Oklahoma State University Athletics

Cowboys Roll To Third Consecutive Carmel Cup Victory
September 03, 2017 | Cowboy Golf
Final Results
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Oklahoma State's men's golf team rolled to victory in its season opener on Sunday, tallying a 14-shot triumph to win The Carmel Cup for the third year in a row at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
The top-ranked Cowboys fired a 340 during their third round to finish at 1,028, 52-under par, and 14 shots ahead of Texas Tech. Oklahoma was third at the par-72, 6,828-yard layout with a 1,047 total.
OSU entered the day with a three-shot cushion before having all six players in the starting lineup post a closing score in the 60s en route to a 20-under final round.
OSU junior Hayden Wood closed with a bogey-free 66 to finish in a tie for the top spot in the individual race with Tech's Hurly Long. The duo finished with matching totals of 19-under 197, forcing a playoff. Long would go on to earn the victory on the first extra hole.
In addition to his runner-up finish, Wood's tally was good for the sixth-best 54-hole total in school history and was just two strokes shy of matching the school mark held by three players.
Senior Kristoffer Ventura posted a 68 during his third round to finish in a tie for fourth place at 12-under 204.
Junior Zach Bauchou's 68 tied him for 11th place at 208, while senior Brendon Jelley closed with a 69 to finish a stroke back at 209 and tied for 13th place.
Freshman Matthew Wolff closed out his first collegiate event with a 69 to tie for 15th place at 210.
Sophomore Viktor Hovland rounded out the lineup with a 69 of his own to finish at 213 and tied for 23rd place.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Oklahoma State's men's golf team rolled to victory in its season opener on Sunday, tallying a 14-shot triumph to win The Carmel Cup for the third year in a row at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
The top-ranked Cowboys fired a 340 during their third round to finish at 1,028, 52-under par, and 14 shots ahead of Texas Tech. Oklahoma was third at the par-72, 6,828-yard layout with a 1,047 total.
OSU entered the day with a three-shot cushion before having all six players in the starting lineup post a closing score in the 60s en route to a 20-under final round.
OSU junior Hayden Wood closed with a bogey-free 66 to finish in a tie for the top spot in the individual race with Tech's Hurly Long. The duo finished with matching totals of 19-under 197, forcing a playoff. Long would go on to earn the victory on the first extra hole.
In addition to his runner-up finish, Wood's tally was good for the sixth-best 54-hole total in school history and was just two strokes shy of matching the school mark held by three players.
Senior Kristoffer Ventura posted a 68 during his third round to finish in a tie for fourth place at 12-under 204.
Junior Zach Bauchou's 68 tied him for 11th place at 208, while senior Brendon Jelley closed with a 69 to finish a stroke back at 209 and tied for 13th place.
Freshman Matthew Wolff closed out his first collegiate event with a 69 to tie for 15th place at 210.
Sophomore Viktor Hovland rounded out the lineup with a 69 of his own to finish at 213 and tied for 23rd place.
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