redshirt-freshman tied for fifth place (also marking a career best) after a final-round 74. Competing in his first collegiate event, true-freshman Chris Wilson placed eighth after rounds of 71, 74 and 71.

Rounding out the OU team scoring was Eric Durbin's 74 on Sunday. Durbin finished in a tie for 18th at +12 after his third consecutive round of 74. Cameron Meyers was disqualified in today's final round for signing an incorrect scorecard after rounds of 78 and 73 on Saturday.

“We had a great team effort this weekend,” added Ragan. “Liam played very well and Chris did a super job in his first tournament. Riley got us off to a great start in round one, Eric played steady and Cameron helped us out in the second round.”

Tournament host Yale finished second in the team standings after a final-round 293 (+13).

OU closes out the fall portion of its schedule at the Baylor Invitational in Dallas, Texas, on Oct. 27-28.