Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Cruises To Big 12 Title
May 02, 2005 | Cowboy Golf
The Cowboys' 4-over 868 total was nine shots better than runner-up Oklahoma and 17 strokes ahead of third-place Missouri. The championship was OSU's league-leading fourth Big 12 title and is the 49th conference crown in the 59-year history of the program.
A trio of Cowboys turned in top-10 performances during the weekend, the most by an OSU squad in the tournament since having four players achieve the feat in 1998.
Senior Alex Norén followed up his third-place finish in 2004 as this year's runner-up after posting his second consecutive 72 on Sunday. Norén's 2-under 214 total was six shots behind tournament champion Anthony Kim of Oklahoma, who carded a final-round 68 for a 208 total.
Junior Zack Robinson continued his impressive play this spring, vaulting himself into third place after firing the squad's low round of the day with a 4-under 68 to finish at 215. The Ft. Worth, Texas, native began the day tied for 10th before making his move and earning his sixth consecutive top 10 of the year.
Sophomore Tyler Leon posted his first career top-10 finish at the conference tournament, tying two other players for eighth place at 4-over 220 after a final round of 77.
Freshman Pablo Martin bettered par for the first time in the tournament with a closing round of 71 to move up one spot from a tie for 12th into a three-player deadlock for 11th at 221, while sophomore Ryan Posey closed out the event with back-to-back 76s to tie for 25th place at 229.
OSU will return to action on May 14 when it travels to Ardmore, Okla., to take part in The Maxwell at Dornick Hills Country Club.
Team Scores 1 Oklahoma State 285 296 287 868 2 Oklahoma 290 298 289 877 3 Missouri 295 297 293 885 4 Texas 311 305 287 903 5 Texas A&M 303 299 307 909 6 Kansas 304 303 303 910 7 Baylor 303 308 301 912 8 Texas Tech 299 310 309 918 9 Iowa State 302 318 301 921 10 Kansas State 308 306 311 925 11 Colorado 311 319 299 929 12 Nebraska 303 312 316 931
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores 1 Anthony Kim, Oklahoma 69 71 68 208 2 Alex Noren, Oklahoma State 70 72 72 214 3 Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 74 73 68 215 4 Matt VanCleave, Kansas State 70 71 76 217 T5 Justin Fraley, Oklahoma 68 72 78 218 T5 Ben Scott, Missouri 71 73 74 218 T8 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 68 75 77 220 T11 Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 73 77 71 221 T25 Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State 77 76 76 229
