Cowgirl golf falls short in first-ever Big 12 Championship playoff

The Oklahoma State women’s golf team finished on the wrong side of history Thursday, falling to eventual team champion Arizona in the first-ever Big 12 Women's Golf Championship to be decided in a sudden-death playoff

Thursday, April 17th 2025, 8:07 pm

By: OSU Athletics

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With OSU, Arizona and Arizona State all at 19-over par through 54 holes, golfers from each of the three schools retook the course for a unique tiebreaker that saw five the Cowgirls simultaneously facing their Wildcat and Sun Devil counterparts on five different holes around the course. Arizona posted the lowest aggregate score (20) to claim the team trophy over runners-up ASU (21) and OSU (22).

Two Cowgirls earned All-Big 12 status as top-10 individual finishers. Marta Sikchenko and Grace Kilcrease each grabbed a share of fifth place at 3-over par -- five shots behind medalist Sophie Bert from Kansas State.

Freshman Summer Lee nearly joined the party, finishing one stroke behind them in a tie for 14th place at 6-over. She also came within inches of a hole-in-one on the 13th hole -- a 191-yard, par-3. Her tee shot rolled straight to the cup before ricocheting off the pin, leaving a short tap-in for birdie.

Sophomore Ellie Bushnell sparked the Cowgirls on the back nine, firing a 2-under (34) to help OSU secure a spot in the playoff. She would end the tournament in a tie for 19th (+7).

First-year Lucy Darr carded a 77 in her final round.

The Cowgirls finished the tournament with 45 birdies -- most among a 14-team field that includes 10 of the nation's top 40 squads -- and also posted the best par-5 stroke average at 8-under.

The 30th-ranked Cowgirls now set their sights on the postseason with NCAA regional action set to take place May 5-7. Assignments will be announced next week.

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