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Sooners Come Back, Beat Texas in Semis
October 27, 2020 | Men's Golf
ATLANTA – The top-ranked and No. 1-seeded Oklahoma men's golf team erased a two-match deficit on the back nine to defeat No. 4-seeded Texas, 3-2, in the semifinals of the East Lake Cup on Tuesday. The Sooners will take on No. 2-seeded Pepperdine in the championship at 8:40 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
Trailing 2-0 thru 13 holes, the Sooners' chances may have appeared bleak to the outside world coming down the stretch. Facing defeat if any of their three golfers left on the course faltered, head coach Ryan Hybl's team caught fire to beat the Longhorns for the second time in less than a month.
"I wouldn't expect that to have gone any differently. It's OU and Texas," Hybl said after the round. "At the end of the day it's a race to three points and that's what it's going to be like tomorrow against a really talented Pepperdine team. We're excited to pick up a win today over Texas, and looking forward to competing for a title."
Logan McAllister held off a surging Parker Coody on the playoff 19th hole to secure the Sooners' first point of the day. Then Jonathan Brightwell won on 15 and 16 to makes things all square. Brightwell then used an incredible flop shot to secure the halve on 17 before finally winning on a dramatic playoff hole to even the team match at two-a-piece.
Oklahoma anchor Quade Cummins then won holes 14 and 15 to take a 2-up lead into 16, where he dropped a hole, moving his match with Texas' Cristoffer Bring to 1-up.
As those two came down the final fairway, the redshirt senior knew what was at stake.
"I knew that we were tied and I just needed to halve the hole for us to win," Cummins said. "Coach Hybl looked at me before I took my second shot and just told me 'This is why you came back.'"
Cummins would then send that second shot about 20 yards left of the green and into some of the deepest rough on the course.
But a strong chip and putt, paired with Bring also finding the bunker and rough, pushed Cummins past Bring and the Sooners into the East Lake Cup final versus No. 2 Pepperdine.
"Quade was special down the stretch and was awesome on 18, making sure that he made his opponent make something happen," Hybl said. "John Brightwell did a great job, sealing the deal on his 19th hole and Logan McAllister went out for us early and got a point."
Garett Reband and Patrick Welch, the individual champion on Monday, both fell 5&4 in their matches.
The Sooners now turn their focus to a Wednesday-morning showdown with No. 2 Pepperdine, a match that some say is an NCAA championship preview.
"It's going to be a fun match tomorrow for the title," Cummins said. "It's probably a good bet that this could be the national championship match come next June."
The teams tee off at 8:40 a.m. ET with live coverage on the Golf Channel starting at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Trailing 2-0 thru 13 holes, the Sooners' chances may have appeared bleak to the outside world coming down the stretch. Facing defeat if any of their three golfers left on the course faltered, head coach Ryan Hybl's team caught fire to beat the Longhorns for the second time in less than a month.
"I wouldn't expect that to have gone any differently. It's OU and Texas," Hybl said after the round. "At the end of the day it's a race to three points and that's what it's going to be like tomorrow against a really talented Pepperdine team. We're excited to pick up a win today over Texas, and looking forward to competing for a title."
Logan McAllister held off a surging Parker Coody on the playoff 19th hole to secure the Sooners' first point of the day. Then Jonathan Brightwell won on 15 and 16 to makes things all square. Brightwell then used an incredible flop shot to secure the halve on 17 before finally winning on a dramatic playoff hole to even the team match at two-a-piece.
Oklahoma anchor Quade Cummins then won holes 14 and 15 to take a 2-up lead into 16, where he dropped a hole, moving his match with Texas' Cristoffer Bring to 1-up.
As those two came down the final fairway, the redshirt senior knew what was at stake.
"I knew that we were tied and I just needed to halve the hole for us to win," Cummins said. "Coach Hybl looked at me before I took my second shot and just told me 'This is why you came back.'"
Cummins would then send that second shot about 20 yards left of the green and into some of the deepest rough on the course.
But a strong chip and putt, paired with Bring also finding the bunker and rough, pushed Cummins past Bring and the Sooners into the East Lake Cup final versus No. 2 Pepperdine.
"Quade was special down the stretch and was awesome on 18, making sure that he made his opponent make something happen," Hybl said. "John Brightwell did a great job, sealing the deal on his 19th hole and Logan McAllister went out for us early and got a point."
Garett Reband and Patrick Welch, the individual champion on Monday, both fell 5&4 in their matches.
The Sooners now turn their focus to a Wednesday-morning showdown with No. 2 Pepperdine, a match that some say is an NCAA championship preview.
"It's going to be a fun match tomorrow for the title," Cummins said. "It's probably a good bet that this could be the national championship match come next June."
The teams tee off at 8:40 a.m. ET with live coverage on the Golf Channel starting at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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