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NCAA GOLF:  MAY 31 2017 NCAA GOLF National Championship - Championship Match

Men's Golf Climbs to No. 1

February 12, 2021 | Men's Golf

NORMAN -Ā The Oklahoma men's golf team moved into the nation's top spot in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll and the Golfweek Sagarin rankings on Friday afternoon. The Sooners opened the spring season ranked second but moved to No. 1 in the latest rankings.

The Sooners return to No. 1 for the first time since October 2020, when the team finished as the runner-up at the East Lake Cup. OU received 13 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Vanderbilt, who received four first-place votes, and Arizona State received seven first-place votes. Tennessee climbs up to fourth, followed by previous No. 1 Pepperdine to round out the top five.

Oklahoma brings a stacked lineup into the spring season, boasting six top-30 players, including four inside the top 10. Hybl's team showcases three All-American redshirt seniors, two Haskins Award watch list honorees and a pair of individual winners from the fall season inĀ Logan McAllisterĀ andĀ Patrick Welch.

All-AmericansĀ Quade Cummins,Ā Garett RebandĀ andĀ Jonathan BrightwellĀ all represented Team USA at the Arnold Palmer Cup in December. Cummins and Reband are slotted at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively, in the latest PGA Tour U rankings, with Brightwell at No. 29. The PGA Tour U system will grant automatic Korn Ferry Tour status to the nation's top five seniors and allow Nos. 6-15 to choose an international tour, officially bridging collegiate and professional golf.

The Sooners are the country's only program to appear in the last four NCAA match-play championships. They are looking to secure the program's third national championship in 2021 and second under Hybl.Ā 
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