Submitted The women’s golf team took third in the Southern Nazarene Invitational March 10 at KickingBird Golf Course. OCU, ranked No. 4 in NAIA women’s golf, fell by 12 strokes to tournament winner Central Oklahoma. Freshman Emma Allen led the Stars with a 75-75–150 while converting four birdies and tied for seventh on the par-70, 5,824 yard course….
Men’s golf collects ‘crown’
Submitted The men’s golf team collected the crown in the NAIA Contender March 10 at TPC Four Seasons. The Stars, ranked No. 5 in NAIA men’s golf, rallied from one stroke behind to win over William Woods (Miss.) by eight strokes. Sophomore Garrison Mendoza finished No. 1 overall with a 69-70–139. Mendoza won by five strokes over…
Men’s golf begins
Men’s golf opens their 2015 spring season as the fifth-ranked squad in NAIA. OCU won or finished second in all seven of their tournaments last season including second in the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships and the NAIA Championships. The Stars finished four strokes behind NAIA champion Coastal Georgia in the national tournament at LPGA International…
Former OCU Golfer Qualifies For Pro Tournament
Former OCU golfer James Marchesani has earned his way into the Australian Masters that starts Thursday and goes through Sunday at the Metropolitan Golf Club. Marchesani, the 2014 NAIA men’s golf individual champion, picked up one of the six pre-qualifying berths. Marchesani finished second in program history with a 72.22 career stroke average. Marchesani became…
OCU alum earns PGA Tour card
By Lauren Matheny, Web Editor Tyrone Van Aswegen, OCU alum and former member of the Men’s Golf team, has earned his second PGA Tour card. Van Awsegen tied for 11th place in the Web.com Tour Championship last Sunday. He finished at 29th place in Web.com’s ranking of the top 50 golfers who received their PGA…
Men’s Golf kicks off season with U.C. Ferguson Classic
The OCU Stars men’s golf team will host the 42nd U.C. Ferguson Classic, at 8 a.m. Monday and Tuesday at Lincoln Park Golf Course, as its season opener. The Stars hold the top spot in the Golf Coaches Association of America preseason NAIA rankings. Twelve other teams will play in the tournament. The U.C. Ferguson Classic…
OCU wins back-to-back SAC women’s golf championships
OCU women’s golf team won its third consecutive conference title in the Sooner Athletic Conference women’s golf championship Tuesday at the Tascosa Gold Club’s LaPaloma Course. Elia Folch, senior, won her second SAC individual crown in a row. Laura Jones and Emily Alberktson are also two-time SAC individual champions. This is Folch’s fourth win of…
Marchesani brothers look forward to season
The men’s golf team won its ninth national championship since 2001 last year.
A pair of brothers will do all they can to add to that total this year.
Women’s golfer discusses life before, during time on campus
It took Elia Folch one lesson with her father at seven years old to fall in love with golf in her native country of Spain.
Fifteen years later, she is the senior and leader of the OCU Women’s Golf team.
Men’s golf team ranked first in ‘Golf World’ coaches’ poll
The men’s golf team won the preview title at the NAIA Preview on Sept. 17 in Daytona, Fla.
The men took first place by three strokes.
Golf teams set to defend previous national titles
By Ivan Matip, Sports Writer The men’s and women’s golf teams are ready to defend their titles this season after being named 2013 NAIA National Champions last season. Coach Kyle Blaser and his team, which is ranked first in the NAIA men’s golf poll, is aiming for a three-peat this season. The Stars won their…
OCU takes runner-up in Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
Oklahoma City University finished second place in the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic on Tuesday at Lincoln Park Golf Course. The defending NAIA women’s accumulated a 301-294-301–896 to finish one stroke behind Redlands, the NJCAA runner-up last season. Elia Folch, a senior from Barcelona, Spain, posted a fourth-place 74-74-70–218 for OCU. Folch saved par 40 times…
Golf teams aim to win national championship
The OCU golf teams seasons have begun and players and coaches are preparing for upcoming tournaments.
Women’s golf takes seventh
FORT WORTH – The women’s golf team finished seventh in Marty McCauley’s first outing at their coach. McCauley assumed the coaching position this season after five years as men’s assistant at Texas Tech. The Stars competed in the North Texas Fall Classic, which ended Sept. 14. Senior Paige Martin tied for 16th place individually in…
Senior golfer paces OCU through first day of fall classic
FORT WORTH – Senior golfer Laura Jones led OCU with a 75-76–151 through 36 holes of the North Texas Fall Classic on Sept. 13 at the Golf Club at Champions Circle. The five-time NAIA women’s golf champion Stars shot 313-310–623 to hold eighth place in a field featuring 10 NCAA Division I teams. Jones tied…
