Bruins climb to third with 6-under final round

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Cayden Wynne's final round 67 on Tuesday led the way as the Bellevue University men's golf team climbed four spots to finish in third place at the season-opening U.C. Ferguson Classic.

After scores of 291 (+7) and 282 (-2) yesterday, No. 24-ranked Bellevue turned in a 6-under (278) final round for a third-place finish. Three of five BU scorers shot under par, with another posting an even-par round.

Thomas Gatlin was the top Bruin finisher in the event, placing eighth in a competitive field. His third-round 70 brought his score to 5-under (208). He birdied four holes on the day including a trio on the back nine (No. 13, 14, 17) in addition to No. 4.

Wynne was Bellevue's number two finisher in the tournament, tying for 24th at 2-over in the 72-golfer field. His 4-under (67) round brought his 54-hole total to 215. Five birdies (No. 1, 4, 14, 16, 18) highlighted his consistent round that saw just No. 17 blemish his bid for a bogey-free round.

Dylan Rodgers fired a 1-under (70) final round, his best of the tournament, to finish 3-over (216) tied in 29th place. He bogeyed a pair (No. 2, 5) of holes on the front nine but consecutive birdies on No. 12, 13, and 14 saw him finish under par for the day.

Kyle Dale was 5-over (76) on the day and finished tied for 32nd place with a three-round total of 218 (+5). A rough result on holes 1-3, belied an otherwise consistent day that saw Dale par 11 holes, birdie a pair, and bogey just two others.

Ludwig Klingspor turned in his best round of the tournament with an even-par 71 to finish at 8-over (221) in a tie for 40th place. He was 1-over on the front, a bogey on No. 9, but 1-under on the back thanks to birdies on No. 14 and 18 offsetting a second bogey on No. 17.

Individuals Randy Christiansen and Cole Fedderson golfed as individuals on Tuesday. Christiansen shot 2-under thanks to birdies on six holes (No. 1, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14) against a bogey and a triple bogey to finish at 6-over (219), tied for 33rd in the tournament. Fedderson posted a 3-over round with a trio of birdies (No. 1, 7, 13) matched by three bogeys and spoiled by a triple bogey on No. 8.

No. 18-ranked Oklahoma City shot 11-under on the day to finish at 29-under for the event. The Stars began the day two strokes ahead of No. 3-ranked Texas Wesleyan, and a 6-under round from the Rams saw OCU claim a 7-shot victory.

Northwestern's Jacob Medina (-14) carded a 6-under final round to erase a one-stroke deficit for the individual title. Oklahoma City's Tres Hill, who began the day atop the leaderboard, shot a 3-under third round to finish 12-under.

The Bruins are back in action next week at the Mid-South Classic in Newton, Kan. First-round play begins on Wednesday, Sept. 4 from Sand Creek Station.