MONTGOMERY, Texas – The Oakland University men's golf team began its spring season at the Bentwater Intercollegiate, finishing in a tie for tenth place at the Bentwater Country Club's Miller Course (par-71, 6,788 yds) on Tuesday.

Sophomore Brennan Sullivan led the Golden Grizzlies, achieving his best finish of the season with a score of 223 (+10), marking his third season-best score overall. Sullivan earned a top-40 finish and recorded eight birdies over the three rounds.

Juniors Jack Zubkus and Matteo Rocco, along with senior Luke Kelly, finished tied for 52nd with a score of 226 (+13). Collectively, these three golfers made 19 birdies, with Kelly matching Sullivan's eight. Among all participants, Rocco recorded the eighth most pars during the tournament, totaling 34. Senior Ellis Kinnaird completed the scoring for the Golden Grizzlies, finishing five strokes behind the trio with a score of 231 (+18).

As a team, Oakland posted the second-best average score on par-3 holes with 3.29, trailing only the runner-up and host team, Sam Houston. The Golden Grizzlies also tied for fourth in pars made at the Bentwater Intercollegiate, with 152, alongside Baylor.

In the first tournament of the spring season, Oakland performed one stroke better than their last invitational in Dayton, Ohio. The team is picking up right where they left off, and they showed plenty of room for improvement as the season progresses.

OU RESULTS
Team: 294 | 299 | 303 = 896 (+45)
T37. Brennan Sullivan: 74 | 73 | 76 = 223 (+10)
T52. Jack Zubkus: 73 | 79 | 74 = 226 (+13)
T52. Matteo Rocco: 71 | 76 | 79 = 226 (+13)
T52. Luke Kelly: 77 | 75 | 74 = 226 (+13)
T65. Ellis Kinnaird: 76 | 75 | 80 = 231 (+18)

Complete results of the invitational can be found on Clippd.

UP NEXT: The Golden Grizzlies return to action at the Golden Nugget Invitational, hosted by Lamar, on March 2-3.

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