Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Finishes Second At NCAA Central Regional
May 24, 2004 | Cowboy Golf
OSU completed play with a 54-hole total of 893, 29-over, after a final round of 308 to finish 11 shots behind tournament champion Kentucky. In search of their third consecutive regional title, the Cowboys entered the day two shots behind the Wildcats and challenged UK for most of the day before playing the final four holes in 18-over-par.
Individually, OSU was led by a pair of freshman as Tyler Leon and Casey Wittenberg both posted top-10 finishes, coming in among the group tied for eighth at 221, 5-over-par. Leon, who recorded his third career top 10, closed out the tournament with a 75 after consecutive 73s, while Wittenberg earned his fifth top 10 in nine career starts.
Junior Alex Norén turned in his second consecutive 77 to finish tied for 21st at 224, snapping a streak of five consecutive top 10s that dates back to a tie for 28th at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate on March 16.
Sophomore Zack Robinson carded a 6-over-par 78 in 37th place at 228, while fellow sophomore Chris Clarke posted a final-round 82 to finish tied for 91st place at 237.
The Cowboys will return to action on June 1 when they travel to Hot Springs, Virginia and The Homestead Resort for the NCAA Championship.
Team Scores 1 Kentucky 298 285 299 882 2 Oklahoma State 287 298 308 893 3 Oklahoma 305 294 297 896 4 Texas A&M 292 303 304 899 T5 Texas 298 296 307 901 T5 TCU 305 297 299 901 7 Purdue 295 302 308 905 8 Wichita State 302 300 306 908 9 SMU 302 299 308 909 10 Kent State 301 305 304 910 The top 10 teams advance to the Championship 11 Minnesota 302 303 306 911 12 Notre Dame 310 297 307 914 13 Texas Tech 317 296 304 917 14 Ohio State 302 310 306 918 15 Kansas State 300 305 318 923 16 Kansas 315 300 311 926 17 Arkansas 314 307 310 931 T18 Illinois 309 320 304 933 T18 Tulsa 314 306 313 933 T20 Lamar 309 313 312 934 T20 Indiana 306 308 320 934 T20 Colorado 304 307 323 934 23 Xavier 312 316 312 940 24 Western Illinois 323 323 312 958 25 Baylor 321 317 323 961 26 Princeton 323 318 333 974 27 Jackson State 333 337 330 1000
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores 1 John Holmes, Kentucky 73 70 71 214 2 Will Dodson, SMU 72 73 71 216 T3 Brandon Waldrop, Kentucky 70 70 77 217 T3 Jason Hartwick, Texas 69 73 75 217 5 Anthony Kim, Oklahoma 71 75 72 218 T8 Tyler Leon, Okla State 73 73 75 221 T8 Casey Wittenberg, Okla. State 69 74 78 221 T21 Alex Noren, Okla. State 70 77 77 224 37 Zack Robinson, Okla. State 76 74 78 228 T91 Chris Clarke, Okla. State 75 80 82 237
