Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Finishes Third at U.S. Collegiate
April 10, 2003 | Cowboy Golf
The Cowboys' 863, one-under-par tournament total was two strokes behind runner-up Arizona and four shots behind tournament champion Texas.
OSU sophomore Hunter Mahan picked up his third win of the season, posting a three-under 69 during his final round to finish with a 12-under score of 204. The McKinney, Texas, native finished two strokes ahead of Arizona's Chris Nallen.
With the win, Mahan tied the school record for wins in a season by a sophomore held by Kevin Wentworth, Scott Verplank and Tom Jones.
Pär Nilsson turned in a solid outing as well for the Cowboys, breaking par for the second time in the tournament with a final-round 71. The sophomore's 54-hole total of 216 gave him sole possession of eighth place and his first top-10 finish of the season.
A trio of players; senior Anders Hultman and freshmen Dayton Rose and Alex Norén, all carded 73s on Sunday to round out the OSU lineup.
Hultman and Rose tied with two other players for 30th place with a three-day total of 223, while Norén finished three strokes behind the duo in a four-way tie for 41st.
The Cowboys will return to action on April 12 when they travel to Tempe, Ariz., for the ASU Thunderbird Invitational.
Fin. Top Teams Scores
1 Texas, Univ. of 278 290 291 859
2 Arizona, U. of 290 287 284 861
3 Oklahoma State U. 281 296 286 863
4 TCU 289 297 283 869
5 Georgia Tech 282 300 289 871
6 Arizona State U. 286 294 295 875
7 Houston, Univ. of 280 301 301 882
8 UNLV 296 300 290 886
9 Northwestern 289 311 287 887
10 Kent State 297 304 302 903
1 Hunter Mahan Okla. St. 62 73 69 204
2 Chris Nallen Arizona 65 73 68 206
3 John Klauk Texas 67 70 71 208
4 J.J. Wall Texas 67 71 71 209
5 Tom Johnson N'western 67 75 69 211
8 Par Nilsson Okla. St. 70 75 71 216
t30 Anders Hultman Okla. St. 74 76 73 223
t30 Dayton Rose Okla. St. 75 75 73 223
t41 Alex Norén Okla. St. 80 73 73 226
