Cowboys, Cowgirls drop championship matches in East Lake Cup
ATLANTA — The Oklahoma State men’s golf team fell to Auburn, 4-1, in the championship round of the East Lake Cup on Wednesday.
The Cowboys defeated UCLA 3-2 on Tuesday and entered the championship match as the No. 2 seed against the No. 1 seed Auburn.
Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson defeated Jake Albert 2-and-1, scoring the Cowboys’ lone point. Fahlberg-Johnsson also won his match Tuesday and went undefeated over both days.
Eric Lee recorded an eagle on the 18th hole to extend his round against Billy Davis to a playoff. Lee lost in the first playoff hole.
Gaven Lane fell 4-and-3 to Josiah Gilbert, John Wild lost 4-and-2 to Cayden Pope and Preston Stout fell to Logan Reilly, 3-and-2.
In five tournaments this fall, the Cowboys won two team trophies, including the Sahalee Players Championship and the Big 12 Match Play Tournament, one individual trophy and placed in the top five in four of their outings.
OSU will return to action on February 4, at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Hawaii.
Cowgirls fall to Arkansas in East Lake Cup championship match
ATLANTA — Oklahoma State women’s golf loses 3.5-1.5 to No. 2-seeded Arkansas in the East Lake Cup championship on Wednesday.
The Cowgirls advanced to the championship match play round against Arkansas after beating No. 1-seeded and No. 3 nationally ranked USC, 3-and-2.
Ellie Bushnell teed off first for the Cowgirls, losing to Sara Brentcheneff by two holes.
Summer Lee lost her match 2-and-1 to Swetha Sathish, and Marta Silchenko lost 2-and-1 to Maria Jose Marin.
Louise Depadt led Ebba Liljeberg for the first 16 holes of the round. Their match was called early and ended in a tie.
Tarapath Panya scored the lone point for the Cowgirls, defeating Natalie Blonien of Altus 4-and-3 in a rematch of the 2026 NCAA quarterfinals.
Over five tournaments in the fall, the Cowgirls finished in the top 3 as a team in four of them, including both a team win and an individual win at the Ally Championship. OSU heads into the break ranked No. 25 in the Scoreboard Clipp’d rankings.
The Cowgirls’ next tournament begins Jan. 31 at the Therese Hession Challenge at Palos Verdes Golf Club.