Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Finishes Second At Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
February 11, 2004 | Cowboy Golf
The Cowboys, who entered the day in third place, tallied a 24-over-par, 888 total to overtake Clemson and finished tied with Florida. South Carolina ran away with the team title coming in at 861, three-under-par.
Freshman Casey Wittenberg posted his second top 10 in three career outings, finishing in ninth place at 218, two-over-par after carding a one-over 73 during his final 18 holes. Texas' Jason Hartwick fired a final-round 67 to finish at 211 and claim a three-stroke victory in the individual race.
Sophomore Zack Robinson notched his second consecutive top-20 finish after coming in with a 71 to tie for 12th place at 220, while junior Alex Norén dipped into a four-way tie for 34th place at 225 after a final-round 76.
Freshman Tyler Leon broke par for the first time in the event, carding a one-under 71 to move up 12 spots and finish tied for 41st place at 227.
Senior Pär Nilsson rounded out the Cowboy lineup with a 54-hole total of 231, 15-over-par, after his 77 on Tuesday.
OSU will return to action on Feb. 22 when it travels to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Classic.
Team Scores Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total 1 South Carolina 288 289 284 861 T2 Oklahoma State 308 289 291 888 T2 Florida 299 300 289 888 T4 Clemson 306 284 299 889 T4 Texas 311 297 281 889 6 Tennessee 303 299 289 891 7 Louisiana State 305 300 290 895 T8 North Florida 318 292 288 898 T8 Kentucky 317 288 293 898 10 Georgia 314 290 296 900 11 North Carolina State 315 295 295 905 12 Northwestern 319 297 290 906 13 Augusta State 319 295 297 911 T14 Duke 314 300 300 914 T14 Auburn 317 304 293 914 16 North Carolina 319 300 296 915 17 Florida State 326 298 295 919 18 Vanderbilt 322 301 299 922
Individual Scores Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total 1 Jason Hartwick, Texas 71 73 67 211 2 Eirik Johansen , South Carolina 71 76 67 214 T3 Gregg Jones, Clemson 77 66 72 215 T3 Jake Thompson, South Carolina 71 71 73 215 T5 Dustin Bray, North Carolina 73 72 71 216 T5 Tom Johnson, Northwestern 74 73 69 216 T5 Martin Rominger, South Carolina 73 73 70 216 T5 Camilo Villegas, Florida 72 74 70 216 9 Casey Wittenberg, Oklahoma State 75 70 73 218 T12 Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 77 72 71 220
