No. 14 Men’s Golf wins fifth-straight Big 12 Championship

Wednesday, April 26

Prairie Dunes Golf Club

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University of Texas

Big 12 Championship

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No. 14 Men’s Golf wins fifth-straight Big 12 Championship

04.26.2017 | Men's Golf

Juniors Scottie Scheffler and Doug Ghim earned runner-up honors to lead the Longhorns.

HUTCHINSON, Kansas – No. 14 Texas Men's Golf won its fifth-straight Big 12 Championship on Wednesday, defeating four teams ranked in the GolfStat top-13 at Prairie Dunes Country Club.

The Longhorns clawed back from a six-shot deficit during the fourth round to clinch their eighth Big 12 title and 47th conference title overall.

Juniors Scottie Scheffler and Doug Ghim earned runner-up honors for Texas, finishing 8-over par to finish one stroke out of the lead.

Ghim climbed four spots on the third day with an even 70, making three birdies, including two on the last two holes to propel the Longhorns in the final holes. He has finished in the top-10 in five events this year.

Scheffler has four top-10 finishes this season after firing 77-70-68-73. He made two birdies during the last round, including one on 17's par-5 to give Texas a one-shot lead. He led the tournament with 16 total birdies.

Senior Gavin Hall rounded out the top-22 for the Horns with a fourth-round 77 to finish 19-over par. He was 9-over par for the day until making a crucial eagle on 17 to pull the Longhorns within one with leader Oklahoma State. He finished with a tournament-high two eagles.

Sophomore Steven Chervony tied for 28^th, while freshman Spencer Soosman tied for 32^nd.

The Longhorns defeated runner-up Oklahoma State by one stroke, while Kansas' Chase Hanna earned medalist honors.

Texas will learn its postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show on Thursday, May 4 at 11 a.m. CT, live on the Golf Channel.

Post-Tournament Comments

Head Coach John Fields

On the day: I'm really proud of how the guys came together today. Starting with Gavin Hall's eagle on 17, I think we played 17 5-under par and that gave us a chance to get back in the tournament. Oklahoma State is a great team, they're coached incredibly well. It just came up for us this time. Our guys finished really well. Doug Ghim birdied the last two holes, Scottie Scheffler birdied 17, so we had two guys finish second in the tournament. It was a great day for Texas.

On the team's mentality: We suddenly have some great chemistry on our team. It has been a build all year long, we have had some incredible things happen and some things the guys have had to overcome. After losing Beau Hossler last year and revamping this team, these guys have had to assume a lot of pressure because we have won four Big 12s in a row. So to come in here to Prairie Dunes, a great golf course, incredible circumstances and difficult conditions, I'm really, really proud of our guys.

Big 12 Championship

Prairie Dunes Country Club

Par 70; 6,940 Yards

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. TEXAS 313-274-283-298=1168 (+48)

2. Oklahoma State 302-286-282-299=1169 (+49)

4. Kansas 306-288-290-288=1172 (+52)

6. Texas Tech 309-287-291-296=1183 (+63)

3. Oklahoma 308-284-289-304=1185 (+65)

5. Baylor 307-292-287-304=1190 (+70)

6. Kansas State 314-291-302-300=1207 (+87)

7. TCU 318-298-291-308=1215 (+95)