Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, September 20
Olympia Fields, Illinois — Olympia Fields Country Club
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Cowboys Finish Third At Fighting Illini Invitational
September 22, 2024 | Cowboy Golf
Final Results
OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILL. – Oklahoma State's men's golf team made a charge up the leaderboard on Saturday on its way to a third-place finish at the Olympia Field/Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club.
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The event was slated for a Sunday finish, but was altered for a 36-hole day on Saturday due to potential inclement weather. All but the final group were able to finish play on Saturday evening with play eventually finishing Sunday morning.
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The Cowboys used a 277 during their morning round to rise from 10th place into fourth place heading into the final round. OSU would card a 2-under 278 during its third round to finish at 1-under 839 and tied with North Carolina.
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Georgia Tech's 8-under 272 resulted in an 828 total, which was one shot better than Arizona State in the team race.
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Sophomore Ethan Fang followed an opening 68 with a 66 to move into a tie for second place. The transfer from California went out in 3-under 32. He added two more birdies on his second nine before closing with his lone bogey of the day on his final hole.Â
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Fang would close with a 1-over 71 to finish at 5-under 205 and alone in fifth place.
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Sophomore Eric Lee, also a transfer from California, bounced back from a 76 with a 68 to climb 29 spots into a tie for 38th place. He would go on to fire his second consecutive 68 to move another 16 spots into a tie for 22nd place at 2-over 212.
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Sophomore Preston Stout also used a sub-70 to move up the leaderboard. After opening with a 70 he was a stroke better with a 69 during his second round to move into a tie for 14th place. With a 73 during his third round, he would finish at 212 as well.
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Freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson's 74 tied him for 43rd place with 18 holes to play. He would close with a 69 to get in with a 214 total and tied for 32nd place.
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Junior John Wild posted his second consecutive 75 to sit in sole possession of 66th place. He would finish with a 220 total after posting a 70 during his third round to tie for 60th place.
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The Cowboys will be back in action on Oct. 7 when then begin play at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament in Hockley, Texas.
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILL. – Oklahoma State's men's golf team made a charge up the leaderboard on Saturday on its way to a third-place finish at the Olympia Field/Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club.
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The event was slated for a Sunday finish, but was altered for a 36-hole day on Saturday due to potential inclement weather. All but the final group were able to finish play on Saturday evening with play eventually finishing Sunday morning.
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The Cowboys used a 277 during their morning round to rise from 10th place into fourth place heading into the final round. OSU would card a 2-under 278 during its third round to finish at 1-under 839 and tied with North Carolina.
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Georgia Tech's 8-under 272 resulted in an 828 total, which was one shot better than Arizona State in the team race.
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Sophomore Ethan Fang followed an opening 68 with a 66 to move into a tie for second place. The transfer from California went out in 3-under 32. He added two more birdies on his second nine before closing with his lone bogey of the day on his final hole.Â
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Fang would close with a 1-over 71 to finish at 5-under 205 and alone in fifth place.
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Sophomore Eric Lee, also a transfer from California, bounced back from a 76 with a 68 to climb 29 spots into a tie for 38th place. He would go on to fire his second consecutive 68 to move another 16 spots into a tie for 22nd place at 2-over 212.
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Sophomore Preston Stout also used a sub-70 to move up the leaderboard. After opening with a 70 he was a stroke better with a 69 during his second round to move into a tie for 14th place. With a 73 during his third round, he would finish at 212 as well.
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Freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson's 74 tied him for 43rd place with 18 holes to play. He would close with a 69 to get in with a 214 total and tied for 32nd place.
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Junior John Wild posted his second consecutive 75 to sit in sole possession of 66th place. He would finish with a 220 total after posting a 70 during his third round to tie for 60th place.
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The Cowboys will be back in action on Oct. 7 when then begin play at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament in Hockley, Texas.
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