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Sooners Take Second to Advance to Match Play
May 29, 2017 | Men's Golf
NORMAN – The Oklahoma men's golf team will compete in the match play portion of the NCAA Championships for the second straight season. The Sooners finished stroke play in second place to secure their spot among the final eight teams in the national tournament, held in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Battling high winds all day, OU posted a 304 (+16) in the fourth round to total 1151 (-1) for the event and hold second place for the third consecutive round. The No. 13-seeded Sooners joined No. 3 Vanderbilt as the only squads to finish stroke play under par at the par-72, 7,300-yard Rich Harvest Farms.
“What a crazy day,” eighth-year OU head coach Ryan Hybl said. “The golf course played extremely difficult and we did enough to get the job done. Our guys have felt great all week and they are excited for the opportunity to play Baylor tomorrow. Match play is a different game, and our guys will be great.”
The top eight teams at the end of stroke play qualify for the quarterfinals of match play on Tuesday. The Commodores claimed first with an overall 1139 (-13) and will face No. 12 UNLV, who tied for seventh at 1159 (+7). The Sooners will face Big 12 foe No. 5 Baylor, who tied the Rebels.
No. 7 Illinois took third (1154; +2) and will face No. 1 USC, who tied for fifth (1158; +6). No. 2 Oklahoma State claimed fourth (1155; +3) and will square off with defending national champion and No. 8-seeded Oregon, who tied with USC.
The winners of each match will advance to the semifinals, which are scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon.
This marks the second time in program history the Sooners have advanced to match play, which was introduced to the NCAA Championships in 2009. Oklahoma also joins Vanderbilt, Illinois, Oregon and USC as the programs to qualify for match play the past two seasons.
Sophomore Blaine Hale was OU's best finisher, tying for 11th with a 72-hole 286 (-2), marking the Sooners' best individual placing at the national tournament since 2012. The showing was also his fourth in the top 20 this season. With three birdies on the challenging back nine, Hale carded a 75 (+3) in the fourth round.
Senior Max McGreevy also claimed a spot in the top 20, sharing 16th place, one stroke behind Hale. He posted a 78 (+6) on Monday to earn the 37th top-20 finish of his career and his 10th of the season.
Additionally, McGreevy posted a 71.40 scoring average in his last season as a Sooner over 43 rounds of stroke play. This average is the second lowest in program history, according to records dating back to the 1993-94 season.
Junior Grant Hirschman fired the Sooners' best round of the day, a 74 (+2), to move into a tie for 32nd at 291 (+3) overall.
Sophomore Brad Dalke finished with a piece of 51st with a four-round 296 (+8). He played bogey free on the front nine of the final round and logged a 77 (+5) on the day.
Junior Rylee Reinertson rounded out the Oklahoma lineup, claiming a share of 65th. Reinertson tallied an 83 (+11) to finish stroke play at 299 (+11) overall.
The Sooners will square off with the Bears in the quarterfinals of match play on Tuesday with tee times beginning at 7 a.m. CT from hole No. 1. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. The Golf Channel will televise competition live from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT, and pregame coverage is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. CT.
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