HUTCHINSON, Kan.—In a battle that came down to the final hole, Oklahoma State held off Oklahoma and Texas to capture its 11th Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship title and 56th conference crown overall.
The Cowboys finished with a four-round total of 1129 (+9) at the 6,947-yard, par-70 Prairie Dunes Country Club to earn the Big 12’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. The Sooners placed second at 1130 (+10) and the Longhorns were third with an 1131 (+11) after the three squads entered the final round in a first-place tie. The two strokes separating the top three teams is the fewest in Big 12 Championship play.
Cole Hammer claimed medalist honors, UT’s seventh in Big 12 Championship history and 40th overall. With a three-way tie also existing in the individual race entering the day, the senior fired a three-under par 67 to finish with a four-round total of 276 (-4). OU’s Quade Cummins and OSU’s Bo Jin were one stroke back to tie for second at 277 (-5). Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg also finished the tournament under-par to place fourth with a 279 (-1). The Cowboys’ Austin Eckroat recorded a 65 in the final 18 holes to tie Hammer’s third round score for the low of the Championship. He moved up three spots to place fifth at 282 (+2). A total of 15 student-athletes finished in the top 10 to earn All-Tournament honors.
The Division I Men’s Golf Selection Show will be televised by the Golf Channel on Wednesday, May 5 at 1 p.m. CT.
Team
Scores
1. Oklahoma State – 1129 (+9)
2. Oklahoma – 1130 (+10)
3. Texas – 1131 (+11)
4. TCU – 1140 (+20)
5. Texas Tech – 1149 (+29)
6. Baylor – 1158 (+38)
7. Kansas – 1163 (+43)
8. Kansas State – 1174 (+54)
9. West Virginia – 1187 (+67)
10. Iowa State – 1190 (+70)
Big 12
All-Tournament Team
(top
10 places, including ties)
1. Cole Hammer, Texas – 276 (-4)
T2. Quade Cummins, Oklahoma – 277 (-5)
T2. Bo Jin, Oklahoma State – 277 (-5)
4. Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech – 279 (-1)
5. Austin Eckroat, Oklahoma State – 282 (+2)
T6. Logan McAllister, Oklahoma – 286 (+6)
T6. Filippo Celli, TCU – 286 (+6)
T6. Pierceson Coody, Texas – 286 (+6)
9. Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, TCU – 287 (+7)
T10. Parker Coody, Texas – 289 (+9)
T10. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, Oklahoma State – 289 (+9)
T10. Aman Gupta, Oklahoma State – 289 (+9)
T10. Mark Reppe, Baylor – 289 (+9)
T10. Colin Kober, Baylor – 289 (+9)
T10. Mason Nome, Texas – 289 (+9)