Oklahoma State University Athletics
Howell, Cowboys Finish Second at U.S. Collegiate
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Golf
April 5, 1998
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Charles Howell recorded his second straight second-place finish and the eighth-ranked OSU men's golf team finished second at the U.S. Collegiate Championship on the Slammer & Squire Course at the World Golf Village.
Howell finished with at 5-under-par 211, just one stroke behind individual medalist D.J. Brigman. It was the fourth top-10 finish in as many spring tournaments for Howell, a freshman whose first-round 66 set a course record. Howell was joined in the top 10 by seventh-ranked teammate Edward Loar, who tied for ninth at 2-over.
Oklahoma State's final-round 290 tied for the best round Sunday but left the Cowboys eight strokes behind tournament champion Florida State. OSU finished one stroke ahead of top-ranked UNLV.
The Cowboys' individual lineup was rounded out by senior Bo Van Pelt, whose final-round 81 slid him to 29th place at 10-over; freshman Boyd Summerhays, 35th at 13-over; and sophomore Landry Mahan, 38th at 14-over.
The Cowboys will next be in action April 18 and 19 at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
U.S. Collegiate Championship Slammer & Squire Course, World Golf Village, St. Augustine, Fla. Par 72; 6,826 yards (54 holes)
Team Scores Individual Leader and OSU Scores 1. Florida State 286-292-290-868 1. D.J. Brigman, New Mexico 72-70-68-210 2. Oklahoma State 289-297-290-876 2. Charles Howell 66-73-72-211 3. UNLV 291-293-293-877 T9. Edward Loar 74-73-71-218 4. Arizona 297-294-290-881 T29. Bo Van Pelt 70-75-81-226 T5. Arizona State 294-295-298-887 T35. Boyd Summerhays79-76-74-229 T5. New Mexico 294-299-294-887 T38. Landry Mahan81-76-73-230 7. Ohio State 293-300-297-890 8. Texas A&M 303-309-288-900 9. Fresno State 295-305-306-906 10. Kent 313-294-307-914 11. Southern California 309-305-304-918 12. Nihon (Japan) 302-313-307-922
