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Men's Golf
vs Puerto Rico Classic
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Wednesday, February 6
Waikoloa, Hawaii
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UH - Hilo Intercollegiate
OU Opens With 3-Under in Hawaii
February 06, 2008 | Men's Golf
Feb. 6, 2008
WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, Hawaii - The University of Oklahoma men's golf team stands in seventh place after the opening round of the 18-team UH-Hilo Intercollegiate on Wednesday at the Waikoloa Village golf course in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii.
The Sooners took advantage of unusually calm weather in posting a 3-under-par 277 team score at the par-70, 6,738-yard course.
Three OU golfers (Jesse Schutte - 67, Eric Durbin - 69, Ryan Sirman - 69) were among a group of 36 players that finished at par or better in the first round after the unusually calm trade winds had completely subsided as the teams were making the turn.
Schutte, the 2007 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, stands in a tie for 13th in leading the Sooners. A stroke back is the duo of Durbin and Sirman who sit in 20th. Sophomore Tyler Rody shot 71, finishing the day in a tie for 36th, while fellow sophomore Ben Blundell stands in a tie for 52nd after a 2-over-par 72.
Arizona State and Texas Tech share the first-round lead at 9-under (271). The two squads are followed closely by Oregon State (273), USC (274), Stanford and Georgia Tech (275), Oregon (279) and Washington (280) as nine squads are within 10 shots of each other after 18 holes of play.
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Nine teams competing in this week's event are ranked in the top 50, including three top-10 schools - No. 4 Georgia Tech, No. 8 USC and No. 10 Stanford. No. 42 Oklahoma, Oregon State, TCU, Texas Tech, Arizona State and Oregon round out the other squads in the top 50.
ASU's Stephan Gross holds a one-stroke lead over the field after posting a 6-under-par 64.
The event marks OU's first spring competition after recording four top-5 finishes in five fall events, including a season-best-tying third in the last fall tournament - the Santa Clara Invitational on Oct. 22-23.
Second-round action begins at 7 a.m. (HST) on Thursday, with the final 18 holes commencing on Friday morning.
Visit www.SoonerSports.com for a complete recap after each round of play.
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