Oklahoma s lone Big 12 title came at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., in 2006.

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1 M E N S G O L F OKLAHOMA 2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP Prairie Dunes Country Club Par 72 7,480 Yards Hutchinson, Kan. April Host: Missouri Live Scoring: Tournament Central: Tournament Preview: The University of Oklahoma men s golf squad seeks its first conference title since 2006 as the Sooners travel to the 2009 Big 12 Championship, held April at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan. OU has recorded three top-five finishes on the season, including a win at the MacDonald Cup on Oct. 5, This week s Oklahoma lineup features Eric Durbin, Liam Logan, Riley Pumphrey, Tyler Rody and Ryan Sirman. OU does not have a senior on this year s roster. The rotation for this week s event features a pair of juniors (Durbin and Rody), two sophomores (Logan and Sirman) and a redshirt freshman (Pumphrey) rounding. Pumphrey, the Big 12 Golfer of the Month in October, leads the Sooners with a season stroke average and also holds the low round of the year with a career-best 5-under-par 65 in the first round of the MacDonald Cup on Oct. 4. OU is the eighth seed in this week s event and will play the first two rounds with No. 7 seed Kansas State and No. 9 Missouri. The trio tees off at 8 a.m. (CT) from the 10th tee on Monday, while opening afternoon play on the front nine approximately five-and-a-half hours later. This marks the 10th time that the Big 12 Championship has been conducted at Prairie Dunes Country Club. The Sooners finished second in 2001 and 2004 in Hutchinson, their best result at the venue. Oklahoma s lone Big 12 title came at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., in Tournament Notes: None of the OU golfers in this week s lineup competed for the Sooners when they placed fifth at the 2007 Big 12 Championship, the last time the event was held at Prairie Dunes Country Club. Eric Durbin, Liam Logan and Tyler Rody are the only three players competing for Oklahoma who have participated at the conference championship (all last season). Logan placed 31st in 2008 to lead this week s OU participants, while Rody and Durbin concluded the event in 33rd and 59th, respectively. Phillip Rogers, OU Men s Golf Media Relations Contact 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK O: (405) C: (405) F: (405) philliprogers@ou.edu OKLAHOMA LINEUP ERIC DURBIN Houston, Texas Jr Stroke Average: LIAM LOGAN Ft. Worth, Texas So Stroke Average: RILEY PUMPHREY Georgetown, Texas R-Fr Stroke Average: TYLER RODY Andover, Kan. Jr Stroke Average: RYAN SIRMAN Tyler, Texas So Stroke Average: B i g 1 2 C h a m p s Tournament Pairings: Monday, April 27 (36 holes) 1st tee 8 a.m. - No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Texas Tech, No. 3 Texas 8:50 a.m. - No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 5 Baylor, No. 6 Colorado 10th tee 8 a.m. - No. 7 Kansas State, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 9 Missouri 8:50 a.m. - No. 10 Iowa State, No. 11 Kansas, No. 12 Nebraska Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28 and 29 (18 holes) (Based on previous day s results) 1st tee 10th tee 8 a.m. - No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 No. 7, No. 8, No. 9 8:50 a.m. - No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 No. 10, No. 11, No. 12 The Sooners have recorded an average finish of 3.13 at the Big 12 Championship since 2001, third only to Oklahoma State (2.25) and Texas (2.13). Oklahoma is seeking its first top-10 individual finish since 2006 when Brodie Flanders (second) and Shawn La Fontaine (ninth) both placed high on the leaderboard in guiding the Sooners to their first Big 12 title. The official site of OU Athletics supplies Sooner fans worldwide with the latest news and features on Oklahoma athletics direct from Norman. The site provides the latest press releases, rosters, bios, schedules, statistics, notes, quotes and photo galleries available to both Sooner fans and the media BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 1

2 QUICK FACTS Location... Norman, Okla. Enrollment... 29,721 Founded Nickname... Sooners Colors... Crimson and Cream Conference...Big 12 President... David L. Boren Athletics Director... Joe Castiglione Web Site... SoonerSports.com Home Course...Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Par Yardage... 7,380 Course Phone... (405) COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Jim Ragan Alma Mater... Mississippi State, 1990 Years in Collegiate Coaching Year at OU... Ninth Assistant Coach... Phillip Bryan Alma Mater... Oklahoma, 2008 Years in Collegiate Coaching... First PROGRAM HISTORY National Championships... One ( 89) Regional Championships... Three ( 89, 95, 01) Conference Championships Tournament Victories (Since 1980) TEAM INFORMATION Big 12 Finish... Seventh Postseason... 13th at NCAA West Regional Returners... Eight Ben Blundell... Rowlett, Texas, Jr. Eric Durbin... Houston, Texas, Jr. Cameron Meyers... Edmond, Okla., So. Liam Logan... Fort Worth, Texas, So. Riley Pumphrey... Georgetown, Texas, R-Fr. Spencer Rives...Lafayette, La., Jr. Tyler Rody...Andover, Kan., Jr. Ryan Sirman... Tyler, Texas, So. Newcomers... Four Brandon Bell...Norman, Okla., Fr. Tyler Rice... Duncan, Okla., Fr. Cole Wiederkehr... Tulsa, Okla., Fr. Chris Wilson...Tulsa, Okla., So. Letterwinners Lost... One Phillip Bryan... Mustang, Okla. MEDIA INFORMATION OU Men s Golf Contact... Phillip Rogers Office Phone... (405) Cell Phone... (405) Fax... (405) philliprogers@ou.edu ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Classification Senior... 0 Junior... 4 Sophomore...3 Freshmen (Includes Redshirt-Freshmen)... 5 Total Newcomers...4 By State Texas... 5 Oklahoma... 