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Golfers Tie For 10th At Big 12 Championships
April 26, 2006 | Men's Golf
TULSA, Okla. ? The University of Colorado men's golf team bounced around from last to fifth over two days and 54 holes of the 10th Annual Big 12 Conference Championships, and when things finally settled in the early evening Oklahoma skies here Tuesday, the Buffaloes finished tied for 10th but had its star senior earn All-Tournament Team honors.
No. 37 Oklahoma won its first Big 12 Conference title in men's golf, as the Sooner outlasted rival and No. 18 Texas, overtaking the Longhorns in the final round. OU trailed Texas by two shots heading into the last 18 holes, but bettered the ?Horns by six strokes over the course of the round to win with an 858 score (18-over par). Texas (862), No. 9 Texas A & M (866), and No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 16 Texas Tech (both 876) rounded out the top five.
Colorado, ranked No. 51, tied for 10th with Kansas State with an 899 score, as the two were at the tail end of a five-team logjam that saw only four strokes separate seventh place Baylor (896) and the Buffs and Wildcats.
CU had ended competition Monday in ninth place after play was called due to the weather, as its five players had anywhere from six to nine holes left to complete their second round.
The Buffaloes rebounded from a last place standing after a first round 301 to post the fourth best score in the second round, which was completed over two days after thunderstorms suspended play late Monday afternoon. CU's 289, or 9-over par, saw the team persevere as late head coach Mark Simpson always preached, especially following a disappointing performance. All five Buffaloes recorded scores between 69 and 75 in helping to shave 12 strokes over the first round effort to jump the team five spots in the standings, from 12th to seventh.
A good portion of the field had their struggles in the final round on the 7,055-yard, par-70 Southern Hills Country Club layout, as all but three of the schools were at least 10-over par in practically no time at all, CU included. But one Buffalo was able to avoid the pitfalls the tough weather and golf course offered up to the 60-man field.
Senior Edward McGlasson recorded a 1-under 69 in the second round and followed that up with an even-par 70 in the final round for a 4-over 214 total, which was good for a fourth-place tie individually. That is the highest finish by a Buffalo since Matt Call also tied for fourth in the 1999 event at Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchinson, Kan. He became the first Buff to make the All-Big 12 Tournament Team since Stephen Carroll in 2003, and just the sixth overall since the conference was formed 10 years ago.
McGlasson's 70 his last time around the Southern Hills' track was his best final round of his senior season, and also enabled him to be one of just five players to shoot par or better in two of the three rounds here. McGlasson was joined only by Matthew Rosenfeld, the medalist, and Jeff Bell (Texas), Pablo Martin (Oklahoma State) and Robert Gates (Texas A&M) in that feat.
McGlasson's red number was one of just four in the second round, and the first round under par by a Buffalo in a Big 12 Championship since 2002, when Matt Zions shot a final round 69 at Prairie Dunes. It also was CU's first subpar score in a second round in the conference meet in 14 years.
He finished the tournament with nine birdies, 13 bogeys and the rest all pars, as he birdied four of his last seven holes to make the All-Tournament Team.
“Championship golf tests your ability to stay patient in the present,” McGlasson said. “I had an approach shot on the 16th hole (his seventh hole in the third round), and I could have tried to hit a miracle shot, but I elected to play it safe and went on to save par from 85 yards. (No. 16 was a 505-yard par four, playing into Tuesday's 20 mile per hour wind gusts.) “At that point, that was an important hole for my momentum, because I realized that the smarter I played, the better I could play.”
After he bogeyed No. 1, McGlasson knew he was “backed up against the wall and it was time to play, holding nothing back. I made a great par on No. 2, and once I got through that hole, I realized I had some birdie holes coming up and I could relax and play the back nine aggressively.”
McGlasson closed out his final Big 12 Championship in style, needing just nine putts over his last eight holes. He started the run with an up-and-down to save par on No. 2.
“I really putted well,” he modestly said in under stating what he accomplished. “I made a 15-footer for birdie on three, and then a 10-foot birdie putt on four. I two-putted from six feet for par on five, and then a 30-foot one for par on six. I made a 12-foot par putt on seven. Then once I got to the tee at No. 8, I knew I could really play aggressive, and I made a 15-foot birdie putt on eight and then a 10-foot birdie putt on nine.”
