Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Rack Up Big 12 Honors
May 03, 2011 | Cowboy Golf
May 3, 2011
IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma State earned several honors with the announcement of the Big 12 Conference's men's golf postseason awards on Tuesday by the league office.
For the fifth consecutive season, OSU head coach Mike McGraw was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year. The sixth-year head coach has led the top-ranked Cowboys to seven victories in eleven starts this season, including their fifth Big 12 title in a row last week. Additionally, OSU has produced five individual medalists.
Junior Peter Uihlein was tabbed as the league's top player, marking the 10th time OSU has produced the Big 12's player of the year and the fifth time in the last six years.
Currently the nation's top-ranked player, Uihlein has won twice in seven starts this season, picking up victories at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational as well as the Aggie Invitational. The Orlando, Fla., native has finished in the top five in six of those seven starts, including a pair of runner-up finishes.
The reigning U.S. Amateur champion, Uihlein has been equally active away from the collegiate level. Last fall, he represented the United States at the World Amateur Team Championship and posted victories at the Dixie Amateur and the Georgia Cup. A semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award, Uihlein also made the cut earlier this spring at the PGA Tour's Transitions Championship and competed at The Masters Tournament.
Joining Uihlein on the All-Big 12 squad were fellow junior Morgan Hoffmann and senior Kevin Tway.
Like Uihlein, Hoffmann is a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award and has enjoyed a successful season that has seen him win twice this year. The Wyckoff, N.J., native earned his first win of the year earlier this spring at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas. He added the Big 12 individual title last week at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., for the second time in his career. Hoffmann has seven top 10s in eleven starts this season and is currently ranked 11th nationally.
Tway received all-league honors after putting together a campaign with six top-five finishes, including a victory at the Augusta State Invitational earlier this spring. The Edmond, Okla., native has earned runner-up showings in each of his past two starts, finishing second to Uihlein at the Aggie Invitational and as the runner-up to Hoffmann at the Big 12 Championship. Currently, the third-ranked player in the country, Tway is also a semifinalist for the Hogan Award.
All-Big 12 Team
Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State, Jr.
Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State, Sr.
Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State, Jr.
Dylan Frittelli, Texas, Jr.
Bobby Hudson, Texas, Sr.
Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M, Sr.
Jordan Russell, Texas A&M, Jr.
Conrad Shindler, Texas A&M, Sr.
Nils Floren, Texas Tech, Sr.
Matt Smith, Texas Tech, Sr.
Player of the Year
Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year
Toni Hakula, Texas, Fr.
Coach of the Year
Mike McGraw, Oklahoma State
