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Big 12 Championship
Cowboys Capture Fifth-Straight Big 12 Championship
April 27, 2011 | Cowboy Golf
April 27, 2011
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Oklahoma State's men's golf team earned its fifth Big 12 Championship title in a row on Wednesday, posting a 13-shot victory at Prairie Dunes Country Club.
Head coach Mike McGraw's squad posted a 294 closing round in blustery conditions to finish at 19-over 1,139 at the par-70, 6,759-yard layout. Texas A&M finished second at 1,152 and Texas came in third with a 1,160 total.
The Cowboys' seventh win of the year also gave OSU its league-leading ninth Big 12 title and was the 54th conference title in the 65-year history of the program.
"It is such a tough conference anymore. You can't just roll out there and win it. It's not very easy to do that. It is an accomplishment to win it and to win it five times is kind of mind boggling for me," McGraw said. "It is our goal every year to win this. We start out the year and this is our first major accomplishment that you would like to do. It is the beginning of postseason and means a lot to these guys."
Individually, OSU produced the top two individuals for the fourth time in league history as well. Junior Morgan Hoffmann took home medalist honors, while senior Kevin Tway finished as the runner-up for the second time in his career.
Hoffmann, who won the Big 12 title as a freshman in 2009 at Prairie Dunes, posted a closing 73 to finish at even-par 280 and five shots clear of Tway. The Wyckoff, N.J., native stood at even par after an outward nine that featured a birdie and a bogey. On his second nine, Hoffmann bogeyed four of his first six holes before making his second birdie of the day at the par-4 18th.
"The course didn't really do much to me, I just made some really stupid mistakes coming in. I missed some short putts, but that is golf. I came out on top, which is lucky," Hoffmann said. "I love this course and it is a nice feeling to come back here and I felt really comfortable here. Luckily, I came out on top again."
For Hoffmann, the win was his second of the spring and the fifth of his career.
Tway posted a 75 during his fourth round to get in at 285 and earn his second runner-up finish at the conference championship. His second-place showing marked the third time in his career he posted a top 10 at the event. The Edmond, Okla., native also finished second in 2008 to former Cowboy Rickie Fowler before tying for seventh last year.
The round of the day came from junior Peter Uihlein, who posted an even-par 70 to move up 15 spots into a tie for fourth place at 8-over 288. The Orlando, Fla., native was the only player in the field to post a round of even par or better on Wednesday. Uihlein carded a pair of birdies on his front nine and turned at 1-over 36. After a bogey at the 11th, he moved back to level par with birdies at the 14th and 15th.
Freshman Talor Gooch earned a top-20 finish in his first career Big 12 start, tying for 16th place at 293 after posting a 78 on Wednesday.
Sophomore Sean Einhaus finished play with a 76, giving him a 297 total and tying him for 26th place.
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