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04.24.2019 | Men's Golf
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men's golf team will enter the Big 12 Championship (April 26-28) at the Old White at TPC at the Greenbrier Resort (White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.) ranked 38th nationally by Golfweek.
Iowa State is in the midst of another successful season, placing in the top-six in eight stroke play tournaments. Its national ranking (No. 38) is the highest this late in the season in school history.
The Cyclones' top finish was a runner-up showing at the Colleton River Collegiate, as ISU is a virtual lock to earn its sixth NCAA Regional berth since 2012.
The Old White at TPC at the Greenbrier Resort was the site of the 1979 Ryder Cup and the 1994 Solheim Cup, the men's and women's United States vs. Europe match-play events. The resort has developed four unique courses starting with the original nine holes designed in the late 1890s by Alexander H. Findlay.
The field at the Big 12 Championship is always stellar, and this year is no different. Five teams are ranked in the top-25 and nine teams are rated in the top-50 according to Golfweek. Oklahoma State (#1), Texas (#6), Oklahoma (#8), Texas Tech (#19) and Baylor (#22) round out the top-25. TCU (#30), Kansas (#31), Iowa State (#38) and West Virginia (#48) complete the top-50.
Oklahoma State is the favorite and have been atop the national rankings all season. The defending national champions feature the top-two-rated golfers nationally in Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland. Hovland, the 2018 U.S. Amateur champion, recently was the low amateur at the Masters.
Oklahoma, the 2017 national champions, look to defend the league title. The Sooners have been ranked in the top-10 all season and have three golfers rated in the top-60.
Iowa State head coach Andrew Tank, who has led the Cyclones to three NCAA Championship appearances in the last five years, is proud of how his team has continued its path of success.
"I think it's been a lot of hard work from our guys that has led to consistent performances," Tank said. "We have seen contributions from the top to bottom of our lineup, which is really exciting to coach, because it is fun knowing that any guy can contribute on any given day. Everyone has the capability of going low, and if you can time it up so that everybody goes low at the same time, then you have something really special."
Juniors Tripp Kinney and Sam Vincent will make their third appearances at the Big 12 Championship for the Cyclones.
Kinney is having his finest season wearing the Cardinal and Gold, leading the team in rounds in the 60s (11), rounds at even or below par (22/27), eagles (4) and top-10 finishes (4).
Kinney, who is ranked 71st nationally by Golfweek, has also set career-bests for 54-hole score (205), 18-hole score (65) and best finish (2nd). Kinney is second on the team in stroke average (70.85), a scoring mark which is on pace to be one of the best in school history.
"Tripp gained a lot of experience in the summer by winning the Iowa Amateur and being in contention at the Iowa Open," Tank said. "He got to play in some amateur events across country, so I think he has just grown as a player from playing more and playing in different parts of the country against better players. He just keeps getting better, and I think he has found a really good balance in his game and in life."
Vincent tied for seventh at last year's Big 12 Championship, the best finish by a Cyclone since 2014. His performance helped the Cyclones place fourth a year ago, ISU's second-best showing at a Big 12 Championship (3rd in 1997, 4th in 2018).
Sophomore Lachlan Barker leads the team in both stroke average (70.67) and birdies (120). He has tallied four top-10 finishes, 10 rounds in the 60s and 17 rounds under par. Barker is on pace to set the single season ISU stroke average mark, leading the team at 70.67 strokes per round.
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