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Dec. 30, 2011

NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma golfer Ben Klaus shot a final-round 72 (+1) Friday to finish in 10th place out of 84 competitors at the Patriot All-America Invitational in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Klaus finished with a three-round 212 (-1) at the Wigwam Golf Resort.

Cory Whitsett of Alabama claimed medalist honors with a 14-under-par performance.

Klaus opened the final round with a bogey and a pair of birdies on the front nine. He added another bogey on hole No. 11, but recovered on the next hole with his third birdie of the day. Klaus finished the event with a double bogey on No. 18, a hole he had birdied in each of the first two rounds.
 
"Today was a grind," Klaus said. "I wasn't really hitting it well, but my short game was on. I hit a poor shot into 18, but overall this week was a step in the right direction."

The Patriot All-America Invitational featured 21 golfers ranked among the top-100 amateurs in the world and benefited the Folds of Honor Foundation. Folds of Honor is a charitable organization with a mission to empower deserving military families with educational support and opportunities by providing post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our country.
 
To show support for the organization, each golfer is carried a commemorative PING golf bag bearing the name of a fallen soldier from the community in which they live or attend school. Klaus represented U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh of Norman.