Cowboys Roll To Victory No. 6 In San Diego

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Oklahoma State University

Lamkin San Diego Classic

March 13, 2018 | Cowboy Golf

Final Results

CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Oklahoma State's men's golf team rolled to its sixth victory in seven starts on the year with a 32-shot triumph on Tuesday at the Lamkin San Diego Classic at San Diego Country Club.

The margin of victory was the widest for the top-ranked Cowboys since a 51-stroke win at the 1985 Rebel Intercollegiate Classic in Las Vegas. Since that victory, the Cowboys had logged a trio of 31-shot wins, doing so at the 1987 Oak Tree Shootout, the 1988 All-America Intercollegiate and the 1990 Big Eight Championship.

Additionally, the win was the fifth in a row for the Cowboys, tying strings of five consecutive by the 1994-95 and 1976-77 teams for the fourth-longest streaks in program history.

The Cowboys entered their final round with a 13-shot cushion before blistering the par-72, 7,033-yard layout with a 21-under 267 to finish at 44-under 820. Texas Tech closed with a 280 to finish second at 852, while Arizona was third at 860.

Tech's Fredrik Nilehn brought home medalist honors, finishing at 15-under 201 after posting a 66 during his third round.

OSU produced finishers 2-3-4 in sophomore Viktor Hovland, freshman Matthew Wolff and junior Zach Bauchou, respectively.

Hovland fired a 64 to move up five spots into solo second at 13-under 203. The finish was his second runner-up showing of the year and marked his fourth consecutive top-four performance.

After opening with a birdie at the first, he reeled off three in a row at Nos. 5-7 to turn in 4-under 32. Hovland opened his inward nine with birdies at the 10^th and 12^th before carding his seventh and eighth of the day at Nos. 14-15 for another side of 4-under 32.

Wolff closed with a 66 to move up two spots into sole possession of third place at 12-under 204. Over his last five starts, he now has three runner-ups in addition to his third-place showing.

Bauchou signed for a 69 to finish at 10-under 206 and alone in fourth place. He now has five top 10s in his last six starts.

Senior Kristoffer Ventura posted his first sub-70 round of the event, finishing with a 68 to vault 17 spots into a tie for 11^th place at 213.

Freshman Austin Eckroat rounded out the starting five with a 75 to finish at 219 and tied for 32^nd place.

The Cowboys will put their streak on the line on March 18 when they begin play at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at The Floridian Golf Club.