Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Golf Wraps Up NCAA Regional Title
May 16, 2009 | Cowboy Golf
May 16, 2009
STILLWATER, Okla. -
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Oklahoma State's men's golf team wrapped up its 63rd consecutive NCAA Championship berth on Saturday after rolling to the team title at the NCAA South Central Regional at Karsten Creek Golf Club.
The Cowboys entered the final round with a 13-shot lead and extended their margin to 22 after posting an 8-over 296 for a 54-hole total of 881, 17-over par. OSU excelled on its home course, finishing as the only team with sub-300 scores all three days. Overall, the Cowboys posted three of the eight rounds under 300 in the tournament.
The victory was OSU's third consecutive and fifth overall this season. The victory also marked the first time in five tries the Cowboys have won on their home course.
Arkansas moved up one spot into second and finished with a 903 total, while Tennessee-Chattanooga finished third at 907. TCU and Northwestern finished tied for fourth place at 914 to round out the group of teams ad vancing to the NCAA Championship.
Sophomore Kevin Tway became the fifth different Cowboy to win a tournament this season, firing a 2-under 70 during his final round to finish at even-par 216. The Edmond, Okla., native bested freshman teammate Peter Uihlein by one stroke to earn his second career victory and first since last year's NCAA Central Regional.
Tway was solid all day long, starting his round with seven consecutive pars before producing a birdie-birdie finish on his front nine. He followed with four pars on his inward nine before posting his lone bogey of the day at the 14th. However, Tway gained the stroke back with a birdie at the difficult 17th to record the low round of the day.
Uihlein narrowly missed out on his second career victory after carding a closing 75. The Bradenton, Fla., native came to the par-five 18th needing a birdie to match Tway's total and just missed his birdie putt and finished with a 217 total.
Sophomore Rickie Fowler carded a 74 during his final round and finished at 224 and tied for 12th place, while freshman Morgan Hoffmann posted a 77 and finished tied for 13th place at 226.
Senior Trent Leon also carded a 77 during his final round at the par-72, 7,407-yard layout to finish at 228 and tied for 25th place.
Baylor's Cody Paladino beat LSU's John Peterson on the second playoff hole to earn the regional's individual spot in the NCAA Championship.
The championship finals will be held at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio May 26-30.
