Oklahoma Men's Golf Season in Review

OU 2003-2004 Wrap Up
The Oklahoma men's golf team completed its 2003-2004 season by advancing to the NCAA Championship for the fourth time in the last five years. This marked the school's 30th appearance in the NCAA Championship. The Sooners made the NCAA Championships by finishing third in the NCAA Central regional, their highest regional finish since they tied for first in 2001. After their successful postseason run, OU finished the season ranked 18th in the GolfWeek poll.

Regular Season Recap
The Sooners postseason was fueled by their strong regular season play. Oklahoma finished in the top-5 in four of the nine regular season tournaments it competed in. The team's highest finish came after shooting a three-round score of 858 (-6) in the Puerto Rico Classic, in San Juan Puerto Rico.

Senior Martin Flores led OU in September play with a third place finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational in Toledo, Ohio. Flores finished the tournament four strokes off the medalist with a three-round score of 220.

In February, freshman Anthony Kim became the first Sooner medalist since John Kidwell in Sept. 2002, by carding a three-round score 205 (-11) at the Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate. Kim had two other top-5 finishes at the Puerto Rico Classic and the Morris Williams Intercollegiate.

Fellow freshman Carlos Del Moral also had a top-5 finish in March for at the Hall of Fame Invitational. Competing in only his fourth tournament as a Sooner, Del Moral scored a three-round total of 210 to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Big 12 Championship Recap
The Oklahoma men's golf team finished in second place at the Big 12 Championship, which was played at the Prairie Dunes Country Club (par-70, 6,598) in Hutchinson, Kansas. As a team, Oklahoma had four golfers finish in the top-15. Freshman Anthony Kim led the Sooners with a second place finish after shooting a three-round score of 213. Kim's finish was highest by a Sooner since John Kidwell landed in the same spot after the 2002 Big 12 Championship. The team's combined finish of second place was the highest since 2001, when they tied for second.

NCAA Central Regional Recap
The Sooners finished in third place at the NCAA Central Regional at the Kampen Course (par 72) in West Lafayette, Ind. OU came on strong in the last two rounds of the regional by shooting 294 and 297 to finish above three schools seeded higher than them, including then No. 2 Texas. The team's strong last two rounds helped them to climb 10 spots on the leader board after being in 13th following the opening round. Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Anthony Kim led the Sooners with a fifth place finish after carding a three-round score of 218.

NCAA Championship Recap
Oklahoma's men's golf concluded its post season run by finishing in a tie for 21at the NCAA Championship played at Homestead Resort's Cascades Golf Course (par 70, 6,679) in Hot Springs, Va. Anthony Kim concluded his first collegiate season by leading the Sooners with a three-round score of 219, which put him in a tie for 55th.

Freshman Sensations
OU was led all year by the excellent play of freshman Anthony Kim. Kim captured the individual medalist at the 2004 Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate and was named Big 12 Golfer of the Month for February. Kim finished in the top five of five spring tournaments. Kim's play garnered him the Golf Coaches Association of America Phil Mickelson Award winner for freshman of the year and the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year award, marking the first time a Sooner has received either award. Kim also became the first OU freshman named NCAA All-American and he was also named to the All-Big 12 team.

Kim was not the only Sooner freshman to be recognized for his strong play. Carlos Del Moral was named to the All-Big 12 team for his solid performances in nine spring starts. This marked the first time in OU men's golf history that two freshman were named to the All-Big 12 squad. Del Moral was all named to the Central All-Region Team after recording four top 15 finishes this year.

Seniors Thrive On and Off the Links
Oklahoma's three seniors all collected individual honors for their work in the classroom. Seniors Doug Manor and Blake Martin were named to the first team Academic All-Big 12 for the second consecutive season.
Senior Martin Flores joined his teammate on the Academic All-Big 12 first team after consecutive years of being nominated to the second team. Flores also joined Del Moral on the Central All-Region Team. Flores capped an impressive career and senior season by placing third in the Inverness Intercollegiate in the fall and started in every tournament as a member of the Sooners.

Martin was also named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America. This marked the fourth time in program history that a Sooner has been named an Academic All-American. Martin joins Matt Cohn (2002), Grant Waite (1986), and Cliff Pierce (1985) as the only Sooners to collect prestigious honor.

Coach Ragan Collects Post Season Honor
Head Coach Jim Ragan in his fourth year at Oklahoma was honored as the Easton Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year for the Central Region. The two time recipient led the Sooners to a second place finish in the Big 12 Championship as well as three third place finishes this spring against highly ranked competition. Ragan also guided four different Oklahoma golfers to top five finishes this year.

Final Statistics

Martin Flores (Sr., Mansfield, Texas) - Named to 2004 Academic All-Big 12 Team after being nominated back-to-back years to Academic All-Big 12 second team... Member of All-Central Region Team... Tied for 13th at the Big 12 Championship... Finished third individually at the Inverness Intercollegiate to lead the Sooners.

Flores' Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
13	39	2868	68	73.54

Doug Manor- (Sr., Garland, Texas.) - Named to 2004 Academic All-Big 12 team... Competed in eight tournaments in the 2003-2004 season...Finished in a tie for third at the Maxwell Intercollegiate after a three-round score of 206...In the second round of the Maxwell, Manor shot his career-low 64.

Manor's Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
8	24	1785	64	74.38

Blake Martin- (Sr., Stigler, Okla.) - Named 2004 Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar and to the Academic All-Big 12 team... Tied for sixth at the Big 12 Championship after carding a three-round 216...Recorded a season-low 68 during the Taylor Made Waikoloa Classic and the Maxwell Intercollegiate.

Martin's Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
10	30	2245	68	74.83

Carlos Del Moral (Fr., Valencia, Spain) - Named to the All-Big 12 Men's Golf Team... Earned All-Central Region Team honors... Competed in all nine spring tournaments... Finished his first Big 12 Championship tied for 11th place... Shot a career-low 68 at the Puerto Rico Classic... Highest finish was fourth place at the Hall of Fame Invitational after a three-round score of 210.

Del Moral's Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
9	27	1958	68	72.52

Anthony Kim (Fr., La Quinta, Calif.) - Named NCAA All-American and Golf Coaches Association of America Phil Mickelson Award winner for freshman of the year... Awarded Big 12 Newcomer of the Year award and named to All Big 12 Men's Golf Team... Placed second overall in the Big 12 championships... Captured three consecutive top-three finishes including individual medalist for the Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate by shooting a 205... Named Big 12 Golfer of the Month for February... Shot a career-low 67 three times this year, including in the Morris Williams.

Kim's Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
11	33	2374	67	71.94

Brad Purcell- (Jr., Norman, Okla.)- Participated in the PGA West and Maxwell Intercollegiate.

Purcell's Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
2	6	476	72	79.33

Craig Lurie (Jr., Houston, Texas) - Played in four spring tournaments including the Puerto Rico Classic, the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, the Maxwell Intercollegiate, and the Hall of Fame Invitational... Recorded a season best three-round total of 222 at the Puerto Rico Classic and Maxwell Intercollegiate.

Lurie's Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
5	15	1138	71	75.87

Brodie Flanders- (Soph., Vancouver B.C) - Participated in four tournaments including the Inverness Intercollegiate, the Carpet Capital Collegiate, the Maxwell Intercollegiate and the Prestige at PGA West.

Flander's Season Numbers

Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Low	Avg.
4	12	942	72	78.50

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