Cowboys edge Pepperdine in The Prestige, win for fourth time in five events

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team posted a 284 on Wednesday to earn its fourth victory of the year at The Prestige at PGA West at PGA West’s Greg Norman Course.

The No. 1-ranked Cowboys, who shared the top spot on the leaderboard with Oregon entering Wednesday’s second round, used their even-par score to finish at 1-under 567, edging Pepperdine by a shot at the par-71, 7,100-yard layout. Oregon was third at 571.

The event was shortened to 36 holes after Monday’s round was canceled due to high winds.

In five starts this season, OSU now has four wins and a third-place showing to its credit.

Pepperdine’s Clay Feagler carded a 66 during his second round to claim medalist honors at 7-under 135.

A pair of Cowboys shared fourth place at 2-under 140. Sophomore Viktor Hovland followed and opening 69 with a 71 to get to his total, while junior Zach Bauchou carded a pair of 70s.

Senior Kristoffer Ventura also earned a top-10 finish, tying for 10th place at 143 after signing for rounds of 69 and 74.

Freshman Matthew Wolff carded rounds of 75 and 71 to finish at 146 and tied for 28th place.

Junior Hayden Wood rounded out the OSU lineup, tying for 42nd place at 149 with rounds of 77 and 72.

The Cowboys will be back in action on March 4 when they begin play at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate.

Team Scores

1. Oklahoma State—283-284=567

2. Pepperdine—285-283=568

3. Oregon—283-288=571

4. LSU—287-285=572

5. Stanford—286-287=573

Individual Scores

1. Clay Feagler, Pepperdine—69-66=135

T4. Viktor Hovland, OSU—69-71=140

T4. Zach Bauchou, OSU—70-70=140

T10. Kristoffer Ventura, OSU—69-74=143

T28. Matthew Wolff, OSU—75-71=146

T42. Hayden Wood, OSU—77-72=149