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Cowboy Golf Claims Title At Ping/Golfweek Preview
September 28, 2004 | Cowboy Golf
Georgia Tech jumped into the lead during the final round, but the Cowboys came on strong down the stretch, playing the final four holes in 4-under to earn its first title at the event since 1998. OSU also won the inaugural tournament in 1989.
The fifth-ranked Cowboys entered the day with a three-shot lead over TCU and Georgia Tech before carding a 4-over 284 at Caves Valley Golf Club to finish with a 54-hole total of 848, 8-over, and outdistance the Yellow Jackets by four shots.
Freshman Pablo Martin led the way individually, recording birdies on two of his last three holes to wrap up medalist honors in his first collegiate outing. The Malaga, Spain native carded a final-round 71 en route to a 4-under 206 total and a two-stroke victory over Texas' Matt Rosenfeld.
The victory by Martin was the first by a Cowboy freshman since Edward Loar won two events (1996 Jerry Pate and 1997 Maxwell) during his first season and was OSU's first medalist since Hunter Mahan won The Maxwell in 2003.
Sophomore Tyler Leon posted his best round of the tournament with a 69 on Monday, giving him a 211 total and a tie for seventh place, while junior Zack Robinson followed up his second-round 68 with a closing 72 for a 5-over total of 215 and a tie for 16th place.
Sophomore Zac Reynolds moved up nine spots with a 72 to finish tied for 36th at 221 and senior Alex Norén rounded out the OSU lineup with a 222, 12-over total.
The Cowboys will resume their fall schedule on Oct. 11 when they attempt to defend their title at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate in Birmingham, Ala.
Team Scores 1 Oklahoma State 288 276 284 848 2 Georgia Tech 284 283 285 852 3 Georgia 290 292 279 861 T4 Texas 284 289 289 862 T4 Florida 296 278 288 862 6 Arizona State 284 293 286 863 7 TCU 286 281 297 864 8 Kentucky 296 291 279 866 9 UNLV 290 292 286 868 10 Pepperdine 292 297 288 877 11 Clemson 300 285 297 882 T12 California 305 294 285 884 T12 Arizona 296 293 295 884 T12 UCLA 298 293 293 884 15 Loyola College 304 309 304 917
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores 1 Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 69 66 71 206 2 Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas 70 71 67 208 T3 Ryan Moore, UNLV 73 70 66 209 T3 Jesse Mueller, Arizona State 67 71 71 209 T5 Matt Every, Florida 73 68 69 210 T5 Michael Putnam, Pepperdine 70 71 69 210 T7 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 71 71 69 211 T16 Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 75 68 72 215 T36 Zac Reynolds, Oklahoma State 78 71 72 221 T43 Alex Norén, Oklahoma State 73 75 74 222
