The Oklahoma State men’s golf team added an individual national championship trophy to its collection, and is in position to defend its team title over the next two days at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California.
OSU junior Preston Stout birdied the 72nd hole of the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championships and Alabama’s William Jennings bogeyed to give Stout a one-stroke win. He is OSU’s 10th individual champion and first since Matthew Wolff in 2019.
The Cowboys finished comfortably inside the top eight to qualify for the match play bracket that will decide the team champion. Seeds for Tuesday’s match play quarterfinals will be settled when all teams complete play Monday.
Stout had built a comfortable lead before Jennings made a strong charge over the final nine holes, pulling into a tie before Jennings played his final hole.
Stout finished with a four-round total of 14-under-par 274, capped by a 3-under 69.
This story will be updated.
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