Sooners, Cowboys, Golden Eagles begin NCAA Regionals
Oral Roberts in Bremerton Regional
Oklahoma State in Urbana Regional
The Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oral Roberts Golden Eagles have all begun regional play today in hopes of landing spots in the 2025 NCAA Championship.
Oklahoma actually began play in the Amhert Regional Sunday as the threat of severe weather forced an early start. The Sooners were in second place at 4-under following the first round.
• The Cowboys will be one of 13 teams in action at Atkins Golf Club. Regional action will consist of 54 holes Monday  through Wednesday. The second-ranked Cowboys will be the No. 1 seed, while No. 10 North Carolina will be the two seed and 14th-ranked Illinois will be the No. 3 seed. The trio will begin play at 8:00 a.m. (CST).
• The par-71, 7,533-yard layout is one of six regional sites that will see the top five teams and the low individual not on those teams advance to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. The finals are slated for May 23-28.
• The second-ranked Cowboys have won three events in a row after their victory at the Big 12 Championship last month. Overall, OSU has won five times this season, marking the 32nd time since 1973-74 the Pokes have logged at least five wins in a season.
• OSU leads the nation with 16 regional titles, six more than the second-best total. The Cowboys have won seven regional titles in 10 tries under the direction of head coach Alan Bratton, including a run of six consecutive from 2016-22.
Oklahoma off to hot start
Ryder Cowan made six birdies in a 3-under 67 and was second individually after Sunday’s first round for OU. P.J. Maybank and Jace Summy each shot 69 while Clark Van Gaalen and Drew Goodman each posted a round of 71. The Sooners trailed only Tennessee following the first found.
Top-seeded and sixth-ranked LSU headlines the Amherst field, followed by the Sooners. In total, eight of the nation’s top 50 teams are in the field: No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 18 Vanderbilt, No. 19 Pepperdine, No. 30 Tennessee, No. 31 Arizona, No. 42 Stanford and No. 43 Wake Forest. Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast, Kent State, Princeton and Howard round out the 13-team field.
The Sooners have claimed four tournament titles in 2024–25, tied for the third-most in the country. OU owns a 132-17-3 record and has beaten every team ranked ahead of it at least once this season, including top-seeded LSU. Led by Palmer Cup selection Jase Summy and two other top-50 players in Drew Goodman and Ryder Cowan, the Sooners bring one of the nation’s most experienced lineups into the postseason, with the roster combining for over 600 career rounds.
Oklahoma has won seven NCAA Regionals in program history, including four under head coach Ryan Hybl (2015, 2018, 2022, 2024).
OU will bring the same six players to Amherst that competed at the SEC Championship, but will make one change in the lineup for the five-count-four format. First Team All-SEC honoree Jase Summy will play in the top spot, followed by Ryder Cowan. Senior Drew Goodman, who graduated Saturday and was named Second Team All-SEC on Friday, will occupy the third bag. True freshman Clark Van Gaalen makes his NCAA postseason debut in the fourth spot, and PJ Maybank III slides into the fifth position. Matthew Troutman will serve as the team’s substitute.