5 Kansas...1 Louisiana Indicates hometown of OU golfer ON PAR WITH THE PROS The Sooners have competed at many notable venues that have played host to major golf events or have been selected by various publications as among the best in America. Below is a glimpse of some recent OU tournament destinations. Southern Hills Country Club... Tulsa, Okla. Oak Tree Golf Club... Edmond, Okla. Prairie Dunes Country Club...Hutchinson, Kan. Ohio State Scarlet Course... Columbus, Ohio Shoal Creek Golf Club... Birmingham, Ala. Olympia Fields Golf Club... Olympia Fields, Ill. Rio Mar Country Club... San Juan, Puerto Rico Kings Golf Course... Waikoloa Village, Hawaii RedStone Golf Club... Houston, Texas Whispering Pines Golf Club... Trinity, Texas Inverness Club... Toledo, Ohio Rich Harvest Links... Sugar Grove, Ill. Long Cove Club... Hilton Head, S.C. RILEY PUMPHREY Big 12 Golfer of the Month - October Pumphrey led Oklahoma to back-to-back top-two finishes in October, including a win at the Macdonald Cup, its first team title since the 2006 Big 12 Championship BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 2

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4 JimRAGAN H E A D C O A C H N I N T H S E A S O N 2006 BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR In his ninth season as the head coach of the University of Oklahoma men s golf squad, Jim Ragan has gained a reputation for having his teams ready and playing their best at the end of the season. His ability to develop players has allowed his teams to win both conference and regional championships at OU. Whether traveling to the links with a group of seasoned veterans and winning the 2006 Big 12 Championship or earning Ragan s eighth consecutive NCAA Regional bid in 2008 when nine of the 10 roster spots were filled by underclassmen, Ragan has a knack for maximizing every player s potential. Under the guidance of Ragan, a youthful 2008 squad posted nine top-10 finishes, including three straight heading into postseason play. In 2006, Ragan led the Sooners to the school s first Big 12 golf championship, earning conference Coach of the Year honors in the process. The ninth-year coach has seen OU advance to NCAA postseason play in every year of his Oklahoma tenure while the 2008 season saw the Sooners finish 13th at the NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. Oklahoma narrowly missed a berth in the NCAA Championships, finishing just four strokes off the cut. A honors student at Mississippi State University, academic success has also been a benchmark of the OU golf program under Ragan. The men s golf team consistently produces academic honors at the conference and national level. In 2008, senior Phillip Bryan was named the PING All-Region team and earned first team Academic All-Big 12 for the third consecutive season. He was also named to the Cleveland Golf All-American scholar team in 2008 by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Craig Lurie earned Academic All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2005, while a year prio, OU placed its three seniors Martin Flores, Doug Manor and Blake Martin on the Academic All-Big 12 first team. Martin was also named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the GCAA. Ragan also coached Vanderbilt s first two men s golf All-America scholars and, in 2003, produced a nation-leading and OU-record three GCAA All-American Scholars in Flores, Manor and Martin. In 2004, Ragan was honored as the Easton Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year for the Central Region, an award he also won in In Ragan s first season, the Sooners had one of their most successful postseason runs in history. At the NCAA Championships in Durham, N.C., OU advanced to the third and fourth rounds for the first time since 1993 and finished tied for 12th overall the best finish since Ragan was the head coach at Vanderbilt for three years and was an assistant coach at the University of Texas for three seasons as well. Ragan has continued to develop his skills as a coach. He has recently completed Level 3 certification with the Titleist Performance Institute Certification Program. T.P.I. is a program based on evalutation and implementation of golf specific exercises and workouts to improve golf performance. Ragan s certification as a level three fitness professional places him in an elite category of just 74 individuals world wide with this certification. He is one of only a few PGA Professionals to compete level three on the fitness professional tract. I have always enjoyed and been interested in working out and how it affects golf performance, said Ragan. Titleist has made a huge comittment to our sport by allowing the resources for research and development to create the foundation in which player development will build on for many years to come. I feel fortunate to be on the ground floor which will undoubtably prove to develop healthier players who will play better golf than we have even seen before. Ragan has a reputation for recruiting highly talented players. While with Texas, he was highly involved in the recruitment of future PGA Tour player David Gossett. At Vanderbilt, he recruited Brandt Snedeker, who became the Commodores first All-American, SEC Player of the Year and won the 2003 U.S. Public Links At Oklahoma, Ragan signed the first two freshmen in program history to earn All-America honors Carlos Del Moral and Anthony Kim. Ragan lives in Norman with wife Jacque and daughters Kate and Haley. OKLAHOMA COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS Led OU to its first Big 12 title in 2006 Named 2006 Big 12 Coach of the Year Coached the first two freshman All-Americans in school history, Carlos Del Moral and Anthony Kim Selected as 2004 Easton Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year 2001 Sun Mountain Sports Coach of the Year for District Five Led the Sooners to second-place finishes in the Big 12 Championship in 2001, 2004 and 2005 Won the 2001 NCAA Central Regional at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. Players have earned six All-America awards, five GCAA All- Academic Scholar awards, and been named 2004 NCAA Freshman of the Year and 2005 Big 12 Player of the Year Coached three-time All-American Anthony Kim who won twice on the PGA Tour in BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 4

