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Oklahoma State claims 10th NCAA men's golf titleAssociated Press
SUNRIVER, Ore. -- The pressure came in waves for Oklahoma State's Jonathan Moore.
At first he thought the final day of the NCAA Championships would be pressure-packed, but he birdied three of the first four holes to relax.
The pressure crept up again as Moore realized he was in position to win.
"Geez, from the seventh hole it was unbelievable. You just try to drink water, try to stay calm, try to stay focused," he said.
Moore stayed calm and focused to finish with a 3-under 69 on Saturday in the 109th NCAA tournament to win the individual title and help the Cowboys take their 10th team title and first since 2000.
Moore finished with a 12-under 276 total on the Crosswater Golf Club course for a four-stroke victory over Georgia's Chris Kirk (68) and Wake Forest's Kyle Reifers (72).
Oklahoma State, under first-year coach Mike McGraw, shot a 5-under 283 in the final round -- with the top four scores from the five-player squad counting in the total -- to finish at 9-under 1,143 -- three strokes ahead of Florida.
A day after periodic downpours vexed the players, it was partly cloudy and dry on the 7,630-yard course just south of Bend.
Florida shot a 10-under 278 to finish second. It was a remarkable turnaround for the Gators, who finished the third round at 10 over.
"Sometimes you get mad and you feel sorry for yourself. And sometimes you get mad and you're not going to take it anymore, and I think that's where we were," Florida coach Buddy Alexander said.
Washington did just the opposite. After taking the lead into the final round with a 7-under 857 total, the Huskies tumbled off the leaderboard with a 13-over 301 to tie for ninth at 6-over 1,158.
"There was so much disappointment because we really thought we were going to win today, and it was tough to gut it out," Washington coach Matt Thurmond said.
Minnesota and Wake Forest tied for third, four shots behind Oklahoma State.
Moore, coming off consecutive victories in the Perry Maxwell Invitational in Ardmore, Okla., and the NCAA Central Regional in Cleveland, grew up in Vancouver, Wash., just across the Oregon border from Portland.
At the 2001 Oregon State Amateur, Moore won six matches to become the youngest champion in the 99-year history of the event.
After coming out of the scorer's tent as the national champion, Moore hugged his father, Ed.
"I'm so proud of Jonathan Moore," said Moore's teammate Zack Robinson, a senior. "He's such a stud. He's a great guy and kept a great attitude."
Top-seeded Oklahoma State was making its 60th consecutive appearance in the championships, the longest active streak.
"I don't think this would be as near as special as if the team hadn't won," Moore said. "That's the whole reason you come here. You try to win as a team and if it helps to win as an individual, that's great."
In addition to Moore's 276, Oklahoma State's Pablo Martin finished fifth overall at 282, Robinson was at 293, Tyler Leon finished with a 296 and younger brother Trent Leon had a 297.
McGraw took over this season for longtime Cowboys coach Tim Holder, now the school's athletic director. Holder led the Cowboys to eight national titles and had five individual champions in 32 years.
"I don't think there's any harder job in college sports than to replace Coach Holder," Moore said.
Asked what Holder might say when McGraw speaks to him later, the current coach laughed and said in a curmudgeonly tone: "McGraw, you should have."
Oklahoma State claims 10th NCAA men's golf titleAssociated Press
SUNRIVER, Ore. -- The pressure came in waves for Oklahoma State's Jonathan Moore.
At first he thought the final day of the NCAA Championships would be pressure-packed, but he birdied three of the first four holes to relax.
The pressure crept up again as Moore realized he was in position to win.
"Geez, from the seventh hole it was unbelievable. You just try to drink water, try to stay calm, try to stay focused," he said.
Moore stayed calm and focused to finish with a 3-under 69 on Saturday in the 109th NCAA tournament to win the individual title and help the Cowboys take their 10th team title and first since 2000.
Moore finished with a 12-under 276 total on the Crosswater Golf Club course for a four-stroke victory over Georgia's Chris Kirk (68) and Wake Forest's Kyle Reifers (72).
Oklahoma State, under first-year coach Mike McGraw, shot a 5-under 283 in the final round -- with the top four scores from the five-player squad counting in the total -- to finish at 9-under 1,143 -- three strokes ahead of Florida.
A day after periodic downpours vexed the players, it was partly cloudy and dry on the 7,630-yard course just south of Bend.
Florida shot a 10-under 278 to finish second. It was a remarkable turnaround for the Gators, who finished the third round at 10 over.
"Sometimes you get mad and you feel sorry for yourself. And sometimes you get mad and you're not going to take it anymore, and I think that's where we were," Florida coach Buddy Alexander said.
Washington did just the opposite. After taking the lead into the final round with a 7-under 857 total, the Huskies tumbled off the leaderboard with a 13-over 301 to tie for ninth at 6-over 1,158.
"There was so much disappointment because we really thought we were going to win today, and it was tough to gut it out," Washington coach Matt Thurmond said.
Minnesota and Wake Forest tied for third, four shots behind Oklahoma State.
Moore, coming off consecutive victories in the Perry Maxwell Invitational in Ardmore, Okla., and the NCAA Central Regional in Cleveland, grew up in Vancouver, Wash., just across the Oregon border from Portland.
At the 2001 Oregon State Amateur, Moore won six matches to become the youngest champion in the 99-year history of the event.
After coming out of the scorer's tent as the national champion, Moore hugged his father, Ed.
"I'm so proud of Jonathan Moore," said Moore's teammate Zack Robinson, a senior. "He's such a stud. He's a great guy and kept a great attitude."
Top-seeded Oklahoma State was making its 60th consecutive appearance in the championships, the longest active streak.
"I don't think this would be as near as special as if the team hadn't won," Moore said. "That's the whole reason you come here. You try to win as a team and if it helps to win as an individual, that's great."
In addition to Moore's 276, Oklahoma State's Pablo Martin finished fifth overall at 282, Robinson was at 293, Tyler Leon finished with a 296 and younger brother Trent Leon had a 297.
McGraw took over this season for longtime Cowboys coach Tim Holder, now the school's athletic director. Holder led the Cowboys to eight national titles and had five individual champions in 32 years.
"I don't think there's any harder job in college sports than to replace Coach Holder," Moore said.
Asked what Holder might say when McGraw speaks to him later, the current coach laughed and said in a curmudgeonly tone: "McGraw, you should have."