Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at NCAA Tourney
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Golf
May 30, 1998
ALBUQUERQUE - Oklahoma State recorded its 36th top-four finish in school history at this year's NCAA Mens Golf Championship.
The Cowboys recorded a school-record score of 25-under-par 1127 but finished nine strokes behind UNLV, which won its first NCAA Championship with an NCAA-record score of 1118, 34-under. Clemson finished second at 1121, and Georgia Tech was third at 1122.
Sophomore Edward Loar (tied for 15th at seven-under-par 281), senior Bo Van Pelt (19th, 282) and freshman Charles Howell (tied for 20th, 283) all finished the tournament under par individually, and all three recorded individual scores that rank among OSU's top 10 NCAA Championship performances.
Sophomore Landry Mahan carded his second straight 70 to finish tied for 48th at 290; freshman Boyd Summerhays, who leaves June 10 for a two-year mission in Argentina, finished his first NCAA Championship in 74th place at 296.
The Cowboys finished among the nation's top five teams for the 43rd time in the school's 52-year NCAA Tournament history.
UNLV, Clemson, Georgia Tech and OSU all recorded team scores lower than the previous NCAA Tournament record. The previous record was 1129, set in 1992 by Arizona (in a tournament also played here at the UNM Championship Course) and in 1994 by Stanford.
Howell closed out his freshman season with a round of 69, his team-leading 11th round in the 60s this season. He also became the second true freshman in school history to lead the team in stroke average (72.10); Loar had become the first last season with an average of 72.13.
NCAA Men's Golf ChampionshipUNM Championship Course Albuquerque, N.M.Par 72 7,151 Yards Final Results (72 holes)
Team Results 1. UNLV 284-269-276-289-1118 2. Clemson 283-278-278-282-1121 3. Georgia Tech 281-277-286-278-1122 4. Oklahoma State 278-286-278-285-1127 5. Arizona State 289-282-283-276-1130 6. Ohio State 284-286-280-285-1135 7. Minnesota 296-275-283-283-1137 T8. Houston 294-276-287-285-1142 T8. UCLA 289-275-284-294-1142 10. Auburn 290-283-285-287-1145 11. South Carolina 285-281-284-296-1146 12. TCU 290-282-290-286-1148 13. Miami (Ohio) 286-283-290-292-1151 14. Florida 282-288-287-297-1154 15. California 290-277-290-298-1155Individual Scores (Top 10 plus OSU scores) 1. James McLean, Minnesota 71-66-65-69-271 T2. Chris Berry, UNLV 70-68-67-67-272 T2. J.J. Henry, TCU 67-67-70-68-272 T2. *Joel Kribel, Stanford 69-67-68-68-272 T2. Charles Warren, Clemson 69-66-67-70-272 6. Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech 68-68-68-69-273 T7. Darren Angel, Arizona State 73-67-71-65-276 T7. Tim Clark, N.C. State 68-72-69-67-276 T7. Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech 69-67-70-70-276 10. Joey Maxon, Clemson 69-71-70-68-278T15. Edward Loar, OSU 68-72-66-75-281 19. Bo Van Pelt, OSU 70-67-74-71-282T20. Charles Howell, OSU 70-74-70-69-283T48. Landry Mahan, OSU 77-73-70-70-290T74. Boyd Summerhays, OSU 70-77-72-77-296