He had his sights set on making the All-Tournament Team entering the meet, an honor that goes to the top 10 individuals plus ties. But he spent much of the first round in the twenties in the standings, eventually climbing into a tie for 14th when play was suspended. He was tied for 10th through two rounds, but after playing his first 10 holes at 4-over, he mired in a 19th place tie, though it was unbeknownst to him with no leaderboards posted around the course.
The elder Simpson sent the team well-wishes through an e-mail late Monday evening after reading how the team had rallied from a disappointing opening round, and how much Mark would have been proud of their perseverance, one of the traits he wanted to instill into his golfers. Assistant AD Charles Johnson, the staff designate on-course to give advice since CU was without a head coach here, made sure all the players read the e-mail.
“I read the e-mail from Martha on the fifth hole and I got chills,” McGlasson said. “It reminded me of what I came here to do, and that was to play for Coach Simpson.“
Ryan Anderson had a good performance to support McGlasson's steady effort, as his 1-over 71 was CU's best individual score in the first round, the lowest first round score by a Buff in the league meet since Kane Webber fired a similar number in 2001. The junior from Greeley followed that effort up with a 75 and a 78 for a 224 score to tie for 27th.
The lone other active senior on the team, Kenny Coakley, had a solid second round with a 74, but it came sandwiched in-between a pair of 79s as he recorded a 232 score, tying him for 52nd. Coakley will celebrate his 22nd birthday Wednesday and had hoped for a bit better showing in his last Big 12 meet.
“I'm a little disappointed the way things turned out, but at the same time, my game is getting to where it needs to be,” he said. “That's encouraging as we head into nationals. As long as I keep working hard, I know I'll get to where I need to be, and with the NCAA's coming around, that's what really matters.”
Colorado redshirt freshman Derek Tolan had the best improvement of any player in the meet from one round to the next, as he bounced back from a first round 83 to post a 1-over 71, with the 12-shot difference tied for the 10th best in Big 12 Championship history. His 71 tied for the second lowest score on the back end of that accomplishment, topped only by a 70 by Texas' John Klauk in 2001 (after he opened with an 87 to set the all-time improvement mark at 17). Tolan couldn't maintain the success, however, as he shot a final round 82 for a 236 total, finishing 58th overall.
CU's other freshman on the trip, Diego Munoz, battled through a bothersome hip flexor injury in the first two rounds (76-75) but it inhibited his game most in the final round, when he shot an 82 for 233 score, tying him for 55th.
Rosenfeld won with an even-par scorecard of 71-70-69?210, which was good for a two-shot win over Oklahoma's Brodie Flanders.
The Buffs will have the next couple of weeks off, with final exams on the CU campus set for May 5-11. They return to action May 13-14 in the Maxwell Intercollegiate in Ardmore, Okla. The NCAA Regionals follow the next week, with the selections to be announced the first week in May. Seven teams from CU's district are guaranteed bids, and the Buffs have been ranked between third and fifth all year in the Central District ratings.
NOTES: McGlasson tied for the fourth most birdies (9) by any player in the tournament; Anderson had the next most for the Buffs with five, as they had 21 as a team... There was not a single eagle recorded in any of the 180 rounds in the meet... The Buffs had just 11 scores of double bogey or worse (10 doubles, 1 quadruple)... In the second round, when CU scored a 289, its fourth best single round score out of the 30 in 10 years of the Big 12 meet, the Buffs recorded 10 birdies and 59 pars against just 18 bogeys and three doubles.
BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS
T4. Edward McGlasson.... 75-69-70--214
T27. Ryan Anderson....... 71-75-78--224
T52. Kenny Coakley....... 79-74-79--232
T55. Diego Munoz......... 76-75-82--233
58. Derek Tolan......... 83-71-82--236
TEAM SCORES
1. Oklahoma............ 285-289-284--858
2. Texas............... 285-287-290--862
3. Texas A & M......... 289-287-290--866
4. Texas Tech.......... 289-292-289--876
4. Oklahoma State...... 299-288-295--876
6. Nebraska............ 291-296-300--887
7. Baylor.............. 289-302-305--896
8. Kansas.............. 295-296-306--897
9. Missouri............ 300-304-294--898
10. COLORADO............ 301-289-309--899
10. Kansas State........ 296-305-298--899
12. Iowa State.......... 293-308-309--910
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
2. Brodie Flanders, Oklahoma......... 69-72-71--212
3. Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State...... 75-68-70--213
4. Edward McGlasson, Colorado........ 75-69-70--214
4. Andrew Dresser, Texas Tech........ 71-70-73--214
4. Robert Gates, Texas A&M........... 70-74-70--214
7. Jeff Bell, Texas.................. 70-70-75--215
7. Gary Woodland, Kansas............. 71-69-75--215
9. Shawn LaFontaine, Oklahoma........ 69-72-75--216
9. Matt Mills, Texas................. 70-75-71--216
11. Phillip Bryan, Oklahoma........... 75-71-71--217
11. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M........ 72-76-69--217
13. Anthony Kim, Oklahoma............. 75-74-69--218
14. Justin Fraley, Oklahoma........... 72-74-73--219
14. Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State.... 74-73-72--219
14. Martin Piller, Texas A&M.......... 72-70-77--219
14. Chase Thomas, Baylor.............. 70-75-74--219
14. Jake Younan-Wise, Texas Tech...... 74-70-75--219
19. Judd Cornell, Nebraska............ 72-69-79--220
19. Jerad Harklau, Texas A&M.......... 75-71-74--220
19. Ben Kern, Kansas State............ 72-74-74--220
19. Brady Schnell, Nebraska........... 68-77-75--220
23. Trent Leon, Oklahoma State........ 74-72-75--221
24. Ty Capps, Nebraska................ 79-72-71--222
25. Ryan Baca, Baylor................. 74-73-76--223
25. Oscar Floren, Texas Tech.......... 69-76-78--223
27. Ryan Anderson, Colorado........... 71-75-78--224
27. Chris Baker, Iowa State........... 72-77-75--224
27. Randy Lowry, Texas................ 77-72-75--224
27. Chris Mabry, Missouri............. 78-76-70--224
27. Garrett Merrill, Texas Tech....... 75-78-71--224
32. Pete Krsnich, Kansas.............. 75-73-77--225
32. Andrew Parr, Texas A&M............ 76-72-77--225
34. Joe Cermak, Iowa State............ 73-77-76--226
34. Chris Clarke, Oklahoma State...... 76-75-75--226
34. Peter Malnati, Missouri........... 72-75-79--226
34. Ben Scott, Missouri............... 77-78-71--226
34. Robert Streb, Kansas State........ 77-77-72--226
39. John Kelly, Missouri.............. 74-76-77--227
39. Drew Reynolds, Nebraska........... 74-78-75--227
39. Santiago Rivas, Texas Tech........ 75-76-76--227
42. Rodney Hamblin, Iowa State........ 73-79-76--228
42. Joe Kinney, Kansas State.......... 74-75-79--228
42. Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State........ 79-77-72--228
45. Tyler Docking, Kansas............. 78-75-76--229
45. Brian Meck, Baylor................ 78-75-76--229
45. Jhonattan Vegas, Texas............ 74-75-80--229
45. Kyle Yonke, Kansas State.......... 75-79-75--229
49. Jeremy Frye, Baylor............... 71-79-80--230
49. Shawn Jasper, Missouri............ 77-77-76--230
51. Tyler Cummins, Kansas State....... 75-79-77--231
52. Kenny Coakley, Colorado........... 79-74-79--232
52. Johnny Larson, Iowa State......... 75-75-82--232
52. Luke Trammell, Kansas............. 75-79-78--232
55. Bill Alcorn, Baylor............... 74-80-79--233
55. Diego Munoz, Colorado............. 76-75-82--233
57. Zach Pederson, Kansas............. 74-80-80--234
58. Derek Tolan, Colorado............. 83-71-82--236
59. Trent Price, Nebraska............. 77-78-84--239
60. Curtis Foster, Iowa State......... 81-81-85--247
