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Top-Ranked Cowboys Atop The Leaderboard At The Prestige
February 18, 2019 | Cowboy Golf
Round 1 Results
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Oklahoma State's men's golf team opened play at The Prestige presented by Charles Schwab with a 278 total on Monday to hold a one-stroke lead at PGA West's Greg Norman Course.
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With their 6-under total, the top-ranked Cowboys finished the day one stroke better than LSU at the par-71, 7,100-yard layout. UCLA came in third at 2-over 286.
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Individually, Brandon Wu of Stanford fired a 6-under 65 to lead by three.
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Four players finished the day tied for second place at 3-under 68 with OSU's Viktor Hovland and Austin Eckroat being among them.
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Hovland carded pars on his first five holes before posting his lone bogey of the day at the sixth. The junior moved back to level for the day with a birdie at the ninth. He came in with a 3-under 33 on his inward nine that was bogey-free and featured birdies at Nos. 11, 13 and 14.
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Eckroat carded an even-par outward nine that included three birdies. He moved to 4-under on his round with birdies at Nos. 11, 12, 15 and 16. The sophomore carded a bogey at the last to finish at 3-under for the day.
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Joining his teammates in the top 10 was Matthew Wolff, who enters the event on a four-tournament winning streak. The sophomore posted an opening 69 to stand in a tie for sixth place.
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Senior Zach Bauchou carded a 73 to finish the day tied for 24th place, while classmate Hayden Wood's 77 tied him for 56th place.
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Freshman Aman Gupta is competing individually at the event and is tied for 11th place after signing for a 70.
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OSU will begin its second round tomorrow at 9:20 a.m. (PST) and will be grouped with UCLA and LSU.
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Live streaming for the event's final two rounds will be available at Golfweek.com/ThePrestige. Live scoring is also available at golfstat.com.
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LA QUINTA, Calif. — Oklahoma State's men's golf team opened play at The Prestige presented by Charles Schwab with a 278 total on Monday to hold a one-stroke lead at PGA West's Greg Norman Course.
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With their 6-under total, the top-ranked Cowboys finished the day one stroke better than LSU at the par-71, 7,100-yard layout. UCLA came in third at 2-over 286.
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Individually, Brandon Wu of Stanford fired a 6-under 65 to lead by three.
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Four players finished the day tied for second place at 3-under 68 with OSU's Viktor Hovland and Austin Eckroat being among them.
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Hovland carded pars on his first five holes before posting his lone bogey of the day at the sixth. The junior moved back to level for the day with a birdie at the ninth. He came in with a 3-under 33 on his inward nine that was bogey-free and featured birdies at Nos. 11, 13 and 14.
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Eckroat carded an even-par outward nine that included three birdies. He moved to 4-under on his round with birdies at Nos. 11, 12, 15 and 16. The sophomore carded a bogey at the last to finish at 3-under for the day.
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Joining his teammates in the top 10 was Matthew Wolff, who enters the event on a four-tournament winning streak. The sophomore posted an opening 69 to stand in a tie for sixth place.
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Senior Zach Bauchou carded a 73 to finish the day tied for 24th place, while classmate Hayden Wood's 77 tied him for 56th place.
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Freshman Aman Gupta is competing individually at the event and is tied for 11th place after signing for a 70.
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OSU will begin its second round tomorrow at 9:20 a.m. (PST) and will be grouped with UCLA and LSU.
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Live streaming for the event's final two rounds will be available at Golfweek.com/ThePrestige. Live scoring is also available at golfstat.com.
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