Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Finishes Fourth At Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational
October 24, 2006 | Cowboy Golf
OSU entered the day alone in second place and just one shot behind Texas, but was not able to mount a charge during its third round as the Longhorns pulled away from the field, winning by 12 strokes. The Cowboys finished with a 54-hole total of 892 to come in two strokes behind Texas A&M for third place and four shots off the pace of runner-up Florida.
Georgia's Brian Harman claimed individual medalist honors, finishing with an even-par 216 total.
The fourth-place showing did give the Cowboys their third top-five finish in three events during the fall campaign despite playing without reigning national player of the year Pablo Martin and 2006 NCAA champion Jonathan Moore. The duo did not compete as they will represent Spain and the United States, respectively, at the World Amateur Team Championship later this week.
Individually, OSU's two seniors led the way as Tyler Leon and Ryan Posey both earned top-10 finishes. The tandem came in among the nine players tied for 10th place at 5-over 221 after Leon carded a 78 and Posey recorded a 77 on the day.
Sophomore Trent Leon moved up the leaderboard, posting a 76 that moved him from a tie for 54th place into a tie for 45th at 228.
True freshman Chris Ward wrapped up his second career start with an 81 to tie for 53rd place at 230, while redshirt freshman Trent Whitekiller tied for 66th in his collegiate debut after a final round 86 put him in the group at 17-over 233.
The Cowboys will close out their fall slate on Oct. 29 when they begin play at the Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship at Colonial Country Club in Dallas, Texas.
Team Scores 1 Texas 294 285 297 876 2 Florida 294 292 302 888 3 Texas A&M 298 301 291 890 4 Oklahoma State 294 286 312 892 5 Georgia 291 300 302 893 6 Clemson 297 291 306 894 7 Kentucky 300 290 306 896 T8 Florida State 297 297 306 900 T8 Tennessee 293 298 309 900 T8 North Carolina 296 297 307 900 T8 Wake Forest 307 291 302 900 12 Georgia Tech 298 297 308 903 13 Duke 296 295 314 905 14 Georgia State 297 299 310 906 15 Arizona 295 300 319 914 16 South Carolina 292 304 319 915 17 Texas Tech 300 304 313 917 18 UCF 318 300 306 924
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores 1 Brian Harman, Georgia 70 71 75 216 T2 Dustin Groves, Wake Forest 75 67 75 217 T2 Billy Horschel, Florida 79 67 71 217 T4 Matt Bortis, Texas 75 72 71 218 T4 Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech 74 70 74 218 T10 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 74 69 78 221 T10 Adam Long, Duke University 75 71 75 221 T10 Derek Oakey, Georgia State 73 76 72 221 T10 Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State 73 71 77 221 T45 Trent Leon, Oklahoma State 75 77 76 228 T53 Chris Ward, Oklahoma State 78 71 81 230 T66 Trent Whitekiller, Oklahoma State 72 75 86 233
