Cowboys take the lead through three rounds of the Big 12 Men's Golf Championship

Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team posted a 276 during the third round of action at the Big 12 Championship on Wednesday to move into first place at Southern Hills Country Club.

The Cowboys’ 4-under tally gave them a 54-hole total of 841 and put them six shots clear of Arizona State heading into tomorrow’s final round at the par-70, 7,556-yard layout.

Overall, OSU has four players currently in the top 10 in the Championship.

Head coach Alan Bratton’s squad will be looking to capture the program’s 12th Big 12 title and its 57th conference title overall. Its most recent league crown came in 2021 at Prairie Dunes Country Club.

Bratton said, "That's really the key to the team's success is kind of having everybody on their game and not relying on just one guy, and we certainly did that. The course is just so hard. Yesterday, the greens were so soft that it was just really hard to predict cause you're just not used to that. Today, they were much more predictable."

OSU’s charge was led by Eric Lee, who fired a bogey-free 66 to climb into a tie for fourth place at 210 and finish the day as one of four Cowboys inside the top 10. Lee’s opening nine consisted of a birdie at the fourth and eight pars. He would go on to par the first three holes of his inward nine before reeling off three consecutive birdies at Nos. 13, 14 and 15 before recording pars over his final three holes.

Eric Lee said, "Definitely a lot of confidence. We know we can play well out here. We're used to these conditions. Nothing should really change tomorrow, and we'll go out and have a good time."

Joining Lee at 210 was sophomore Preston Stout, who carded his third consecutive 70. 

Stout, who won the event last year, and Lee will begin their final rounds just one shot off the lead held by a trio of players.

Sophomore Ethan Fang carded a 70 of his own to finish the day in sole possession of ninth place at 212.

Sophomore Gaven Lane carded a 70 as well and wrapped up the day in a three-way tie for 10th place at 214.

Freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson rounded out the starting five with a 73 to finish the day at 219 and tied for 26th place.

The Cowboys will begin the fourth round tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. and will be grouped with Arizona State, Houston and TCU.