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OU Leads After Opening Round

September 29, 2019 | Athletics, Men's Golf

OU Leads After Opening Round of Nike Collegiate Invitational

Team 1 2Ā  3 Total
1. Oklahoma 270 - - 270
2. Oklahoma State 276 - -Ā  276
3. TexasĀ  278Ā  - - 278Ā 
4. Clemson 278 - - 278
5. Wake Forest 279 - - 279
OU Players 1 2Ā  3 Total
1. L. McAllister 65 - - 65
T2. G. Reband 67 - -Ā  67
T2. T. Johnson 67 - - 67
T30. P. Welch 71 - - 71
T41. Q. Cummins 72 - - 72

NORMAN — The No. 9 Oklahoma men's golf team holds a six shot lead after day one at the Nike Collegiate Invitational. The three-day, 54-hole tournament is being held at the par-71, 7,109-yard Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Ore.Ā 

The Sooners carded a 270 (-14) during Sunday's opening round as three OU players finished the day in the top five on the individual leaderboard. As a team, the Sooners carded 23 birdies during their round.Ā 

On the team leaderboard, OU leads second-place Oklahoma State by six strokes after the Cowboys posted a first-round 276 (-8) Sunday. Texas and Clemson are tied for third place at 278 (-6) with Wake Forest rounding out the top five after carding a 279 (-5).Ā 

Logan McAllister turned in the best round of his collegiate career to earn the individual lead after the first round. The sophomore's 65 (-6) bested his previous low score of 66, which came last season at the 2018 Carmel Cup. The Oklahoma City native picked up a team-best seven birdies in the first round.Ā 

Garett Reband and Thomas Johnson share second place after carding an opening-round 67 (-4) on Sunday. The duo each picked up five birdies on the day.Ā 

Sophomore Patrick Welch is tied for 30th place after recording a 71 (E) in the first round.. Senior Quade Cummins shares 41st place after logging a 72 (+1) during the first day of action. Cummins tallied three birdies on his scorecard.Ā 

The second round of the Nike Collegiate Invitational is scheduled for Monday morning with the Sooners teeing off at 11:40 a.m. CT on hole No. 1. OU will be paired with Oklahoma State and Texas for the second round.

Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.com

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