Pensacola, Florida - No. 5 Oklahoma Christian traveled to Florida for their last regular season tournament, where they would play in a field stacked with ranked teams.
Argonaut Invitational
Pensacola Country Club - Pensacola, Florida
Par 72 - 6903 Yards
April 8th & 9th
Round 1
The No. 5 Eagles started the tournament with a strong first round, holding a 1-stroke lead over the second-place team. In the first round, the Eagles saw all four of their accounting scores in the below-par red numbers.
Oskari Nikku led the way for the Eagles and finished the round with 6-under 66 to sit tied for first at the end of round one. Leandro Mihaich finished round one with a 2-under 70, to sit tied at tenth.
Exequiel Rodriguez and Said Powers shot a 1-under 71 in the first round to sit inside the top 15.
Blas Ayesa rounded out the Eagles' impressive first round with a 1-over 73.
Round 2
After the Eagles' strong opening-round performance, round two was a battle for the team. The team would finish the day adding thirteen strokes to their score but remained within striking distance of the first-place team.
Rodriguez finished round two improving his first round score by one, to finish with a 2-under 70. This put Rodriguez tied for eighth and just five strokes out of first. Mihaich also rounded out day one with a consistent performance with a 1-over 73 and sat just outside the top 10. Ayesa had an all-around solid day on the course, finishing with another 73 to sit 2-over in his overall score.
Nikku and Powers struggled with their games in the day's second round but finished strong to stay in the hunt. Nikku recorded 76 and moved just outside the top-10 and Powers came into the clubhouse with a 77 looking to finish strong in round three.
Round 3
The Eagles gave a strong final-round performance to finish the tournament in third place with a three-round total of 857 (-7).
After struggling in the second round, Oskari Nikku had a bounce-back final round 69 (-3) to finish in third place.
Leandro Mihaich continued his outstanding play with a 2-under 70 to finish tied for fourth. Exequiel Rodriguez also finished a strong tournament with a 1-over 73 to finish in the top 15.
Blas Ayesa had a final round 78 and Said Powers recorded a 76, each finishing with a three-round total of 224.
The Eagles finished behind No. 1 North Georgia and No. 4 Georgia Southwestern, two teams they are likely to see in a few weeks in the postseason.
Team & Individual Scores
Teams: 278-291-288= 857
Oskari Nikku: 66-76-69= 211
Leandro Mihaich: 70-72-70= 212
Exequiel Rodriguez: 71-70-73= 214
Blas Ayesa: 73-73-78= 224
Said Powers: 71-77-76= 224
Up Next
The Eagles will have one week to prepare for the postseason, beginning with the Lone Star Conference tournament on April 22nd-24th at the Winstar Golf Course.
