OU Heads to Historic Colonial Country Club

Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational
Oct. 7-8 | Fort Worth, Texas | Colonial Country Club

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NORMAN -- The No. 25 University of Oklahoma men's golf team continues its fall slate this week as it participates in the inaugural Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. The 54-hole, two-day event will be played Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 6 and 7) at the historic par-70, 7,204-yard Colonial Country Club.

The 12-team tournament features some stout competition, with 10 of the teams ranked within the top 50 of the latest Golfweek/Sagarin poll. All the participating schools are elite collegiate programs sponsored by Nike Golf.

“We are excited to be back on the road in one of the elite events of the year and on a historic golf course,” said Ryan Hybl, sixth-year OU head coach. “We have an older group going this week, and they are ready to get going. Colonial is a great golf course that requires respect.”

The Sooners last competed at the Olympia Fields CC/Fighting Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Illinois, where they finished 10th against one of the best fields of the fall that featured 10 teams ranked in the GCAA Coaches Preseason Poll.

OU's lineup for the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational, also referred to as the Swoosh Invitational, will include senior Michael Gellerman, juniors Beau Titsworth and Luke Kwon, sophomore Max McGreevy and freshman Grant Hirschman.

THE FIELD (GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN RANKINGS IN PARENTHESES)
Vanderbilt (6)
Stanford (10)
Georgia (12)
TCU (18)
Oregon (20)
Oklahoma (25)
Texas (29)
Ohio State (31)
USC (33)
Washington (42)
Arizona
Duke

OU LINEUP
1. Michael Gellerman, Senior: Finished in a tie for 10th at season-opening Carmel Cup with a 213 (-3) … Recorded first career victory at 2014 Wyoming Cowboy Classic (6-under 204), becoming OU's first individual medalist since 2011 … Led the Sooners with a career-low 72.22 (+0.90) scoring average last season, good for 10th place in the OU record books … Currently No. 61 in the Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings.

2. Beau Titsworth, Junior: Tied for 19th at Olympia Fields CC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 221 (+11) … Placed on 2014 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team after taking a share of fifth, a career best for team events, with a 290 (+2) … Scoring average of 72.70 (+1.38) was third-best on team … Pocketed seven eagles last season, one off the OU single-season best.

3. Grant Hirschman, Freshman: Took a share of 15th place at Carmel Cup, his first collegiate event, with a 216 (E) … Claimed the 2014 Southeastern Amateur, one of the nation's top amateur events … Named the Tennessee Best of Preps Golfer of the Year in 2013 and 2014 … Three-time TSSAA individual high school Division 2A state champion as a freshman, junior and senior (2010, 2012, 2013).

4. Max McGreevy, Sophomore: Tied for fourth place, a career best, at season-opening Carmel Cup with a 5-under 211 … Played in all 13 of OU's team events as a freshman … Earned Big 12 Men's Golfer of the Month Honors for September 2013 after being highest finisher for Sooners in first two tournaments.

5. Luke Kwon, Junior: Finished 38th at Carmel Cup, his first team event as a Sooner … Played his first season at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas … Was named a 2011 Division II honorable mention PING All-American … Led St. Edward's and the Heartland Conference with a 73.20 scoring average as a freshman.

THE COURSE
The par-70, 7,204-yard Colonial Country Club serves as the site for the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational. It hosts the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, one of the PGA Tour's most well-known annual tournaments.

FORMAT
Fifty-four holes will be played over two days. Tee times are set to begin at 8:30 a.m. CT on Monday with a shotgun start, followed by the second round at 12:30 that afternoon. Tuesday's final round is slated for 8 a.m. CT.

WEATHER FORECAST
Monday: Partly cloudy with a high of 90 degrees with a 20 percent chance of rain and winds from the south, southwest at 5-10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny with a high of 96 degrees with a 10 percent chance of rain and winds from the south, southwest at 10-15 mph.

LIVE STATS
Live stats will be available at GolfStat.com.