Cowboy Golf Second At NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional

Round 1 Results

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – Oklahoma State's men's golf team opened play at the NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional on Monday with a 278 team score to stand in second place at The Farms Golf Club.

The fifth-seeded Cowboys' 2-under tally put them just a shot off the pace of North Florida at the par-70, 6,962-yard layout.

The event is one of six 54-hole regional tournaments being conducted around the country. The top five teams and low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.

Team and individual medalist titles will be decided May 24-29 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

Fifth year Rayhan Thomas paced the OSU starting five, firing a 3-under 67 to stand alone in second place and a shot behind California's Sampson Zheng.

Thomas opened with a bogey at the 10^th hole before carding birdies at the 12^th, 14^th and 16^th before posting a bogey at the 17^th for a 1-under 34 opening nine. He would card four consecutive pars to open his second nine before reeling off three birdies in four holes on his way to a 2-under 33.

Senior Jonas Baumgartner carded three birdies during his opening round to sign for a 1-under 69, tying him for sixth place.

Freshman Preston Stout and senior Bo Jin each carded 71s to stand in a tie for 13^th place.

Freshman Gaven Lane was a stroke back with an opening 72 to share 26^th place.

Team Scores
1. North Florida—277
2. Oklahoma State—278
3. California—280
4. Oklahoma—284
T5. San Diego—285
T5. West Virginia—285
7. Arizona State—286
8. Washington—290
9. South Florida—293
10. Chattanooga—294
11. Kansas—297
12. Wright State—298
13. Seton Hall—302
14. Winthrop—305

Individual Scores
1. Sampson Zheng, California—66
2. Rayhan Thomas, OSU—67
T6. Jonas Baumgartner, OSU—69
T13. Preston Stout, OSU—71
T13. Bo Jin, OSU—71
T26. Gaven Lane, OSU—72

Oklahoma State University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Jonas Baumgartner

Bo Jin

Gaven Lane

Preston Stout

Rayhan Thomas

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