Men's Golf Stands Eighth in Tempe

April 10, 2009

TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of Oklahoma men's golf squad stands eighth after 36 holes of the ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. The Sooners fired rounds of 287 (+3) and 292 (+8) on Friday at the par-71, 7057-yard ASU Karsten Golf Course, besting five squads ranked in the latest Golfstat top-40 through two rounds.

Paving the way was Eric Durbin who stands seventh at -1 after rounds of 70 and 71. Opening his second round on the par-4 15th, Durbin jumped to 4-under on the day after birdies at the 17th, 1st and 2nd before playing his final 11 holes at +3. The Houston, Texas, native carded 11 birdies through the first two rounds.

Standing 35th was Ryan Sirman, who followed up a first-round 70 with a 75 on Friday afternoon. A stoke back at +4 is Chris Wilson (T42nd) who carded back-to-back 73s on the opening day.

Rounding out the Oklahoma scoring was Liam Logan (74-73) in a share of 50th and Ben Blundell (74-75) in a tie for 67th.

Tournament host Arizona State holds the overnight lead at -9, seven shots better than second-place Denver. Cameron Edens, competing for the ASU “B” squad, leads all golfers through 36 holes after rounds of 71 and 66.

Live scoring of Saturday's final rounds is available at www.golfstat.com.