5 Big 12 Championship Highlights: OU s John Kidwell fired a first-round 64 at the 2002 conference championship, marking the lowest score ever recorded at the Big 12 Championship. The Sooners tallied a team total of 283 in the first round of the 2002 Big 12 Championship, marking the lowest opening team score in Big 12 Championship history. Oklahoma s second round team score of 274 at the 2002 Big 12 Championship was the second-best single round at the conference championship in Big 12 history. John Kidwell (64-69/133) and Cody Freeman (69-66/135) hold the second and third lowest 36-hole total (first two rounds only) in Big 12 Championship history. Both OU golfers accomplished the feat in Kidwell was just one shot shy of the record, held by OSU s Charles Howell in 2000 (66-66/132). Former OU All-American Anthony Kim won the 2005 Big 12 Championship, held at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas. Kim fired rounds of 69, 71 and 68, blistering the field in a six-shot victory over Alex Noren of Oklahoma State. Justin Fraley joined Anthony Kim on the 2005 all-tournament team after placing fifth with rounds of 68, 72 and 78. Brodie Flanders and Spencer La Fontaine also earned all-tournament honors just a year later, as Oklahoma was the only squad in the field to have multiple golfers on the all-tournament team in both 2005 and John Kidwell shared the 2002 Big 12 title with OSU s Anders Hultman, while Hunter Haas squeezed out a one-shot victory over UT s Brad Elder in The duo join Anthony Kim as the only OU golfers to earn medalist honors at the Big 12 Championship Big 12 Recap: TRINITY, Texas - The University of Oklahoma men s golf team ended the 2008 Big 12 Championship in seventh place on Sunday at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas. The Sooners shot a final-round team score of 300 (+12) at the Par 72, 7470-yard layout, finishing the four-round tournament at 48-over. Oklahoma State won its sixth Big 12 title, finishing the event at 11-under par for a 20-shot victory over Texas. OSU also had the top two individual finishers as medalist Rickie Fowler concluded the event a nine-under while teammate Kevin Tway was four shots back. Jesse Schutte led the way for Oklahoma, ending the event with a final-round 73 to finish in a tie for 18th at +8. Phillip Bryan, the lone upperclassman on the OU roster, shot a team-low 72 on Sunday in ending the tourney at +13 (30th place). One shot back of Bryan was freshman Liam Logan who fired a final-round 79 and stood T31st. Rounding out the OU scoring were Tyler Rody and Eric Durbin who shot rounds of 77 and 78, finishing the event in 33rd and 59th, respectively. OKLAHOMA (+48) T18 Jesse Schutte (+8) Phillip Bryan (+13) T31 Liam Logan (+14) T33 Tyler Rody (+16) T59 Eric Durbin (+35) AMONG THE BIG 12 s BEST A V E R A G E F I N I S H A T T H E B I G 1 2 C H A M P I O N S H I P S I N C E IOWA STATE NEBRASKA MISSOURI COLORADO KANSAS KANSAS STATE BAYLOR TEXAS TECH TEXAS A&M OKLAHOMA TEXAS OKLAHOMA STATE 2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 5

6 SEASON NOTES: OU TRIO NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 SQUAD: IRVING, Texas Three University of Oklahoma men s golfers have been named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Golf Team, including two first-team members, the conference announced on April 23. Garnering first-team accolades in were Ben Blundell (economics) and Ryan Sirman (business). Representing OU on the second team was Riley Pumphrey (business). First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of the team s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible. RAGAN INKS CHAMBERS TO 2009 CLASS: NORMAN, Okla. - University of Oklahoma men s golf coach Jim Ragan announced the signing of Nathan Chambers to a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 17. The Purcell, Okla., native will join the Sooners for the season. Chambers has compiled an extensive junior resume that is highlighted by a win at the U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Qualifying at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in The Purcell H.S. standout went on to record rounds of 77 and 75 at the 07 U.S. Junior Amateur, missing match play by a single stroke. A 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship qualifier, Chambers also garnered medalist honors in back-to-back Norman City Championships ( 07 and 08). We are extremely excited about Nathan joining our golf program, said Ragan. He is a very talented player that has proven his merit in some of the top amateur events in the country. His junior golf resume speaks for itself and we look forward to some of that same success in his transition to collegiate golf. Competing regularly in American Junior Golf Association events, the Texas Junior Golf Tour and the Future Collegians World Tour, Chambers carded a two-stroke victory at the 07 TJGT Worldlink Open after rounds of 71 and 70. Chambers was the only player in red figures at the 05 TJGT Bridlewood Championship, winning by a stroke over a 62-player field. SOONERS SIGN PRIZED RECRUIT DAVIS LEE NORMAN, Okla. University of Oklahoma men s golf coach Jim Ragan announced the signing of Davis Lee to a National Letter of Intent on April 22. Lee will join the Sooners for the golf season. Lee is currently a senior at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., where he has been a full time resident for the last five years. Lee has regularly competed on the International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT), where he has recorded 16 top-3 finishes including three wins en route to becoming a two-time IJGT All-American. Playing a limited American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) schedule, Lee has still