Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Extend Advantage At NCAA Championship
May 25, 2019 | Cowboy Golf
Round 2 Results
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Oklahoma State's men's golf team blistered Blessings Golf Club on Saturday with a 276 during its second round at the NCAA Championship to stretch its lead to 12 shots through 36 holes of play.
The top-ranked Cowboys' 12-under total put them at 10-under-par 566 and increased their lead by 11 strokes. Stanford finished the day alone in second place at 578 at the par-72, 7,550-yard layout, while Texas A&M was third at 583.
OSU also occupies the top two spots on the individual leaderboard with sophomore Austin Eckroat firing his second consecutive 69 to come in with a 6-under 138 total and a shot clear of classmate Matthew Wolff and Cal's Collin Morikawa.
Eckroat carded three birdies on his outward nine for a 1-under 35 side and moved to 4-under after a birdie at the 15th before finishing at 3-under for the day.
"I think yesterday's round helped me today for sure. I did the same things I did in the first round, like making putts, so it helped me shoot low. If I keep hitting it the way I have been and get some putts to fall I'll shoot low again," Eckroat said.
Wolff shot up the leaderboard after matching the course record with a 66 to get in with a 139 tally. The sophomore birdied Nos. 4, 5 and 6 before adding another at the ninth to turn in 3-under 33. He then put together a bogey-free inward nine that included birdies at the 11th, 13th and 15th.
"I didn't have my best round yesterday, but I just hung in there and figured some things out. I was able to minimize some mistakes and close some things out. It's nice to go out there and post a low score to help out my team," Wolff said.
Zach Bauchou marched up the leaderboard as well, climbing 12 spots into a tie for ninth place after posting a 1-under 71 for an even-par total of 144.
Junior Viktor Hovland bounced back from an opening 75 with a 2-under 70 to move 20 spots into a tie for 16th place at 145.
Senior Hayden Wood rounded out the OSU starting five with a 77 to stand at 155 and tied for 102nd place.
The Cowboys will begin their third round tomorrow at 6:50 a.m. (CST) and will be grouped with Stanford and Texas A&M. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
Noteworthy
Four members of OSU's roster were named to the All-Central Region squad it was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Bauchou, Eckroat, Hovland and Wolff all earned the honor.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Oklahoma State's men's golf team blistered Blessings Golf Club on Saturday with a 276 during its second round at the NCAA Championship to stretch its lead to 12 shots through 36 holes of play.
The top-ranked Cowboys' 12-under total put them at 10-under-par 566 and increased their lead by 11 strokes. Stanford finished the day alone in second place at 578 at the par-72, 7,550-yard layout, while Texas A&M was third at 583.
OSU also occupies the top two spots on the individual leaderboard with sophomore Austin Eckroat firing his second consecutive 69 to come in with a 6-under 138 total and a shot clear of classmate Matthew Wolff and Cal's Collin Morikawa.
Eckroat carded three birdies on his outward nine for a 1-under 35 side and moved to 4-under after a birdie at the 15th before finishing at 3-under for the day.
"I think yesterday's round helped me today for sure. I did the same things I did in the first round, like making putts, so it helped me shoot low. If I keep hitting it the way I have been and get some putts to fall I'll shoot low again," Eckroat said.
Wolff shot up the leaderboard after matching the course record with a 66 to get in with a 139 tally. The sophomore birdied Nos. 4, 5 and 6 before adding another at the ninth to turn in 3-under 33. He then put together a bogey-free inward nine that included birdies at the 11th, 13th and 15th.
"I didn't have my best round yesterday, but I just hung in there and figured some things out. I was able to minimize some mistakes and close some things out. It's nice to go out there and post a low score to help out my team," Wolff said.
Zach Bauchou marched up the leaderboard as well, climbing 12 spots into a tie for ninth place after posting a 1-under 71 for an even-par total of 144.
Junior Viktor Hovland bounced back from an opening 75 with a 2-under 70 to move 20 spots into a tie for 16th place at 145.
Senior Hayden Wood rounded out the OSU starting five with a 77 to stand at 155 and tied for 102nd place.
The Cowboys will begin their third round tomorrow at 6:50 a.m. (CST) and will be grouped with Stanford and Texas A&M. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
Noteworthy
Four members of OSU's roster were named to the All-Central Region squad it was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Bauchou, Eckroat, Hovland and Wolff all earned the honor.
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