University of Oklahoma Athletics

2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Cowan, lead
Ryder Cowan headshot, golf

Ryder Cowan

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Edmond, Okla.
  • High School:
    Oklahoma Christian School
Year Events Rounds Rds in 60s Wins T5 T10 T20 Average vs. Par Low Best Finish Matches
2023-24 11 35 6 0 2 3 4 71.69 0.20 66 T4 4-0-1
2024-25 14 43 12 0 3 6 10 70.51 -0.28 66 2 2-1-0
Career 25 78 18 0 5 9 14 71.04 -0.06 66 2 6-1-1


RECORDS
Lowest 18-hole score: 66 (3x); MR: 2025 SEC Championship - Round 2
Lowest 54-hole score: 204; 2024 Ka'anapali Classic
Best finish:Ā 2; 2025 Maridoe Intercollegiate
Best WAGR Ranking: 29th (July 31, 2025)

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE)
GCAA All-America honoree ... PINGĀ All-Region honoree ... finished the season ranked 40th in Clippd rankings ...Ā played all 14 events and 43 rounds in the OU lineup ... scoring average of 70.51 (-0.28) ranked second on the team ... led the team with 10 top-20 finishes, including six top 10s and three top fives ... opened the fall with a T14 finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate ... tied for sixth at the Ben Hogan Collegiate ... finished T4 and won his match at the Stephens Cup ... fired a career-low 204 (-9) to finish T14 at the Ka’anapali Classic ... posted a T9 finish at the Puerto Rico Classic ... runner-up at the Maridoe Intercollegiate, leading the Sooners to a team title ... took fourth at the Aggie Invitational to close the regular season ... carded a career-low 66 in round two of the SEC Championship and finished T16 ... tied for 10th at the NCAA Amherst Regional ... closed season with a T22 finish at the NCAA Championship, helping OU advance to match play, where he won his quarterfinal match.

2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
GCAA Freshman All-American ... PING All-Region honoree ... Big 12 All-Tournament Team ... Played 11 events and 35 rounds, including 10 starts in the OU lineup ... Scoring average of 71.69 (0.20) ranked fourth among qualifying NCAA freshmen ... Posted four top-20 finishes, three top 10s and a pair of top fives, including a season-best T4 finish at the Big 12 Championship ... Made college debut as an individual at the Husky Invitational (T52) ... Posted first top-10 finish at the Pauma Valley Invite (T5) ... Made starts at the Big 12 Championship (T4), NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional (T11) and NCAA Championship (T67).Ā 

OTHER COMPETITIONS

2025 U.S. Amateur qualifier ... 2024 U.S. Amateur qualifier ... 2023 U.S. Amateur qualifier … Finished T6 at the 2023 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley … T3 finish at the 2022 PING Invitational … Won the 2023 Oklahoma State Junior Championship … Runner-up at the Oklahoma Golf Association Match Play Championship … 2019 Drive, Chip & Putt National runner-up.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the No. 7 prospect in the country by Golfweek … Top player in Oklahoma in the class of 2023 … Two-time AJGA Rolex All-America honoree … Two-time Oklahoma Boys State Champion for Oklahoma Christian School … 2023 Oklahoma All-State selection by the Oklahoma Coaches Association.
MGOLF Highlights: NCAA Championships (5/26/25)
Monday, May 26
NCAA Rd. 1 - Coach Hybl
Friday, May 26
Coach Hybl Post Regional
Wednesday, May 17
Coach Hybl: Post Regional Rd 2
Tuesday, May 16