managed to be ranked in the top 30 of the Polo/AJGA junior golf rankings for the class of Lee recorded a runner-up finish at the Mizuno Junior at Innisbrook Resort in Florida in his most recent AJGA national event, missing a playoff by one stroke in the three round event at the demanding Copperhead Golf Course. Lee is the third-highest ranked player in the class of 2009 (Polo/AJGA rankings) to sign within the Big 12 conference. I am excited about Davis joining our team next fall, said OU head coach Jim Ragan. He is an outstanding player who has dedicated much of his life to developing his golf game. He made a commitment to live away from home where he could focus on reaching his potential as a player. I believe his plan has worked well and we are fortunate to have him decide to become a Sooner. Added Ragan, I have been very impressed from the moment I met Davis by his level of maturity and focus on and off the golf course. I believe he will make an immediate impact on our team. Lee joins a list of highly acclaimed players that Ragan has signed at OU including PGA Tour star Anthony Kim and European Tour players Carlos Del Moral and Jordi Garcia, along with a host of other players in the professional ranks. Coach Bryan was very involved with the evaluation and recruiting process of Davis, said Ragan. Bryan said on the signing of Lee, Davis is a very accomplished player. I am fortunate to have been paired with some of college golf s best players over the last five years and Davis has many of the same attributes of those players. I believe he will be an outstanding college player that will help our team the moment he steps on campus. Lee is the son of Sangkook Lee and Oakyoung Kang who reside in New Jersey. Bolstered by a pair of 70s to close the 08 AJGA Scissortail Junior Championship, Chambers tied for third at Emerald Falls Golf Club in Broken Arrow, Okla., just two strokes behind the leader. The 18-year-old will feel right at home at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club, the home course of the Sooners. Chambers placed third (73-73) at the 08 TJGT Sooner Jr. Invitational at Jimmie Austin in an invitation-only field of over 70 players at the nationally-ranked Golfweek event. The son of Mike and Susan Chambers, Nathan s sister Morgan is a sophomore on the Baylor women s golf squad BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 6

7 PUMPHREY NAMED BIG 12 GOLFER OF THE MONTH: IRVING, Texas Fresh off a pair of career-best top-five finishes to end the fall season, OU s Riley Pumphrey was named co-big 12 Golfer of the Month, the conference announced Wednesday. The selection marked the first conference honor for the Georgetown, Texas, product, who shared the honor with Kansas State s Mitchell Gregson. Pumphrey led Oklahoma to back-to-back top-two finishes in October, including a win at the Macdonald Cup, its first team title since the 2006 Big 12 Championship. The redshirt-freshman fired a personal-best, 5-under-par 65 in the first round of the Macdonald Cup, vaulting to the top of the individual leaderboard after round one and giving OU a first-day lead it wouldn t relinquish. His tournamentopening 65 was the lowest round for any Sooner golfer during fall play and led to a fifth-place finish for Pumphrey. Pumphrey continued his stellar play at the Baylor Intercollegiate, finishing in a tie for second in the 66-player field that included four players ranked in the latest Golfweek top-35. His play vaulted OU to a share of second at Royal Oaks Country Club, in a field that included a pair of squads ranked in the latest Golfweek top-10 poll (No. 2 Arkansas and No. 10 Baylor). KIM CRUSHES GARCIA AS U.S. WINS RYDER CUP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Wearing a gaudy USA belt buckle and pumping his fist all around the course, Anthony Kim gave the Americans a crucial point Sunday as they tried to take back the Ryder Cup. Kim knocked off European stalwart Sergio Garcia 5 and 4, ending the first match of the day with an 8-foot par putt at the 14th hole. He handed the Spaniard the worst loss of his Ryder Cup career. Kim s point gave the Americans a 10-7 lead. They needed 14½ points to win the gold chalice for first time since Kim played with plenty of attitude against Garcia, who finished the weekend with an record. It was the first time in five Ryder Cup appearances that he failed to win a match. I wouldn t trade this for 10 million dollars, said Kim, at 23 the youngest member of the American team. This was the experience of a lifetime. Garcia had a lead in only four of the 65 holes he played at Valhalla Golf Club. I felt like I hit some good shots, he said. I just couldn t get anything right. Two fan favorites, Boo Weekley and Kenny Perry, were also playing well for the home team. Weekley did his best to fire up an already raucous crowd. After teeing off at No. 1, the country boy from the Florida Panhandle stuck the club between his legs and galloped down the first fairway as if he were on a horse. RYDER CUP RECAP CONTINUED: The Americans were trying to win for the first time since the Miracle at Brookline nine years ago. The only concern I have is guys getting ahead of themselves, U.S. captain Paul Azinger said. I ll try to keep them in the present. Kim set a blistering pace with three birdies in the first four holes, and Garcia couldn t keep up. His drive at No. 6 slid off the side of a hill and forced him to take an unplayable penalty after a lengthy discussion with the officials. At the next hole, he knocked two balls into the water and conceded the hole before the players even reached the green. There appeared to be plenty of bad blood between the players, especially when Kim kept declining to concede short putts to the Spaniard and seemed perturbed that Garcia wanted relief when his ball wound up next to a stone staircase at No. 6. Do what you ve got to do, Kim sniffed to the referee. The take-no-prisoners strategy paid off at No. 11, where Garcia missed from about 3 feet to lose the hole. Kim slapped hands with the gallery on his way to the next tee, and needed just three more holes to finish it off. That short miss at 11 kind of put the dagger in me, Garcia said. Kim didn t even realize he had won as he walked away from the 14th. Someone told him he didn t need to play any more holes, and he returned to the green to shake hands with Garcia. They appeared to be over any hard feelings, embracing warmly. Garcia patted his opponent on the chest and mouthed to him, You played great. KIM, RYDER CUP TEAM PLEDGE SUPPORT LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Former University of Oklahoma All-American Anthony Kim and fellow U.S. Ryder Cup Team participants took time away from their preparations for the 37th Ryder Cup to lend a hand to U.S.