Cowboys dominate Mountaineer Invitational for fourth victory, Lee is medalist
BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. – Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team rolled to its fourth victory of the season with a 24-shot triumph at the Mountaineer Invitational on Tuesday at Pete Dye Golf Club. Oral Roberts University finished seventh in the field.
Fueled by four Cowboys in the top 10, OSU cruised to its second-ever title at the event. OSU posted a 20-shot victory two years ago at the par-72, 7,308-yard layout. Today’s victory also marked the 45th for the program under the direction of head coach Alan Bratton.
Overall, the Cowboys have won two tournaments in a row and have not finished outside the top three in their last eight starts.
OSU posted a closing 292 to finish at even-par 864. Kentucky was second at 888, while Texas Tech finished third at 898.
Eric Lee captured medalist honors for the second time as a collegian and first time as a Cowboy. As a freshman last year at Cal, Lee was co-medalist in his collegiate debut at the Marquette Intercollegiate.
The sophomore closed with a 71 to finish at 6-under 210 and eight shots clear of the field. After opening with a bogey-free 67, he followed with a 72 during his second round. Lee pulled away from the field with his 1-under tally on Tuesday, which included a 2-under 34 on his inward nine.
For Lee, the victory continued an impressive run of which has seen him earn top-10 finishes in five of his last six starts, including each of the past four events.
The sophomore duo of Ethan Fang and Gaven Lane shared third place at 3-over 219 after closing with scores of 72 and 73, respectively.
For Fang, the top-five showing marked eighth time in 10 starts he has finished inside the top 10 this year.
Lane’s finish was his second top five in his last three outings.
Sophomore Preston Stout rounded out the quartet of Cowboys in the top 10, sharing ninth place at 222 after a closing 76. He has now been inside the top 10 in five of his last six starts.
Junior John Wild competed individually and tied for 13th place after posting a 78 for a 224 total.
Freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson carded an 80 to finish at 227 and tied for 21st place.
ORU posted rounds of 302-311-302 for a total of 915 (+51), securing a 7th-place finish in the highly competitive national field.
Kevin An (69-76-79) led the Golden Eagles, finishing tied for 13th place at 8-over par (224). An opened with a 3-under 69, marking ORU’s best round of the event.
Gustav Liljeberg (77-77-75) followed, placing tied for 27th at 13-over par (229).
Christian Johnson (79-78-76) and Philip Voetmann (80-80-73) both posted 17-over totals of 233, finishing tied for 43rd. Voetmann closed strong with a 1-over 73.
Ben Gratzl (77-81-78) rounded out the ORU lineup, finishing tied for 57th at 20-over par (236).
Top 10 Team Scores
- Oklahoma State—277-295-292=864
- Kentucky—287-297-304=888
- Texas Tech—294-298-306=898
- West Virginia—306-293-304=903
- Marshall—298-303-308=909
- TCU—289-311-310=910
- Oral Roberts—302-311-302=915
- James Madison—303-309-307=919
- Robert Morris—307-313-303=923
- Western Kentucky—306-312-307=925
OSU Individual Scores
- Eric Lee, OSU—67-72-71=210
T3. Ethan Fang, OSU—75-72-72=219
T3. Gaven Lane, OSU—69-77-73=219
T9. Preston Stout, OSU—72-74-76=222
- John Wild, OSU—72-74-78=224
T21. Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, OSU—69-78-80=227
ORU Individual Scores
Kevin An – T13 | 8-over par | 69-76-79
Gustav Liljeberg – T27 | 13-over par | 77-77-75
Christian Johnson – T43 | 17-over par | 79-78-76
Philip Voetmann – T43 | 17-over par | 80-80-73
Ben Gratzl – T57 | 20-over par | 77-81-78