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Oklahoma State goes low to win The Carmel Cup
Oklahoma State following second straight The Carmel Cup title <br>(Oklahoma State Athletics Photo)
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)

Results: Carmel Cup
1SwedenFredrik NilehnSweden70068-67-67=202
T2MexicoAlvaro OrtizMexico50066-69-69=204
T2GAGreyson SiggAugusta, GA50068-67-69=204
4OKNick HeinenEdmond, OK40069-66-70=205
T5KSSam StevensWichita, KS40070-69-69=208

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ABOUT THE Carmel Cup

Started in 2011, the Carmel Cup is a 54-hole men's college 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. There are team (best five scores out of six players each round) and individual competitions.

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