OSU Cowboys Golf savors Bedlam win before quick turnaround at NCAA Championships

After four rounds of stroke play at the NCAA Championships, OSU and OU found themselves squaring off Tuesday morning in match play. The 4th-seeded Cowboys took down the 5th-seeded Sooners 3.5-1.5 to move into the national semifinals Tuesday afternoon.

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THE KEY MOMENTS

OSU’s Ethan Fang won the first four holes of his match with OU’s Drew Goodman, and never let Goodman get closer than 2 down after that. The transfer from Cal closed out the match on 16 for a 3 and 2 victory.

The Cowboys’ Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson led most of the way against the Sooners’ PJ Maybank III, but they were tied going into 17. Maybank III bogeyed that hole and the 18th and Fahlberg-Johnsson won the match 2 up.

OSU’s Big 12 champion Preston Stout took the lead on OU’s Jase Summy by winning the second hole, and Stout kept that lead the rest of the way, winning 2 and 1.

The Sooners’ Ryder Cowan defeated Gaven Lane of the Cowboys 3 and 2, and the anchor match between OSU’s Eric Lee and OU’s Clark Van Gaalen was tied through 14 holes when the Cowboys clinched.

QUICK TURNAROUND

The Cowboys’ celebration was short-lived. OSU is taking on Ole Miss, who knocked off top seed Arizona State in the morning quarterfinals. The winner between OSU and the Rebels will play for the national championship on Wednesday. We will update this story as the semifinal unfolds.