-based charitable organizations, students at colleges and universities nationwide and the families of veterans who either perished or were wounded in the line of duty. Kim and the other U.S. Ryder Cup Team participants, as well as U.S. Ryder Cup Team Captain Paul Azinger, are contributing $100,000 to the charity of their choice; $90,000 to the college/university of their choice for Play Golf America University programming; and $10,000 to the Folds of Honor Foundation to support scholarships for families of veterans who either perished or were wounded in the line of duty while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. On behalf of the U.S. Team, The PGA of America will distribute $2.6 million to designated charities, the Folds of Honor Foundation and to colleges and universities chosen by the U.S. Captain and players. ANTHONY KIM CHARITY DESIGNATIONS: Casey Lee Ball Foundation - $80,000 Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health-Smile Forward Program - $20,000 Universities (Play Golf America University): University of Oklahoma - $90,000 Patriot Golf Day/Folds of Honor Foundation - $10, BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 7

8 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE FINISHES Year Champion Runner-up Medalist OU Finish Site 1935 Big Six Conference OU (631) NU (689) Unknown 1st Lincoln, Neb OU/NU (617) KU (624) Unknown 1st (T) Lincoln, Neb NU (612) OU (620) Unknown 2nd Lincoln, Neb OU (638) NU (652) Unknown 1st Lincoln, Neb KU (644) OU (645) Unknown 2nd Ames, Iowa 1940 ISU (635) OU (649) Unknown 2nd Lincoln, Neb OU ISU/NU Unknown 1st (T) Lincoln, Neb No Tournament 1946 OU (608) NU (635) Unknown 1st Lincoln, Neb OU/KU ISU Unknown 1st (T) Unknown 1948 Big Seven Conference OU (584) NU (597) Charlie Coe, OU (136) 1st Lincoln, Neb MU (608) OU (626) Dick Ashley, KU (149) 2nd Lincoln, Neb KU (604) OU (605) Joe Gifford, NU (145) 2nd Lincoln, Neb OU (929) NU (946) Graham Hunt, KU (226) 1st Kansas City, Mo OU (934) NU (944) Joe Gifford, NU (229) 1st Norman, Okla ISU (909) CU (949) Dan Molyneaux, ISU (224) 3rd Ames, Iowa 1954 CU (890) OU (895) Keith Alexander, CU (216) 2nd Boulder, Colo OU/CU (916) ISU (917) Bob Richards, KU (222) 1st (T) Lawrence, Kan OU (890) KU (901) Bob Richards, KU (214) 1st Manhattan, Kan OU (920) KU (939) Jack Moore, OU (223) 1st Lincoln, Neb 1958 Big Eight Conference OSU (898) OU (911) Abe Justice, OSU (213) 2nd Ames, Iowa 1959 OSU (890) MU (932) Jim Wright, OSU (219) 3rd Norman, Okla OSU (879) KU (927) Jim Wright, OSU (212) 7th Ames, Iowa 1961 OSU (865) CU (892) Bob Smith, OU (213) 3rd Boulder, Colo OSU (844) OU (868) Dick Cammon, OSU (200) 2nd Columbia, Mo OSU (849) OU (869) George Hixon, OSU (209) 2nd Lawrence, Kan OSU (845) OU (869) George Hixon, OSU (207) 2nd Stillwater, Okla OSU (900) OU (928) Bob Dickson, OSU (218) 2nd Lincoln, Neb OSU (854) CU (864) Hale Irwin, CU (208) 3rd Columbia, Mo OSU (592) OU (607) Hale Irwin, CU (146) 2nd Norman, Okla CU (857) OSU (861) Grier Jones, OSU (210) 4th Boulder, Colo OSU (866) OU (877) Skip Graham, OU (214) 2nd Ames, Iowa 1970 OSU (886) OU (917) Mike Holder, OSU (219) 2nd Lawrence, Kan OSU (865) MU (905) Danny Edwards, OSU (216) 3rd Stillwater, Okla OSU (864) MU (890) Danny Edwards, OSU (211) 4th Boulder, Colo OSU (847) NU (869) Don Bliss, OSU (209) 3rd Manhattan, Kan OSU (886) OU (894) Jamie Gonzales, OSU (219) 2nd Lincoln, Neb OSU (876) OU (902) Tom Jones, OSU (217) 2nd Norman, Okla OSU (878) CU (923) Lindy Miller, OSU (217) 3rd Columbia, Mo OSU (878) OU (916) Lindy Miller, OSU (220) 2nd Lawrence, Kan OSU (858) NU (907) Lindy Miller, OSU (212) 4th Lawrence, Kan OSU (888) CU (915) Bob Tway, OSU (215) 7th Lawrence, Kan OSU (868) CU (891) Rafael Alarcon, OSU (213) 4th Lawrence, Kan OSU (857) CU (864) Terry Kahl, CU (211) 4th Lawrence, Kan OSU (870) OU (886) Willlie Wood, OSU (211) 2nd Lawrence, Kan OSU (888) OU (901) Andrew Magee, OU (216) 2nd Lawrence, Kan MU (903) OU/OSU (908) Scott Verplank, OSU (220) 3rd Lawrence, Kan OSU (869) OU (888) Grant Waite, OU (212) 2nd Oklahoma City, Okla OSU (866) OU (872) Brian Watts, OSU (211) 2nd Osage Beach,Mo OSU (837) OU (842) Michael Bradley, OSU (206) 2nd Hutchinson, Kan OSU (861) OU (875) E.J. Pfister, OSU (213) 2nd Tulsa, Okla OSU (875) OU (875) Kevin Wentworth, OSU 1st (T) Tulsa, Okla OSU (849) OU (880) Kevin Wentworth, OSU 2nd Edmond, Kan OSU (889) OU (917) Matt Gogel, KU (219) 2nd Leawood, Kan OU (866) OSU (868) Alan Bratton, OSU (210) 1st Hutchinson, Kan OSU (888) KU (889) Bobby Kalinowski, CU (210) 4th Hutchinson, Kan OSU (883) KU (888) Bobby Kalinowski, CU (217) 3rd Hutchinson, Kan OSU (858) KU (880) Alan Bratton, OSU (211) 3rd Hutchinson, Kan. 1996* OSU (895) OU (895) Kris Cox, OSU (217) 1st (T) Hutchinson, Kan Big 12 Conference OSU (882) UT (892) Leif Westerberg, OSU (211) 5th Hutchinson, Kan OSU (898) UT (905) Hunter Haas, OU (218) 4th Hutchinson, Kan KU (857) NU (859) David Gossett, TX (209) T8th Hutchinson, Kan OSU (851) KU (863) Charles Howell, OSU (200) 7th Hutchinson, Kan BU (894) OU/UT (904) Worth Williams, BU (215) 2nd (T) Hutchinson, Kan UT (850) OSU (851) Anders Hultman, OSU (203) 3rd Hutchinson, Kan UT (894) OSU (898) Hunter Mahan, OSU (208) 3rd Tulsa, Okla UT (864) OU (870) Jason Hartwick Texas (204) 2nd Hutchinson, Kan OSU (868) OU (877) Anthony Kim, OU (208) 2nd Trinity, Texas 2006 OU (858) UT (862) Matthew Rosenfeld, UT (210) 1st Tulsa, Okla OSU (866) A&M (873) Pablo Martin, OSU (211) 5th Hutchinson, Kan OSU (1141) UT (1161) Rickie Fowler, OSU (279) 7th Trinity, Texas 2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 8

