BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – Behind an individual first-place finish from Conner Boydston, SWOSU Men's Golf finished as runner ups at the Tulsa Cup on Tuesday.
It took extra golf to decide the winner of the final tournament of the fall schedule after SWOSU and Northeastern State were both tied at the conclusion of the event. The Riverhawks were able to edge the Bulldogs in the team playoff to take home the title.
Henderson State, ranked No. 10 in Division II in Golfstat currently, finished third overall behind the Dawgs.
The second-place team finish is SWOSU's best placing of the fall. It's safe to say they finished the fall strong after fourth and now second-place finishes in two of the final three events.
Boydston's individual championship is the best men's solo finish SWOSU has had this fall, topping Anders Strand's Ichabod Invitational third-place performance. It is the first time a Bulldog has sat atop a tournament field since Kason Cook won the MSSU Invitational back in 2019.
Boydston shot back-to-back three-under 69s to dominate the field and win by four strokes. He carded five birdies in each of his rounds to lead the field which included three consecutive on holes 10-12 in Monday's opening round.
photo courtesy of Rogers State Athletics
Strand was the Dawgs next best finisher tied for 12th overall and finished five-over par. He was one of six competitors to card an eagle in the tournament when he finished hole 8, a par four, in two shots on Monday.
Gerardo Herrera and Mariano Racca both shot 77s in the first round and 75s in the second and finished tied for 26th overall. Lukas Hendricks rounded out the team two strokes behind Herrera and Racca.
After a busy fall, SWOSU will rest up and continue to prepare for the spring season where they will play five tournaments in leadup to the Great American Conference Championships in late April.
The spring begins February 20 at the Rattler Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.
Tulsa Men's Cup (Oct. 24-25)
Broken Arrow, Okla. || The Club at Indian Springs
Final Results (pdf)
