Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Finishes Fifth at Fighting Illini Invitational
September 25, 2006 | Cowboy Golf
The Cowboys entered the day in second place and just one shot out of the lead, but their 20-over team score dropped them into fifth place with an 876, 36-over total. Duke posted a 286 on Monday to claim the tournament title with a 24-over-par score of 864.
Stanford, which entered the final round as the 36-hole leader, posted a 295 to come in six shots behind the Blue Devils and alone in second place.
Individually, junior Pablo Martin began the day tied for second before carding a 2-over 72 to finish tied with three other players for third place with a 3-over total of 213. The Malaga, Spain native finished two shots off the pace of medalist Niklas Lemke of Arizona State, who fired a 4-under 66 to move from a tie for 13th place to the top of the leaderboard.
For Martin, the third-place showing marked the 20th top-10 finish in 28 career starts and marked the 14th time he has finished among the top five.
Senior Tyler Leon slipped from a tie for seventh place into a tie for 13th at 219 after posting a 76 during his final round, while sophomore Jonathan Moore dropped three spots into a tie for 24th place at 222 after a round of 75.
Senior Ryan Posey's 77 on Monday moved him from a tie for 25th place into a tie for 33rd at 225.
Freshman Chris Ward wrapped up his collegiate debut with a 77 as well to come in tied for 36th place at 226.
The Cowboys will return to action on Oct. 2 when they travel to Williamsburg, Va. to take part in the Ping/Golfweek Preview at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club.
Team Scores 1 Duke 289 289 286 864 2 Stanford 286 289 295 870 3 Purdue 290 292 289 871 4 Northwestern 293 293 289 875 5 Oklahoma State 293 283 300 876 6 Georgia Tech 293 296 288 877 7 Arizona State 299 297 288 884 8 Minnesota 297 287 301 885 9 Illinois 291 299 296 886 10 Vanderbilt 299 299 309 907 11 Toledo 303 302 309 914 12 Oklahoma 309 300 310 919
Top Five Individuals and OSU Scores 1 Niklas Lemke, Arizona State 72 73 66 211 2 Adam Long, Duke 70 71 71 212 T3 Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State 71 70 72 213 T3 Patrick Nagle, Illinois 71 71 71 213 T3 Tom Oliver, Purdue 71 67 75 213 T3 Michael Schachner, Duke 71 71 71 213 T13 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 74 69 76 219 T24 Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State 74 73 75 222 T33 Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State 77 71 77 225 T36 Chris Ward, Oklahoma State 74 75 77 226
