Oklahoma State goes low to win The Carmel Cup
Oklahoma State following second straight The Carmel Cup title
(Oklahoma State Athletics Photo)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA (September 4, 2016) -- With a 16-
under final round No. 4 Oklahoma State finished 38-
under and overcame a four-stroke deficit to win The
Carmel Cup for the second straight year. No. 9 Georgia
led after each of the first two rounds at Pebble Beach
Golf Links before finishing 30-under and in second
place.
Oklahoma State made their charge thanks to all six
players putting together rounds of even-par or better
during the final round. The Cowboys were led by
sophomore Nick Heinen who finished fourth at 11-
under.
Heinen fired rounds of 69-66 in each of the first two
rounds before finishing with a 2-under 70. During his
final round Heinen eagled the par-5 2nd, birdied five
holes --including the last two-- and bogeyed five. This
was the second straight year that Heinen finished fourth
in The Carmel Cup.
The second highest finishing Poke was junior Sam
Stevens who was 8-under and fifth. Stevens put
together rounds of 70-69-69. His final round included
four birdies and a bogey.
Three Oklahoma State players were tied for 14th at 5-
under; sophomore Hayden Wood, freshman Viktor
Hovland and sophomore Zach Bauchou.
Fredrik Nilehn of Texas Tech broke free of a four-way tie
to earn
medalist winners at The Carmel Cup. Nilehn, 14-under,
fired his second consecutive 5-under 67 to go along
with a first round 68. A junior from Sweden, Nilehn
birdied six holes and bogeyed one during his closing
round.
Complete Standings
1. No. 4 Oklahoma State (-38)
2. No. 9 Georgia (-30)
3. Texas Tech (-29)
4. No. 5 Vanderbilt (-24)
5. No. 10 Oklahoma (-17)
6. No. 20 Arkansas (-12)
7. TCU (-3)
8. Ohio State (+1)
ABOUT THE Carmel Cup
Started in 2011, the Carmel Cup is a 54-hole stroke
play
event hosted by Vanderbilt University and played at
the
Number 1 ranked public golf course in the United
States, Pebble Beach Golf Links. Its field comprised
mostly of
top teams from the Big 12 and SEC.
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