Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Run Away From Field At NCAA Central Regional
May 21, 2006 | Cowboy Golf
The victory was the second in a row for the top-seeded Cowboys, who won The Maxwell last weekend, and was their sixth regional title since the current qualifying format was implemented in 1989. OSU, which last emerged victorious in regional action in 2003, posted a 280 team score on Saturday giving them a 7-under 845 total and a 16-stroke win over runner-up Northwestern.
“Our guys played well today,” Cowboy head coach Mike McGraw said. “To shoot 4-under in today's conditions was certainly a good score.”
For the fifth time, OSU also produced the regional medalist as redshirt freshman Jonathan Moore continued his torrid pace, posting a 67 to finish at 8-under 205 to finish three shots clear of the field. The Vancouver, Wash., native extended his streak of consecutive rounds in the 60s to six and has bettered par by 22 strokes in his last two outings.
“Jonathan has shown signs of doing this all spring and has played very well, so it was not surprising to see him win,” McGraw said.
For the second consecutive week, senior Zack Robinson finished as the runner-up to Moore, posting a final-round 71 for a 54-hole total of 208.
“Zack is a fifth-year senior for us and it has been really encouraging to see him step up and play the way he has,” McGraw said.
Sophomore Pablo Martin fired a final-round 69 to move from a tie for 21st place into a tie for 10th at 215, giving him his 10th top 10 in 11 starts this season.
True freshman Trent Leon carded a 73 on Saturday to finish in a group tied for 24th place at 219. Included in the group tied with a 6-over score was Leon's older brother, junior Tyler Leon, who posted a 74 during his final round.
The Cowboys will travel to Sunriver, Oregon and the Crosswater Golf Course for the NCAA Championship on May 31-June 3.
Team Scores 1 Oklahoma State 280 285 280 845 2 Northwestern 281 293 287 861 T3 Texas A&M 284 291 292 867 T3 Georgia Tech 295 288 284 867 5 Lamar 286 295 288 869 6 Minnesota 291 292 291 874 7 Oklahoma 292 298 287 877 8 Clemson 296 294 291 881 9 Duke 286 301 296 883 10 Kentucky 291 302 291 884 11 Texas 291 301 293 885 12 Purdue 291 303 292 886 13 TCU 293 297 299 889 14 Tulsa 297 295 300 892 15 SMU 294 301 300 895 T16 Texas-Arlington 298 307 296 901 T16 Xavier 307 303 291 901 18 Kansas State 306 307 290 903 19 Missouri 306 299 300 905 20 Kent State 296 310 303 909 21 Colorado 306 305 300 911 22 Nebraska 306 318 299 923 23 Siena College 302 304 322 928 24 Eastern Kentucky 309 318 302 929 25 Cleveland State 318 315 301 934 26 Princeton 324 311 308 943 27 St. Francis-Pa. 324 304 316 944
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores 1 Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State 69 69 67 205 2 Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State 71 66 71 208 3 Dawie Van der Walt, Lamar 70 69 71 210 T4 Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M 68 71 75 214 T4 Anthony Kim, Oklahoma 73 71 70 214 T4 Kyle Moore, Northwestern 73 70 71 214 T4 Andrew Parr, Texas A&M 68 74 72 214 T4 Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech 71 71 72 214 T4 Chris Wilson, Northwestern 67 74 73 214 T10 Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 70 76 69 215 T24 Trent Leon, Oklahoma State 70 76 73 219 T24 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 71 74 74 219
