Iowa State Finishes Fourth At Big 12 Championship

TULSA, Okla.– The Iowa State men's golf team placed fourth at the 2018 Big 12 Championship after firing a final-round 296 at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.

The Cyclones posted a 72-hole score of 1,150, just three shots away from tying for second. Oklahoma was the team champion at 1,139.

The fourth-place showing ties for the second-best finish by a Cyclone team in Big 12 Conference history (1997-2018). In the process, the Cyclones defeated four teams ranked in the top-50: No. 10 Baylor, No. 12 Texas Tech, No. 31 TCU and No. 44 Kansas.

Sophomore Sam Vincent had an outstanding tournament, making the Big 12 All-Tournament team by tying for seventh. Vincent fired a final-round 73 for a 72-hole score of 286 (71-70-72-73).

Vincent is the fifth Cyclone to finish in the top-10 at the Big 12 Championship in the last six years (Scott Fernandez, 2013 & 2015; Nick Voke, 2014 & 2015 & 2016; Sam Daley, 2014; Ruben Sondjaja, 2014).

Senior Denzel Ieremia narrowly missed out on all-tournament team honors by placing 13^th at 288. Ieremia matched Vincent's 73 for the low score of the day for the Cyclones.

Freshman Frank Lindwall tied for 18th at 290. His second-round 65 tied for the fourth-lowest score in Big 12 Championship history.

Iowa State's late season surge has helped its NCAA Regional portfolio. The Cyclones have won two tournaments and finished fourth or better in their last four outings.

The NCAA will select its regional participants on May 2.

Team Scores
1. Oklahoma 294-277-281-287 = 1139
2. Oklahoma State 295-279-284-289 = 1147
Texas 289-288-281-289 = 1147
4. Iowa State 290-279-285-296 = 1150
5. Baylor 293-288-280-296 = 1157
6. Kansas 301-284-294-287 = 1166
7. Texas Tech 295-289-294-293 = 1171
8. TCU 298-290-286-301 = 1175
9. West Virginia 303-288-297-299 = 1187
10. Kansas State 305-289-289-307 = 1190

Iowa State Scores
T7. Sam Vincent 71-70-72-73 = 286
13. Denzel Ieremia 71-73-71-73 = 288
T18. Frank Lindwall 78-65-71-76 = 290
T23. Tripp Kinney 75-71-72-74 = 292
39. Lachlan Barker 73-75-71-79 = 298

Top Individuals
1. Doug Ghim, Texas 71-69-70-73 = 283
     Grant Hirschman, Oklahoma 75-67-68-72 = 283
     Jeremy Gandon, Kansas State 71-69-71-72=283
     Kristoffer Ventura, Oklahoma State 71-72-71-69=283

2018 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Doug Ghim, Texas
Jeremy Gandon, Kansas State
Grant Hirschman, Oklahoma
Kristoffer Ventura, Oklahoma State
Scottie Scheffler, Texas
Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State
Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State
Brad Dalke, Oklahoma
Quade Cummins, Oklahoma
Sam Vincent, Iowa State

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Players Mentioned

Lachlan Barker

Denzel Ieremia

Tripp Kinney

Frank Lindwall

Ruben Sondjaja

Sam Vincent

Nick Voke

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