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Sooners TIe KU, Control Destiny at Big 12 Match Play
October 12, 2021 | Men's Golf
HOCKLEY, TexasĀ āĀ The top-ranked Oklahoma men's golf team tied its top-10 matchup with No. 9 Kansas Tuesday at the Big 12 Match Play Championship. The Sooners still control their own destiny and can advance to the championship match with a win over Texas Tech Wednesday morning.
"We knew Kansas would be a tough match and it was just that," head coach Ryan Hybl said. "We need to do a better job of putting pressure on the golf course. We still control our destiny tomorrow against Texas Tech, but know that it will take a round of great golf to advance to the championship."
Following the afternoon session, OU (7 pts.) sits second in Pool A behind Texas Tech (9 pts) who is 3-0 on the week.Ā
OU won the first three matches of Tuesday's contest convincingly as Stephen Campbell Jr., Chris Gotterup and Logan McAllister dispatched their Jayhawk foes early. Gotterup hit the clubhouse first with a 5&4 win over Hank Lierz, followed by a 4&3 victory from Logan McAllister over Luke Kluver. Redshirt freshman Stephen Campbell improved to 3-0 on the week with a 2UP win over Davis Cooper.
The remaining three matches were close coming down the stretch, as the Sooners hunted down the half point they needed to win the match. Freshman Drew Goodman was knocked off 3&2 by senior Callum Bruce and then redshirt freshman Jaxon Dowell fell 2&1 to senior Ben Sigel. The final match between OU sophomore Ben Lorenz and KU's top-ranked golfer Henry Hillier came down to the 18th hole as the two entered the day's final hole all square. Hillier chipped in to win the hole, knocking off Lorenz 1UP, tying the match and forcing a draw between the two top-10 teams.
Gotterup and Campbell Jr. have produced three wins en route to a perfect start at their first match play championship, while McAllister is undefeated atĀ 2-0-1 on the week. Gotterup, a redshirt senior, has provided the Sooners with a +15 mark in hole differential, which is a better mark alone than six teams at the competition.
The Sooners and No. 10 Red Raiders square off in a de facto semifinal match at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The victorĀ will face the winner of No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 5 Texas in Wednesday afternoon's title match.Ā
Live scoring of Tuesday's matches can be found on Golfstat.Ā
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