OKLAHOMA CITY – Fourth-ranked Oklahoma City continues its men's golf season Monday and Tuesday at the Kyle Blaser Invitational at Gaillardia Country Club.
 
The seven teams play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday.
 
OCU Notebook: Previously: Fourth-ranked Oklahoma City battled fierce conditions and finished second in the Texas Invite in their last tournament three weeks ago. The Stars were 14 over par at 302 for the third round and finished two strokes behind sixth-ranked Friends. Christian Yanovitch finished third for the tournament at one under par after a 76 on Tuesday. He birdied holes two, five, 13 and 18. Carter Ray was 10^th at four over with a 75 on the final round. Lorenzo Santinelli was 11^th after three rounds with a third round of 77. He birdied holes nine and 12 on Tuesday. Simon Jansson's two-over on the final round brought him to seven over for the tournament and 14^th place. He finished off with birdies on 15, 16 and 17 while also capturing the fourth hole. Philipp Perzl finished 34^th with a seven-over on Tuesday. He had birdies on holes 10 and 13. Jack Newton, golfing as an individual, shot an 80 and finished 29^th.
 
OCU Team and Indies: Making up the five-member team for the Stars are Jack Newton, Cameron Bozyk, Simon Jansson, Lorenzo Santinelli and Christian Yanovitch. Philipp Perzl, Carter Ray and Luke Woods will be on the course as individual entrants. Santinelli leads the Stars with a stroke average of 70.7, followed closely by Yanovitch at 71 and Ray at 71.5. Newton and Perzl check in at 72.3 and Jansson is at 72.4. Bozyk averages 75.3 and Woods 76.4
 
Honors: Christian Yanovitch took Sooner Athletic Conference Men's Player of the Week honors after OCU's initial tournament of the spring. Yanovitch took part in the Texas Invite at the Gentle Creek Golf Club in Prosper, Texas, and earned a tie for third in the event that featured teams from the NAIA. Yanovitch fired rounds of 70-69-76 for a one-under-par score of 215 in the event. His score helped the Stars to a second-place finish in the team chase as they finished two strokes behind the eventual winner, Friends.
 
Rankings: The Stars are the highest ranked team in the tournament at No. 4, but a challenge is expected from No. 10 MidAmerica Nazarene and No. 17 USAO.
 
The Field: Joining the Stars, MNU and USAO in the field are Southwestern Christian, Bellevue, Morningside and Sterling.