Summy, Cowan lead Sooners to fifth, ORU seventh at Thunderbird; Cowboys in fifth spot in Pauma Valley
TUCSON, Ariz. – Oklahoma men’s golf finished fifth at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon, marking its fifth top-five finish in eight tournaments this season. Oral Roberts claimed seventh at 1-under par.
The 14th-ranked Sooners (5, -17) were led by Jase Summy and Ryder Cowan, who each placed in the top 10. Clark Van Gaalen joined the duo in the top 20 at the par-72 Tucson Country Club that hosted 14 teams.
Summy, a national player of the year watch list selection, posted rounds of 68-72-69 to tie for third at 7-under par. The Keller, Texas, native extended his school record for rounds in the 60s to 46, totaled 11 birdies and closed with a bogey-free 69 (-3). Summy now owns 20 career top-20 finishes, tied with Cowan for the team lead.
Cowan, a Haskins Award watch list selection, tied for eighth after rounds of 71-71-68. The All-America honoree opened his final round with an eagle on the par-5 first hole and added four birdies on Tuesday to climb into the top 10.
Van Gaalen opened the tournament with a 66 but followed with rounds of 76 and 70 to tie for 15th. The sophomore from Turlock, Calif., now has 11 top-20 finishes in 18 career events.
True freshman Coltrane Mittag tied for 43rd at 4-over, while Cameron Cheek rounded out the lineup in a tie for 55th at 7-over.
Host Arizona, ranked No. 22, won the event at 25-under par. Long Beach State (2, -24), No. 5 Arizona State (T3, -21) and Colorado (T3, -21) rounded out the top five with OU.
Long Beach State’s Alejandro De Castro ran away with the individual title at 13-under par, winning by three shots.
Oklahoma returns to action March 23-24 at the Valspar Collegiate at Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Fla.
Oral Roberts was paced by a third-place finish by Jorge Sanchez-Gutierrez, who shot rounds of 70-71-68 for a 7-under total. Also in the top 20 was Phillip Voetmann who placed 17th at 3-under.
OSU enters final round in fifth at Pauma Valley Invite
PAUMA VALLEY, Calif. – Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team posted a 1-over par 285 on Tuesday at the Pauma Valley Invitational to dip two spots into fifth place at Pauma Valley Country Club.
Through 36 holes, the Cowboys stand at 564, 4-under par, tied with Illinois and are seven shots off the lead at the par-71, 7,311-yard layout. The Cowboys are just two shots out of fourth and six back of second place with Tennessee leading with its 557 tally.
Tennessee’s Lance Simpson and SMU’s William Sides moved to the top of the individual leaderboard at 8-under 134.
OSU’s Preston Stout will begin his attempt at his second consecutive individual victory tied for third place and two shots back at 136. The junior posted an even-par 71 after opening with a 65 on Monday. Stout bounced back from an outward nine of 3-over 39 with a 3-under 32. His second nine featured birdies at the 11th, 13th and 18th.
Junior Ethan Fang followed his opening 69 with a 71 to stand in a tie for 15th place at 140.
Sophomore Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson is tied for 37th place at 143 after signing for a 72.
Junior Eric Lee rose 11 spots into a tie for 53rd place with his second-round 71 giving him a 36-hole tally of 145.
Redshirt freshman Collin Bond is competing individually at the event and turned in his second consecutive 73 to come in tied for 56th place at 146.
Junior Gaven Lane’s second consecutive 74 knotted him for 68th place at 148.
The Cowboys will begin their final round tomorrow at 8:26 a.m. (PST) and will be grouped with Illinois, Ole Miss and SMU.
Live scoring is available at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Top 10 Team Scores
1. Tennessee—273-284=557
2. Georgia Tech—280-278=558
3. Florida—285-274=559
4. LSU—283-279=562
T5. Illinois—287-277=564
T5. Oklahoma State—279-285=564
7. Ole Miss—276-289=565
8. SMU—281-285=566
9. Texas Tech—283-285=568
10. San Diego—284-286=570
Individual Scores
T1. Lance Simpson, Tennessee—66-68=134
T1. William Sides, SMU—67-67=134
T3. Preston Stout, OSU—65-71=136
T15. Ethan Fang, OSU—69-71=140
T37. Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, OSU—71-72=143
T53. Eric Lee, OSU—74-71=145
T56. Collin Bond, OSU*—73-73=146
T68. Gaven Lane, OSU—74-74=148