9 OU MEDALISTS SINCE 1980 Year Player Event 1981 Andrew Magee John Burns Intercollegiate 1982 Andrew Magee Lamar Invitational 1982 Andrew Magee Rafael Alarcon Invitational 1983 Andrew Magee Houston Intercollegiate 1983 Andrew Magee Big Eight Conference Championship 1983 Greg Turner Morris Williams Intercollegiate 1984 Cliff Pierce All-College Classic 1985 Jim Begwin Henry Holmberg Invitational 1985 Todd Hamilton Southeastern Intercollegiate 1985 Grant Waite Big Eight Conference Championship 1986 Todd Hamilton Houston All-American Intercollegiate 1986 Todd Hamilton U.S.-Japan Friendship Intercollegiate 1986 Grant Waite UNLV Rebel Classic 1987 Todd Hamilton Houston All-American Intercollegiate 1987 Doug Martin Chris Schenkle Intercollegiate 1988 Matthew Lane Tucker Invitational 1988 Doug Martin Taylor Made Red River Classic 1989 Ricky Bell Louisiana Classic 1989 Doug Martin John Burns Intercollegiate 1990 Jeff Lee Golf World Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate 1993 Patrick Lee Taylor Made Red River Classic 1994 Patrick Lee Louisiana Classic 1994 Craig Cozby Golf Digest Rolex Invitational 1994 Patrick Lee The Maxwell 1995 Grant Masson Morris Williams Intercollegiate 1995 Grant Masson Golf World Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate 1997 Jeff Mixon ASU Thunderbird Invitational 1997 Hunter Haas Taylor Made Red River Classic 1998 Hunter Haas Big 12 Conference Championship 2003 John Kidwell Sooner Invitational 2004 Anthony Kim Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate 2005 Anthony Kim Texas A&M Aggie Invitational 2005 Anthony Kim Big 12 Championship 2006 Anthony Kim Ashworth Invitational Anthony Kim Hall of Fame Invitational LOWEST ROUNDS SINCE Todd Hamilton Big Eight Championship Eric Durbin Scenic City Invitational Doug Manor The Maxwell John Kidwell Big 12 Championship Jeff Lee Big Eight Championship NA Doug Martin Taylormade Red River Classic NA Riley Pumphrey MacDonald Cup Jesse Schutte UH Hilo Invitational Ben Blundell CordeValle Collegiate Anthony Kim NCAA Central Regional Jim Renner Bank of The Ridges John Kidwell Sooner Invitational Chris Cureton Taylor Made Red River Classic Hunter Haas Taylor Made Red River Classic 1 65 TEAM VICTORIES SINCE 1980 Year Event 1980 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate 1981 John Burns Intercollegiate 1982 Rafael Alarcon Invitational 1983 Grenelefe Invitational 1984 All-College Classic 1986 Houston All-American Intercollegiate U.S.-Japan Friendship Intercollegiate 1987 Louisiana Classic Tour Tulsa Intercollegiate 1988 Tucker Intercollegiate Butler National Intercollegiate 1989 John Burns Intercollegiate Louisiana Classic Forest Hills Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championship 1992 Big Eight Conference Championship 1994 Golf Digest Rolex Invitational 1995 NCAA Central Regional 1999 The Ridges Intercollegiate 2001 The Windon Memorial Classic LSU Invitational NCAA Central Regional 2006 Big 12 Conference Championship 2008 Macdonald Cup LOWEST ROUNDS SINCE 1985 Year Tournament Round Score Sooner Invitational Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter Taylor Made Red River Classic The Maxwell Men s Big 12 Championship UH Hilo Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational Ping Arizona Intercollegiate Scenic City Invitational SCU Invitational UH Hilo Invitational Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter ASU Thunderbird Invitational NCAA Central Regional The Maxwell The Maxwell Taylor Made Red River Classic Taylor Made Red River Classic The Maxwell Colorado St. Univ. Invitation BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 9

10 SEASON RESULTS: Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted RATINGS: National Region Score vs. Par: Adjusted: Tournaments Dates Finish Region Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/ Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/ MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/ Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T2-12 T UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/ Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/ Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/ ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/ STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Average Score Comp. to Par st Round Avg Last Round Avg Par 3 Scoring Par 4 Scoring Par 5 Scoring Eagles Birdies Subpar Strokes/Rd Pars per Round Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round Db. Bogeys/Rd Other Scores/Rd Fairways Hit N/A Bird Conversion N/A Putting Par N/A GIR N/A GIR <=15ft. N/A Par 3 GIR N/A Average Putts N/A Putts on GIR N/A 3 Putt Holes N/A Non-Sand Up&Dn N/A Sand Saves N/A Total Short Game N/A 2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 10

