Raiders see season come to an end at NCAAs

NORMAN, Okla. – Middle Tennessee saw its 2011-12 golf season come to an end on Saturday with a 13th place finish in the Norman Regional at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (par 72, 7,387 yards). The No. 48 Blue Raiders had a 922 total for the 54-hole event.

No. 13 Washington had a 860 total to win by four strokes over No. 1 ranked Texas (864). No. 23 Florida State and No. 35 Illinois tied for third with 871, while host Oklahoma rounded out the top five with an 874. All five teams advance to the NCAA Championships at the end of the month.

“This was definitely not our best tournament but I am very proud of the year we had and to make the NCAA Regionals for a fifth straight season,” said Head Coach Whit Turnbow. “We will go back to work and improve things and come back strong in the fall.”

Senior Hunter Green closed out his stellar Blue Raider career with a 74 on Saturday to pace Middle Tennessee. Green, who had five birdies in the final round, tied for 35th with a 226 total.

Senior Brad Simons registered a 75 to tie for 58th with a 232 while freshman Andrew Cho tied for 61st with a 234. Cho carded a 77 on Saturday.

Sophomore Brett Patterson, playing in his second straight regional, tied for 64th with a 237 while Jordan Jennings tied for 68th with a 238. Jennings shot a 76 in the final round.

TEAM SCORES
1 Washington -4 F +5 286 281 293 860
2 Texas E F +4 279 293 292 864
T3 Florida State +7 F +12 279 292 300 871
T3 Illinois +7 F +8 284 291 296 871
5 Oklahoma +10 F +7 287 292 295 874
6 Georgia Tech +19 F +19 290 286 307 883
7 St. Mary's (CA) +28 F +16 286 302 304 892
8 South Carolina +31 F +11 294 302 299 895
T9 Arizona +38 F +14 289 311 302 902
T9 San Diego +38 F +12 303 299 300 902
11 Sacramento State +39 F +16 292 307 304 903
12 IUPUI +51 F +23 297 307 311 915
13 Middle Tennessee +58 F +14 304 316 302 922
14 Loyola U.- Chicago +80 F +35 307 314 323 944

MT SCORES
T35 Hunter Green (1) 74 78 74 226
T58 Brad Simons (3) 75 82 75 232
T61 Andrew Cho (5) 79 78 77 234
T64 Brett Patterson (2) 76 78 83 237
T68 Jordan Jennings (4) 79 83 76 238

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