Complete Results

     OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Texas Wesleyan golf team fired a final-round 297 to take home third place Tuesday afternoon at the 2005 Sleep Inn & Suites Golf Classic. The 54-hole tournament took place at River Oaks Country Club.

     Texas Wesleyan (291-306-297-894) was tied for third with Wayland Baptist heading into the final day, but the Pioneers shot a final-round 297 to edge out the Rams for second place. Host Oklahoma Christian (285-290-291-866) took home the championship trophy.

     "The course was pretty firm for both rounds," head coach Kevin Millikan said. "We left a lot of shots out on the golf course. We did rally on day two and shot the third lowest round of the day. Hopefully, this final round will give us some momentum going into regionals."

     Junior Reino Deetlefs (72-78-70-220) finished the tournament in eighth place. The one-under par 70 was tied for the lowest round of the day.

     "Reino played well in really tough conditions," Millikan said. "There were some really excellent players in the field and Reino performed well against them."

     Also competing for the Rams were sophomore Scott Sikes (73-76-75-224) who finished tied for 14th along with sophomore Dan Hahn (73-76-76-225) and senior Justin Ward (73-75-77-225) who both finished tied for 16th. Sophomore Justin Smith (80-78-81-239) rounded out the scoring for the Rams, finishing tied for 59th.

     The Rams will be back in action April 11th, when it travels to Oklahoma City, Okla. to take part in the 2005 NAIA Region VI Championship. The 54-hole, two-day event will take place at the Quail Creek Golf Club. The Rams finished third at last years regional and took home the RRAC title that ran concurrently with the regional.