BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - The Fort Hays State men's golf team wrapped up the fall season with an 11th-place finish out of 20 teams at the Tulsa Cup Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 27-28). The Tigers finished the week at 20-over as a team, their lowest-ever total in five trips to the Tulsa Cup and tied for their second-best score to par for a tournament this season.
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Fort Hays State opened the week with a blistering 7-under 281, with all four counting scores coming in at-or-under par. That performance put the Tigers in third place through 18 holes, two shots back of the lead. It was FHSU's first round under par this season.
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The Black and Gold backed that up with a 6-over 294 in the second round, finishing day one at 1-under to sit in eighth place with 18 holes to go. Then battling wind, rain and a 70-minute rain delay, FHSU finished the week with a round of 21-over 309 in round three.
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Cooper Scheck cracked the top 10 with a three-round total of 2-under 214, finishing in solo 10th. The senior led the field in birdies, racking up 14 for the week. He opened with an even-par 72 before firing a 4-under 68 with six birdies in round two. He recorded two birdies on his last four holes to finish the final round at 2-over 74.
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Chutithep Rungpajchim and
Colby Hays finished in a tie for 44th place with a total of 6-over 222. Rungpajchim was incredibly consistent to open the event, posting a bogey-free 2-under 70 in round one. He then shot rounds of 3-over 75 and 5-over 77 to finish the week. Hays was second on the team with nine birdies on the week, posting rounds of even-par 72, 2-over 74 and 4-over 76. Neither Hays nor Rungpajchim recorded anything worse than bogey on the week.
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JD Dintino opened the week on fire, carding six birdies and one eagle en route to an opening-round 5-under 67 which is tied for the lowest round in relation to par by a Tiger this season. The sophomore followed that up with a 5-over 77 in the second round before posting an 11-over 83 in the final round to finish the week 11-over, placing t-69th.
Jordan McCaslin rounded out the lineup in a tie for 91st at 18-over after rounds of 1-over 73, 79 and 82.
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Central Missouri took home the team title at 12-under 852, beating Harding by two shots. The Bison would have defeated the Mules by two shots, but one of their players was assessed a four-stroke penalty after playing multiple holes in the opening round with more than 14 clubs in his bag.
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Harding's Jose Arzu secured the individual title after defeating UCM's CJ Phillips in a playoff. The pair both finished the week at 8-under 208.
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The Tigers conclude the fall season with a team stroke average of 294.0, a total that would be the lowest in recorded team history. FHSU finished last season with a stroke average of 294.73 after posting an average of 295.88 in the fall.
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Fort Hays State will return to action in March when they head back to Oklahoma for the Hillcat Classic March 9-10 at Bailey Ranch Golf Club in Owasso.
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Full FHSU Results
11th - Fort Hays State - 281 - 294 - 309 -- 884 +20
10th -
Cooper Scheck - 72 - 68 - 74 -- 214 -2
T44th -
Colby Hays - 72 - 74 - 76 -- 222 +6
T44th -
Chutithep Rungpajchim - 70 - 75 - 77 -- 222 +6
T69th -
JD Dintino - 67 - 77 - 83 -- 227 +11
T91st -
Jordan McCaslin - 73 - 79 - 82 -- 234 +18
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