Porter Takes Top 10 Finish

October 6, 2008

KINGSTON, Okla. – Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Tyler Porter became the first Bulldog golfer to capture a top 10 finish, placing ninth at Southeastern Oklahoma State University/Texoma Invitational. Porter, a senior from Basehor, Kan., turned in rounds of 75-75-76 to finish with a 10-over par score of 226.

Porter’s efforts helped boost the Bulldogs to their highest finish this season as they placed fourth in the eight-team field made up primarily Lone Star Conference teams. The Bulldogs had rounds of 301, 297 and 311 to finish with a 909 score, 19 strokes off the pace of eventual winner Sam Houston State.

SHSU, an NCAA Division I school, had three of the top four golfers in the 48-person field, including Fergal Rafferty who claimed medalist honors with a three-under par score of 216.

Midwestern State climbed from fourth place to second with a final round 303 which tied SHSU for Tuesday’s best round. Central Oklahoma was third at 905, four strokes ahead of SWOSU.

Texas A&M-Commerce was fifth at 914, followed by Southeastern, East Central and West Texas A&M.

Other SWOSU golfers and their finish are as follows: Luke Phillips was 13th with scores of 76-74-78-228; Keith Erickson was 23rd with scores of 80-74-78-232; Scott Kulczycki was 25th with scores of 80-74-79-235; and Ben Claussen was 29th with a 70-80-86-236.

SWOSU will conclude its fall season in two weeks at a tournament hosted by Cameron University.