UAB's Osborn, Mcdowell Finish Tied for Fourth at Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate

OPELIKA, Ala. -- Junior Payton Osborn (67-72-75/214) of the 24th-ranked UAB men's golf team had his best finish of the season as he tied for fourth at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate in Opelika. Osborn had a two-stroke lead coming into the final day of play, but shot a final round 75 to finish play at the par-72, 6,689-yard Saugahatchee Country Club.

With a final round 293, the Blazers finished in third place, shooting 866. Auburn (851) won the event, taking the title by one stroke over Georgia State (852).

Allen Thompson (71-72-69/212) of Georgia State captured the individual title by one stroke over second place finishers' Alan Morgan (71-70-72/213) of LSU and D.J. Fiese (70-73-70/213) of Georgia State.

For the Blazers, 64th-ranked Graeme McDowell (73-70-71/214) fired a final round 1-under par 71 to tie for fourth with teammate Osborn and three other players. Daniel Ozley (72-71-74/217) shot a final round 2-over par to finish tied for 12th place while teammate Craig Gordon (75-75-73/223) shot a 1-over par final round 73 to finish tied for 34th spot. Drew Jones (73-77-79/229) finished tied for 48th place.

The Blazers will compete in the Conference USA Championships in Navarre, Fla. on April 23-25.