University of Oklahoma Athletics

October 03, 2015 | Men's Golf
NORMAN – The Oklahoma men's golf team is back in action this weekend in Portland, Ore., at the second annual Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played Sunday-Tuesday (Oct. 4-6) at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course, which includes two separate courses: the par-71, 6,834-yard Ghost Creek and the par-72, 7,015-yard Witch Hollow.
The 15-team field features 11 teams ranked in the Golfweek/Sagarin top 50, including six in the top 10. The Sooners are currently ranked at No. 4, the highest team ranking under seventh-year OU head coach Ryan Hybl.
“We are heading to one of the best fields of the fall on a great golf course, and we are really excited to get going,” Hybl said. “This will be a tough test for us, but I believe our guys are ready to step up this week.”
The Sooners are coming off their first victory of the season after shooting a three-round 854 (+2), 21 strokes ahead of the runner-up, at the Gopher Invitational in Independence, Minn. Junior Max McGreevy claimed the individual title with an overall 206 (-7), his first career tournament win, and senior Luke Kwon took second place, his best career finish.
OU's lineup for the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational will include Kwon, McGreevy, sophomores Grant Hirschman and Rylee Reinertson and freshman Brad Dalke.
THE FIELD (GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN RANKINGS IN PARENTHESES)
Oklahoma (4)
Vanderbilt (6)
Stanford (7)
Georgia (8)
Wake Forest (9)
Duke (10)
Clemson (13)
Texas (23)
Oregon (24)
USC (38)
Oregon State (48)
Arizona
Ohio State
TCU
Washington
OU LINEUP
1. Max McGreevy, Junior: Coming off his first career tournament win with a 206 (-7) and a career-low 66 third round at the Gopher Invitational … Currently ranked No. 11 in the Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings … Tied for 10th place at the Carmel Cup … Placed in the top 10 four times and the top 20 five times last season.
2. Luke Kwon, Senior: Finished in a career-best second place at the Gopher Invitational, his first career top-five finish, with an overall 209 (-4), his career-low 54-hole score … Currently ranked No. 18 in the Golfweek/Sagarin individual rankings … Earned his first two top-10 finishes with his Gopher Invitational showing and a share of 10th place at the Carmel Cup.
3. Brad Dalke, Freshman: Collected his first career top-10 finish with a share of sixth place at the Gopher Invitational… Finished the Carmel Cup, his first collegiate event, with a tie for 27th place … Won 2015 Junior PGA Championship … Four-time AJGA First Team All-American … Member of the 2014 USA Junior Ryder Cup team.
4. Grant Hirschman, Sophomore: Took a share of 35th place at the Gopher Invitational … Recorded his 10th top-20 career top finish at the Carmel Cup with a tie for 26th place … Named a 2015 Division I PING All-America Honorable Mention selection.
5. Rylee Reinertson, Sophomore: Ended the Carmel Cup with a tie for 34th overall … Won the 107th Nebraska Amateur Championship, pocketing 22 birdies and an eagle … Competing as an individual, tied for 30th at Linger Longer Invitational last season with a three-round 217 (+1).
THE COURSE
The Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational features two different courses at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in Portland, Ore. The par-71, 6,834-yard Ghost Creek Course serves as the site for round one, and the par-72, 7,015-yard Witch Hollow Course is the course for rounds two and three.
FORMAT
Fifty-four holes will be played over three days. The Sooners' tee times for the first round begin Sunday morning.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Sunny with a high of 81 degrees with wind from the northeast at 10-15 mph.
Monday: Sunny with a high of 82 degrees with light and variable winds.
Tuesday: Sunny with a high of 77 degrees with wind from the south, southwest at 5-10 mph.
OU'S NIKE GOLF COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL HISTORY
The Sooners participated in the inaugural Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational last fall at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The team took third place with a 20-over-par 860.
LIVE STATS
Live stats will be available at GolfStat.com.














