Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Will Defend National Title In Durham
May 27, 2001 | Cowboy Golf
May 27, 2001
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SETTING THE SCENE
Oklahoma State's golf team will look to defend its national title this
week as it travels to Durham, North Carolina for the NCAA Championship being
held at the Duke Golf Club.
The four-day, 72-hole event will begin on Wednesday with 30 teams and six individuals from non-qualifying teams competing on the 7,111-yard layout. After two rounds, the field will be cut to 15 teams and the nine top individuals not on those squads.
The Cowboys, who enter the event as the No. 18 seed, will play practice rounds on Monday and Tuesday before teeing off on the front nine at 7 a.m. on Wednesday with Oregon State and Virginia Tech. On Thursday, OSU will begin play on the No. 10 tee at noon with the same two schools.
Results will be available on the internet at www.ncaachampionships.com, www.GoDuke.com and www.golfstat.com.
ABOUT THE COURSE
The Duke Golf Course, which opened on September 26, 1957, was originally
designed by Robert Trent Jones before being re-designed by Rees Jones in
1993. The par-72 track also served as the host course for the NCAA Men's
Golf Championship in 1962.
LAST TIME OUT
The Cowboys qualified for their unprecedented 55th consecutive NCAA
Championship last week after finishing sixth on their home course, Karsten
Creek, at the Central Regional. OSU shot a three-day total of 887 (23-over)
to conclude play four strokes out of the lead. A pair of freshman led the
way for the Cowboys. P?r Nilsson turned in a two-over-par total of 218 to
finish in a three-way tie for 13th place, while Matt McQuillan registered a
pair of sub-par rounds to finish at 219 and in a five-way tie for 16th
place.
