Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Finishes 15th At NCAA Championship
June 05, 2005 | Cowboy Golf
The top-ranked Cowboys, who started the day in 14th place, concluded the 72-hole event with a 58-over-par score of 1,178 to come in five shots behind Georgia State and Georgia Southern, which tied for 13th place. Georgia walked away with the team title after holding a wire-to-wire lead. The Bulldogs carded a final round of 280 for a 1,135 total to cruise to an 11-shot victory over Georgia Tech.
The showing marked just the third time in school history that OSU has finished outside the top 10 in consecutive appearances at the event. The finish was also the first time in 14 events this season the Cowboys have finished outside the top five in the team standings.
OSU concluded the 2004-05 campaign with seven victories and three runner-up finishes.
Senior Alex Norén turned in the second-best result of his four NCAA Championship starts. The Stockholm, Sweden, native chipped in for par on the final hole of his collegiate career, giving him a round of 75 and an 11-over total of 291 to place 39th.
Washington's James Lepp blistered the par-70, 7,131-yard layout with a 63 to vault himself into a tie with third-round individual leader Michael Putnam of Pepperdine and force a playoff. Lepp, who posted a 4-under 276 total, made par on the third playoff hole to capture medalist honors.
Freshman Pablo Martin finished in a tie for 47th for the Cowboys with a 295 total after a round of 75. At the conclusion of the tournament, the Malaga, Spain, native was named a first-team Ping All-American and received the Phil Mickelson Award, honoring the nation's top freshman.
Martin became the first OSU player to earn first-team honors since Hunter Mahan received the distinction in 2003 on his way to being named the national player of the year.
Sophomore Ryan Posey recorded his second consecutive 74 to tie for 54th place at 298.
Fellow sophomore Tyler Leon and junior Zack Robinson finished in a three-player deadlock for 58th place at 299, 19-over, after rounds of 74 and 73, respectively.
Team Scores 1 Georgia 274 284 297 280 1135 2 Georgia Tech 288 281 295 282 1146 3 Washington 289 285 303 276 1153 4 Brigham Young 285 290 304 275 1154 5 New Mexico 289 300 291 278 1158 6 Southern California 290 282 303 284 1159 7 Kentucky 291 292 294 284 1161 T8 UNLV 284 290 302 286 1162 T8 Duke 288 286 303 285 1162 10 Augusta State 286 289 302 287 1164 T11 Arizona State 291 285 301 293 1170 T11 Tennessee 279 288 313 290 1170 T13 Georgia State 287 287 305 294 1173 T13 Georgia Southern 286 298 299 290 1173 15 Oklahoma State 292 289 301 296 1178
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores T1 James Lepp, Washington* 70 67 76 63 276 T1 Michael Putnam, Pepperdine 67 67 73 69 276 3 Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech 69 68 71 71 279 4 Major Manning, Augusta State 65 70 73 73 281 T5 Rob Grube, Stanford 71 71 72 68 282 T5 Ryan Moore, UNLV 72 73 71 66 282 39 Alex Noren, Oklahoma State 70 69 77 75 291 T47 Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 72 74 74 75 295 T54 Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State 77 73 74 74 298 T58 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 76 73 76 74 299 T58 Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 74 74 78 73 299 *won on third playoff hole
