Cowboys Third After Day One Of Regional Play

Monday, May 15

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Oklahoma State University

NCAA Regional

May 15, 2017 | Cowboy Golf

Round 1 Results

AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma State's men's golf team began play at the NCAA Austin Regional on Monday with a 287 during its opening round to hold sole possession of third place at the University of Texas Golf Club.

The Cowboys' 3-over score put them five shots off the pace of Ole Miss for the runner-up position. Tournament host Texas posted a 277 at the par-71, 7,355-yard layout to open up a five-shot lead with 36 holes remaining.

UT's Scottie Scheffler fired a 5-under 66 to lead the individual race.

A pair of Cowboys, junior Kristoffer Ventura and freshman Viktor Hovland, wrapped up the day in the top 10, carding even-par 71s to stand in a tie for 10^th place.

Ventura began his day with six consecutive pars and sandwiched a bogey at the eighth with birdies at Nos. 7 and 9 to turn at 1-under 34. After posting a bogey at the 10^th, he carded birdies at Nos 13 and 14 before moving back to level par with bogeys at the 16^th and 17^th.

Hovland birdied the opening hole before stringing together eight pars in a row to turn in 1-under 34. He dipped back to even for the day with a bogey at the 10^th before returning to red figures with a birdie at the 11^th. A bogey at the par-4 15^th moved him back to even for the day.

Sophomore Hayden Wood came in a stroke back of his teammates with a 72 to stand in a tie for 18^th place, while Zachary Olsen's 73 tied him for 24^th place.

Sophomore Zach Bauchou signed for a 74 and came in tied for 33^rd place.

The Cowboys will begin their second round tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. (CST) and will be grouped with Texas and Ole Miss.

Live scoring for the event will be available at golfstat.com.