11 ERIC DURBIN: Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted RATINGS: National Region Score vs. Par: 0 0 Adjusted: Tournaments Dates Finish Region Finish Scores Total MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/05 T *74 +4 *74 +4 * Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T42-66 T *76 +5 * UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/11 T9-96 T1-16 *70-1 *71 E * STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round Most Sub Holes st Round Avg NR Last Round Avg NR Par 3 Scoring 3.63 NR Par 4 Scoring 4.29 NR Par 5 Scoring 4.69 NR Eagles N/A Birdies Subpar Strokes/Rd 2.58 NR Pars per Round 9.50 NR Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round 4.75 NR Db. Bogeys/Rd 1.00 NR Other Scores/Rd.17 NR LIAM LOGAN: Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted RATINGS: National Region Score vs. Par: Adjusted: Tournaments Dates Finish Region Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T *75 +3 *69-3 * Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 T *77 +5 *76 +4 * MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/ *73 +3 *67-3 *70 E 210 Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T21-66 T17-46 *76 +5 * UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T *75 +3 *75 +3 * UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/17 T47-75 T46-70 *71 E *71 E Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T49-98 T3-5 *77 +5 * Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/22 T42-95 T5-20 *74 +2 *73 +1 * Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 T58-93 T40-58 *73 +2 *77 +6 * ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/11 T25-96 T5-16 *74 +3 *73 +2 * STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round Most Sub Holes st Round Avg Last Round Avg Par 3 Scoring Par 4 Scoring Par 5 Scoring Eagles Birdies Subpar Strokes/Rd Pars per Round Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round Db. Bogeys/Rd Other Scores/Rd BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 11

12 RILEY PUMPHREY: *=Score used in Team Score #=Played as Individual Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted RATINGS: National Region Score vs. Par: Adjusted: Tournaments Dates Finish Region Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T40-88 T9-21 *72 E *74 +2 *72 E 218 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 T *78 +6 *74 +2 * MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/05 T * * Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T2-66 T2-46 *75 +4 *68-3 * UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T T7-27 *72 E *72 E * UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/17 T3-75 T3-70 *71 E *72 +1 * Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T49-98 T3-5 *74 +2 *77 +5 * Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/22 T42-95 T5-20 *73 +1 *73 +1 * Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 T50-93 T33-58 *78 +7 *74 +3 * STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round Most Sub Holes st Round Avg Last Round Avg Par 3 Scoring Par 4 Scoring Par 5 Scoring Eagles Birdies Subpar Strokes/Rd Pars per Round Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round Db. Bogeys/Rd Other Scores/Rd TYLER RODY: *=Score used in Team Score #=Played as Individual Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted RATINGS: National Region Score vs. Par: 0 0 Adjusted: Tournaments Dates Finish Region Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T69-88 T *74 +2 * Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 T *81 +9 *74 +2 * Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/ STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round Most Sub Holes st Round Avg NR Last Round Avg NR Par 3 Scoring 3.36 NR Par 4 Scoring 4.40 NR Par 5 Scoring 5.42 NR Eagles N/A Birdies Subpar Strokes/Rd 2.11 NR Pars per Round 8.89 NR Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round 5.56 NR Db. Bogeys/Rd 1.11 NR Other Scores/Rd.33 NR 2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 12

13 RYAN SIRMAN: *=Score used in Team Score #=Played as Individual Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted RATINGS: National Region Score vs. Par: Adjusted: Tournaments Dates Finish Region Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T *72 E * Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/ *81 +9 * UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/17 T47-75 T46-70 *72 +1 *71 E * Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T *76 +4 *73 +1 * Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/22 T *72 E * Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 T58-93 T40-58 *79 +8 *76 +5 * ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/11 T *70-1 *75 +4 * STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round Most Sub Holes st Round Avg Last Round Avg Par 3 Scoring Par 4 Scoring Par 5 Scoring Eagles N/A Birdies Subpar Strokes/Rd Pars per Round Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round Db. Bogeys/Rd Other Scores/Rd BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 13

14 TOURNAMENT RECAPS Sooners Open Season In Seventh: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Oklahoma men s golf squad concluded the 2008 Aldila Scenic City Invitational in seventh place after finishing the event with back-to-back under-par team rounds on Sept. 9, at Council Fire Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 16 squads were forced to play 36 holes today after weather suspended Monday afternoon s round until this morning. OU entered today s action in 10th place, but quickly moved up the leaderboard after red-figure morning rounds from Ben Blundell (70) and Liam Logan (69). Blundell fired his third consecutive 2-under-par 70 in afternoon play, finishing the 54-hole event in 10th place to lead the Sooners. The Rowlett, Texas, native played the par-5 s in eight under fashion for the tournament and carded 16 birdies over three rounds -- third most among the 90-player field. Three shots back was teammate Liam Logan, who notched back-to-back rounds of 69 on Tuesday, finishing in a tie for 20th. Logan s consecutive 3-under-par rounds were the lowest for any OU golfer during the event. In his first collegiate action, redshirt-freshman Riley Pumphrey stood 40th after rounds of 72,74,72. Rounding out the OU scoring were Ryan Sirman (+4) and Tyler Rody (+11), who both shot 73 in Tuesday s final round. Sirman finished in 49th while Rody was seven shots back in a tie for 69th. Oklahoma Places 12th at Shoal Creek: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The University of Oklahoma men s golf team finished the 54- hole Shoal Creek Intercollegiate in 12th place on Sept. 23, in Birmingham, Ala. The Sooners fired a final-round team score of 313 (+25) at the par-72, 