OU Heads West for The Goodwin

NORMAN – The No. 4 Oklahoma men's golf team travels to Stanford, Calif. to defend its tournament title this week at The Goodwin. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will take place Thursday through Saturday (March 28-30) at the par-70, 6,758-yard Stanford Golf Course.

The 26-team field features 13 top-50 teams in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin top 50 and five in the top 25. OU enters the event ranked No. 4 in the latest rankings release by Golfweek/Sagarin.

The Sooners are coming off a third-place finish at the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.. OU fired an 836 (-28) to earn its sixth top-three finish of the year as two Sooners claimed top-10 finishes. Garrett Reband led the way for OU, finishing in seventh place at 208 (-8) followed by Quade Cummins, who finished tied for ninth with a 54-hole score of 209 (-7).

OU's lineup for The Goodwin will feature Cummins, Reband, freshman Patrick Welch, redshirt junior Thomas Johnson and senior Brad Dalke. Dalke is coming off a third-place finish after competing as an individual at the Sonoran Showdown, recording a 200 (-10) at the event.

The Sooners won The Goodwin last year with a 54-hole score of 828 (-24). Dalke shot a six-under 207 to finish in a tie for fifth.

THE FIELD (GOLFWEEK RANKINGS)
Oklahoma (4)
USC (5)
California (9)
Pepperdine (13)
SMU (17)
Arizona
BYU
Colorado
Florida
George Washington
McNeese State
Nebraska
Nevada
Northwestern
Oregon
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose State
Santa Clara
Stanford
UC Davis
St. Mary's
San Jose State
Toledo
UNLV
Washington
Villanova

OU LINEUP
1. Quade Cummins, RS-Junior: Named to Ben Hogan Award Watch List and earned a spot on the U.S. Palmer Cup Team … Finished tied for ninth at the N.I.T. … Placed seventh at the Southern Highlands Collegiate at 211 (-5) ... Tied for seventh place at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 212 (-4) … Four straight top-10 finishes … Won the Marathon Sun Bowl All- American Classic after winning the playoff … Shot the third-lowest three-round score in program history at the Ka'anapali Classic with a 198 (-15) ... 2018 Division I PING All-America honorable mention selection ... All-Region pick by the GCAA last season.

2. Garett Reband, Junior: Four top-20 finishes this season and competed in six team events … Placed seventh at the N.I.T. to gain three top-10 finishes this season … Shared 24th place at the Southern Highlands Collegiate …Tied for seventh place at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 212 (-4) ... Finished second in the Carmel Cup posting a 200 (-16) including two rounds in the 60s … Competed in 10 team events last season.

3. Patrick Welch, Freshman: Competing in fourth event of his freshman season … Earned second top-20 finish at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, sharing 19th place at 215 (-1) … Tied for sixth in his first individual collegiate appearance at the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic … Posted three consecutive rounds in the 60's … Collected a win against Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play … Four-time Rhode Island Junior Player of the Year … Qualified for the U.S. Amateur on four occasions… Plays crossed-handed.

4. Thomas Johnson, RS-Junior: Earned eighth place finish at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, recording a three-day 212 (-4) … Took second place in the Puerto Rico Individual Classic with a three-day 212 (-1) …. Had career-low 66 (-5) at Puerto Rico Individual Classic … Posted a 69 (-3) in the final round of N.I.T. … As a sophomore, played in two events in the team lineup last year.

5. Brad Dalke, Senior: Took third at the Sonoran Showdown individual tournament after shooting a season best 200 (-10) … Competed in five events this season ... Carded a 69 at the Carmel Cup, finishing in 18th at 211 (-5) to open the season ... Recorded two top-20 finishes this season … Second-team Division I PING All-American and All-Region selection by the GCAA last season.

THE COURSE
The par-70, 6,758-yard Stanford Golf Course serves as the site for The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford University.

FORMAT
The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played at the Stanford Golf Course. The Sooners will tee off from hole No. 1 at 2:55 p.m. CT on Thursday. OU is paired with Stanford and USC for the first round.

WEATHER FORECAST
Thursday: Rain with a high of 58 degrees and wind from the southwest at 15 mph.
Friday: Partly cloudy with a high of 61 degrees and wind from the northwest at 14 mph.
Saturday: Party cloudy with a high of 63 degrees and wind from the west-northwest at 13 mph.

OU'S HISTORY AT THE GOODWIN
This marks the Sooners' second appearance in the tournament. The Sooners' won the tournament in 2018 with a three-day 828 (-24).

LIVE COVERAGE
Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com.