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University of Cincinnati freshman Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School) recorded his best collegiate finish of the fall season, overcoming a slow start Tuesday to tie for 13th place at 7-under par 68-68-73=209 during final-round action at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate in Vero Beach, Florida.
Osterburg overcame four bogies on his first nine holes with a trio of birdies and seven par scores during his last nine holes to finish 1-over 73 Tuesday. He carded his best two rounds of the fall on Monday, posting back-to-back 68s.
Teammates junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) and sophomore Jake Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School) both climbed the leaderboard with solid play, each tying for 21st place.
Squires jumped 20 positions with a final-round, bogie-free, 5-under 67. It marked the second-best single-round score of the fall for Squires, who registered a second-round 65 en route to winning medalist honors at the Firestone Intercollegiate on Oct. 3. He finished the Quail Valley event at 5-under 71-73-67=211.
Fox saved his best round of the fall season for Tuesday, carding a 3-under 69 to climb nine positions to tie Squires for 21st place at 5-under 71-71=69=211. He birdied his first three holes to start and finished with seven birdies on the day, including five on the back nine.
Louisiana Tech's Felix Palson earned medalist honors with a 14-under 67-68-67=202.
Cincinnati finished 12th overall at 10-under 286-283-285=854, tying its low team score of the fall set Sept. 26 at the Bearcat Invitational (2-over 287-281-286=854). USF won the 15-team event at 44-under 279-273-268=820.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On Osterburg's performance:
"Nicolas has bought into everything we've been trying to stress this fall. He manages his game well. He manages his emotions well. Consequently, he's becoming a better player. I'm pleased with his progress."
On the team's showing overall:
"Nicolas, Jake and Austin played very solid golf this week. When you play in a competitive field though you have to five guys playing very well if you want to be a great team."
On looking back at the fall season:
"After the fall season we have three solid players. We've got to find a couple more guys who will contribute to the team for the spring season. We've made some progress but had a couple of missed opportunities as well. We missed a chance during the final round at Middle Tennessee and this week, having three guys play solid but not being able to have a good finish for the team hurts. This team's work ethic is great though."
// CINCINNATI PLAYERS
T13 – Nicolas Osterburg – Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School – 68-68-73=209 (-7)
T21 – Austin Squires – Jr., Union, Ky./Ryle High School – 71-73-67=211 (-5)
T21 – Jake Fox – Soph., Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School – 71-71-69=211 (-5)
68 – Paul Huber – Jr., Edgewood, Ky./Covington Catholic High School – 76-71-78=225 (+9)
T67 – Clay Amlung – Fr., Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier High School – 77-73-76=226 (+10)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – South Florida 279-273-268=820 (-44)
2 – Michigan State 282-281-276=839 (-25)
3 – Louisville 277-285-278=840 (-24)
T4 – Notre Dame 277-281-284=842 (-22)
T4 – Maryland 280-281-281=842 (-22)
6 – Mississippi State 283-283-277=843 (-21)
T7 – Middle Tennessee 280-288-276=844 (-20)
T7 – McNeese State 282-286-276=844 (-20)
T9 – ULM 286-277-284=847 (-17)
T9 – Memphis 281-281-285=847 (-17)
11 – Jacksonville 292-276-280=848 (-16)
12 – Cincinnati 286-283-285=854 (-10)
13 – Louisiana Tech 288-279-293=860 (-4)
14 – Nebraska 285-291-289=865 (+1)
15 – Southern Mississippi 292-285-289=866 (+2)
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati opens its spring season at the All-American Intercollegiate, Feb. 18-20, in Houston.
University of Cincinnati freshman Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School) recorded his best collegiate finish of the fall season, overcoming a slow start Tuesday to tie for 13th place at 7-under par 68-68-73=209 during final-round action at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate in Vero Beach, Florida.
Osterburg overcame four bogies on his first nine holes with a trio of birdies and seven par scores during his last nine holes to finish 1-over 73 Tuesday. He carded his best two rounds of the fall on Monday, posting back-to-back 68s.
Teammates junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) and sophomore Jake Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School) both climbed the leaderboard with solid play, each tying for 21st place.
Squires jumped 20 positions with a final-round, bogie-free, 5-under 67. It marked the second-best single-round score of the fall for Squires, who registered a second-round 65 en route to winning medalist honors at the Firestone Intercollegiate on Oct. 3. He finished the Quail Valley event at 5-under 71-73-67=211.
Fox saved his best round of the fall season for Tuesday, carding a 3-under 69 to climb nine positions to tie Squires for 21st place at 5-under 71-71=69=211. He birdied his first three holes to start and finished with seven birdies on the day, including five on the back nine.
Louisiana Tech's Felix Palson earned medalist honors with a 14-under 67-68-67=202.
Cincinnati finished 12th overall at 10-under 286-283-285=854, tying its low team score of the fall set Sept. 26 at the Bearcat Invitational (2-over 287-281-286=854). USF won the 15-team event at 44-under 279-273-268=820.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On Osterburg's performance:
"Nicolas has bought into everything we've been trying to stress this fall. He manages his game well. He manages his emotions well. Consequently, he's becoming a better player. I'm pleased with his progress."
On the team's showing overall:
"Nicolas, Jake and Austin played very solid golf this week. When you play in a competitive field though you have to five guys playing very well if you want to be a great team."
On looking back at the fall season:
"After the fall season we have three solid players. We've got to find a couple more guys who will contribute to the team for the spring season. We've made some progress but had a couple of missed opportunities as well. We missed a chance during the final round at Middle Tennessee and this week, having three guys play solid but not being able to have a good finish for the team hurts. This team's work ethic is great though."
// CINCINNATI PLAYERS
T13 – Nicolas Osterburg – Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School – 68-68-73=209 (-7)
T21 – Austin Squires – Jr., Union, Ky./Ryle High School – 71-73-67=211 (-5)
T21 – Jake Fox – Soph., Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School – 71-71-69=211 (-5)
68 – Paul Huber – Jr., Edgewood, Ky./Covington Catholic High School – 76-71-78=225 (+9)
T67 – Clay Amlung – Fr., Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier High School – 77-73-76=226 (+10)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – South Florida 279-273-268=820 (-44)
2 – Michigan State 282-281-276=839 (-25)
3 – Louisville 277-285-278=840 (-24)
T4 – Notre Dame 277-281-284=842 (-22)
T4 – Maryland 280-281-281=842 (-22)
6 – Mississippi State 283-283-277=843 (-21)
T7 – Middle Tennessee 280-288-276=844 (-20)
T7 – McNeese State 282-286-276=844 (-20)
T9 – ULM 286-277-284=847 (-17)
T9 – Memphis 281-281-285=847 (-17)
11 – Jacksonville 292-276-280=848 (-16)
12 – Cincinnati 286-283-285=854 (-10)
13 – Louisiana Tech 288-279-293=860 (-4)
14 – Nebraska 285-291-289=865 (+1)
15 – Southern Mississippi 292-285-289=866 (+2)
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati opens its spring season at the All-American Intercollegiate, Feb. 18-20, in Houston.