7,154-yard layout. Pacing the Sooners was Liam Logan, who fired a final-round 76. The sophomore finished the event in 36th-place at +13. A stroke back was redshirt-freshman Riley Pumphrey, who concluded his second collegiate event in 39th. The Georgetown, Texas, product carded rounds of 78, 74 and 78. Tyler Rody stood 41st at 14-over after rounds of 81, 74 and 76, while Ryan Sirman placed 58th after shooting a final-round 86. After being disqualified late in round one, junior Ben Blundell carded rounds of 78 and 83 in closing the event. We are certainly disappointed with how we played this week, head coach Jim Ragan said. Consistency is vital with any squad, especially a younger one, and we will work on that as we prepare for our upcoming events. Overnight-leader Baylor held on for a two-stroke victory over Mississippi. The Bears shot a final-round team score of 299 (+11) for the narrow victory after Ole Miss carded a team score of 290 (+2) on Tuesday. Rhys Enoch of East Tennessee St. fired a 1-under-par 71 in catching overnight leader Zack Sucher (UAB) for medalist honors at -2. Sucher shot 73 in today s final round. Chattanooga, ranked No. 12 in the Golfweek preseason rankings, cruised to a 14 shot win after carding a tournament-record final round of 266 (22-under par). Southeastern Louisiana s Matt Carvell followed up his opening round 60 (-12) with rounds of 70 and 68 to earn medalist honors with a 54-hole tournament-record total of 198 (-18) BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 14

15 Sooners Win MacDonald Cup: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The OU men s golf team picked up its first victory of the season with an eight-shot win at the rain-soaked Macdonald Cup in New Haven, Conn., on Oct. 4. The Sooners recorded a final-round team score of 289 (+9), defeating 13 other squads at the par-70, 6,750-yard Course at Yale. On top of the competition, OU had to also battle the elements as inclement weather forced a weather delay in today s final round. I was proud of our guys today, said head coach Jim Ragan. They played well on a difficult course in poor conditions. We did not score as well as we would have liked on the front nine with the rain delay, but came back and played really well on the back side. Starting one junior, two sophomores and a pair of freshmen, Oklahoma picked up its fifth top-five finish since the start of last season. I knew going into today we would come out of this tournament a better team, said Ragan, following the trophy presentation. The experience of competing for a win is a valuable lesson regardless of the outcome. We were fortunate to play well enough to win. Sophomore Liam Logan fired an even-par 70 on Sunday, finishing the 54-hole event in second a career best for the Fort Worth, Texas, native. Logan s 210 (E) tournament total was two shots shy of medalist Jason Thresher ( ) of Bryant University. Four shots behind Logan was Riley Pumphrey (+4). The redshirt-freshman tied for fifth place (also marking a career best) after a final-round 74. Competing in his first collegiate event, true-freshman Chris Wilson placed eighth after rounds of 71, 74 and 71. Rounding out the OU team scoring was Eric Durbin s 74 on Sunday. Durbin finished in a tie for 18th at +12 after his third consecutive round of 74. Cameron Meyers was disqualified in today s final round for signing an incorrect scorecard after rounds of 78 and 73 on Saturday. We had a great team effort this weekend, added Ragan. Liam played very well and Chris did a super job in his first tournament. Riley got us off to a great start in round one, Eric played steady and Cameron helped us out in the second round. Oklahoma Places Second Amongst Talented Field: DALLAS, Texas -- Matching yesterday afternoon s team score of 287 (+3), the OU men s golf squad defeated two squads ranked in the latest Golfstat top-10 (No. 2 Arkansas and No. 10 Baylor) en route to a share of second place at the Baylor Intercollegiate on Oct. 28. After opening the tournament with a team score of 298 (+14) at the par-71, 7,068- yard Royal Oaks Country Club, the Sooners played their final 36 holes a combined six-over, second-lowest only to tournament-host Baylor. I was extremely proud of the way we hung in there early after not playing our best golf to start today s round, said head coach Jim Ragan. Just as we did in our victory at Yale, we played our final nine holes under par, which really shows signs of maturity for such a young squad. Paving the way for Oklahoma were a pair of freshmen in Riley Pumphrey ( ) and Chris Wilson ( ), who finished in a tie for second and ninth, respectively. Pumphrey s runner-up effort marked a career best, while Wilson posted his second consecutive top-10 finish after placing eighth at the Macdonald Cup on Oct. 5. Sophomore Liam Logan rebounded from a first-round 76 with a 72 on Monday afternoon and sits at +6, in a tie for 18th. Ben Blundell ( ) and Liam Logan ( ) both tied for 21st at +9, while Eric Durbin finished in a share for 42nd at +15 after shooting his lowest round of the event (72) on Tuesday. We did a lot of good things out there, but also have some areas where we can improve heading into the spring, added Ragan. A good sign is that the guys are recognizing immediately some of those little mistakes and how they can avoid those in the future and I really feel that we can grow from that. No. 31 Texas A&M, the overnight leader, held on for a two-shot victory at 870 (+18) over OU and Lamar. Texas A&M and Lamar both carded final-round scores of 293 (+9), allowing the Sooners to close the gap after their strong final round. SMU s James Kwon garnered individual medalist honors after a final-round 69. Kwon finished the event at as the only golfer in red figures (-1), besting Pumphrey and Lamar s Justin Harding by a shot. Tournament host Yale finished second in the team standings after a finalround 293 (+13) BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP OU MEN S GOLF NOTES 15