HUTCHINSON, Kan.—The 2021 Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship will be contested at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, for the 13th time in Conference history. Competition is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday, April 26-28, at the 6,947-yard, par-70 course.
The format will consist of a total of 72 holes across three days with 36 holes scheduled on Monday, followed by 18 holes each on Tuesday and Wednesday. Pairings will consist of twosomes with play beginning off both the No. 1 and No. 10 tees each of the four rounds.
Pairings for the first round are based off the most recent Sagarin ratings. The second round, also played on Day 1, will remain with the same pairings. However, the starting tees will be switched. The second round is scheduled to begin 5 ½ hours after the first-round tee times. Pairings for the second and third days will be based on team results from the previous rounds. An awards ceremony will be conducted following the final round on Wednesday.
No. 1 Oklahoma leads four Big 12 teams in the top 17 of the Sagarin rankings with all squads ranked within the top 87 of 292 NCAA Division I programs. Play will begin on the No. 1 tee at 8 a.m. CT on Monday with the Sooners and No. 3 Oklahoma State. No. 7 Texas and No. 17 Texas Tech are scheduled in the second grouping at 8:45 a.m., followed by West Virginia and Iowa State starting at 9:30 a.m. Tee times for the No. 10 hole begin at 8:22 a.m. with Baylor and TCU playing together followed by the pairing of Kansas and Kansas State at 9:07 a.m.
Spectators are permitted based on local/state guidelines, which are subject to change. It is requested that spectators wear masks and follow physical distancing protocols, including remaining at least 15 yards away from student-athletes, coaches and other team personnel. Spectators must also keep distanced from tee boxes and greens. The event is free of charge.
Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship First Day Pairings
(Based on Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings)
No. 1 Tee
8:00 a.m. – No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Oklahoma State
8:45 a.m. – No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Texas Tech
9:30 a.m. – No. 9 West Virginia, No. 10 Iowa State
No. 10 Tee
8:22 a.m. – No. 5 Baylor, No. 6 TCU
9:07 a.m. – No. 7 Kansas, No. 8 Kansas State
The pairings for the second round on the first day will remain the same, but will switch tees.