2009 Big 12 Championship

M E N ’ S G O L F

OKLAHOMAPhillip Rogers, OU Men’s Golf Media Relations Contact 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP O: (405) 325-8413 | C: (405) 880-0794 | F: (405) 325-7623 [email protected] | www.SoonerSports.com Prairie Dunes Country Club | Par 72 | 7,480 Yards Hutchinson, Kan. | April 27-29 | Host: Missouri OKLAHOMA LINEUP Live Scoring: www.golfstat.com • ERIC DURBIN Tournament Central: www.Big12Sports.com Houston, Texas | Jr. | 2008-09 Stroke Average: 75.75 • LIAM LOGAN Ft. Worth, Texas | So. | 2008-09 Stroke Average: 73.97 Tournament Preview: • RILEY PUMPHREY The University of Oklahoma men’s golf squad seeks its first conference title since 2006 as the Sooners Georgetown, Texas | R-Fr. | 2008-09 Stroke Average: 73.67 travel to the 2009 Big 12 Championship, held April 27-29 at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan. OU has recorded three top-five finishes on the season, including a win at the MacDonald Cup on Oct. • TYLER RODY Andover, Kan. | Jr. | 2008-09 Stroke Average: 78.78 5, 2008. • RYAN SIRMAN This week’s Oklahoma lineup features Eric Durbin, Liam Logan, Riley Pumphrey, Tyler Rody and Ryan Tyler, Texas | So. | 2008-09 Stroke Average: 75.76 Sirman. OU does not have a senior on this year’s roster. The rotation for this week’s event features a pair of juniors (Durbin and Rody), two sophomores (Logan and Sirman) and a redshirt freshman (Pumphrey) rounding.

Pumphrey, the Big 12 Golfer of the Month in October, leads the Sooners with a 73.67 season stroke average and also holds the low round of the year with a career-best 5-under-par 65 in the first round of the MacDonald Cup on Oct. 4. 2006 Big 12 Champs OU is the eighth seed in this week’s event and will play the first two rounds with No. 7 seed Kansas State and No. 9 Missouri. The trio tees off at 8 a.m. (CT) from the 10th tee on Monday, while opening afternoon Tournament Pairings: play on the front nine approximately five-and-a-half hours later. Monday, April 27 (36 holes) 1st tee This marks the 10th time that the Big 12 Championship has been conducted at Prairie Dunes Country 8 a.m. - No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Texas Tech, No. 3 Texas Club. The Sooners finished second in 2001 and 2004 in Hutchinson, their best result at the venue. 8:50 a.m. - No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 5 Baylor, No. 6 Colorado

Oklahoma’s lone Big 12 title came at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., in 2006. 10th tee 8 a.m. - No. 7 Kansas State, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 9 Missouri Tournament Notes: 8:50 a.m. - No. 10 Iowa State, No. 11 Kansas, No. 12 Nebraska • None of the OU golfers in this week’s lineup competed for the Sooners when they placed fifth at the 2007 Big 12 Championship, the last time the event was held at Prairie Dunes Country Club. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28 and 29 (18 holes) (Based on previous day’s results) • Eric Durbin, Liam Logan and Tyler Rody are the only three players competing for Oklahoma who have 1st tee 10th tee participated at the conference championship (all last season). Logan placed 31st in 2008 to lead this 8 a.m. - No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 No. 7, No. 8, No. 9 week’s OU participants, while Rody and Durbin concluded the event in 33rd and 59th, respectively. 8:50 a.m. - No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 No. 10, No. 11, No. 12

• The Sooners have recorded an average finish of 3.13 at the Big 12 Championship since 2001, third only to Oklahoma State (2.25) and Texas (2.13).

• Oklahoma is seeking its first top-10 individual finish since 2006 when Brodie Flanders (second) and Shawn La Fontaine (ninth) both placed high on the leaderboard in guiding the Sooners to their first Big The official site of OU Athletics supplies Sooner fans worldwide with the 12 title. latest news and features on Oklahoma athletics direct from Norman. The site provides the latest press releases, rosters, bios, schedules, statistics, notes, quotes and photo galleries available to both Sooner fans and the media.

2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | OU MEN’S GOLF NOTES 1 2008-09 QUICK FACTS ROSTER BREAKDOWN ON PAR WITH THE PROS Location...... Norman, Okla. By Classification The Sooners have competed at many notable venues that Enrollment ...... 29,721 Senior...... 0 have played host to major golf events or have been selected Founded ...... 1890 Junior ...... 4 by various publications as among the best in America. Below Nickname ...... Sooners Sophomore ...... 3 is a glimpse of some recent OU tournament destinations. Colors ...... Crimson and Cream Freshmen (Includes Redshirt-Freshmen) ...... 5 Conference ...... Big 12 Southern Hills Country Club ...... Tulsa, Okla. President ...... David L. Boren Total ...... 12 Oak Tree Golf Club ...... Edmond, Okla. Prairie Dunes Country Club ...... Hutchinson, Kan. Athletics Director ...... Joe Castiglione Newcomers ...... 4 Web Site ...... SoonerSports.com Ohio State Scarlet Course ...... Columbus, Ohio Shoal Creek Golf Club...... Birmingham, Ala. Home Course ...... Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Olympia Fields Golf Club ...... Olympia Fields, Ill. Par ...... 72 By State Texas...... 5 Rio Mar Country Club ...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Yardage ...... 7,380 Kings’ Golf Course ...... Waikoloa Village, Hawaii Course Phone ...... (405) 325-6716 Oklahoma...... 5 Kansas ...... 1 RedStone Golf Club ...... Houston, Texas Louisiana ...... 1 Whispering Pines Golf Club ...... Trinity, Texas COACHING STAFF Inverness Club...... Toledo, Ohio Head Coach ...... Jim Ragan Rich Harvest Links ...... Sugar Grove, Ill. Alma Mater ...... Mississippi State, 1990 Long Cove Club ...... Hilton Head, S.C. Years in Collegiate Coaching ...... 14 Year at OU ...... Ninth Assistant Coach...... Phillip Bryan  ...... Indicates hometown of OU golfer Alma Mater ...... Oklahoma, 2008 Years in Collegiate Coaching ...... First

PROGRAM HISTORY National Championships ...... One (‘89) Regional Championships...... Three (‘89, ’95, ‘01) Conference Championships...... 14 Tournament Victories...... 21 (Since 1980) TEAM INFORMATION 2007-08 Big 12 Finish...... Seventh Postseason...... 13th at NCAA West Regional Returners...... Eight  Ben Blundell ...... Rowlett, Texas, Jr.  Eric Durbin ...... Houston, Texas, Jr.  Cameron Meyers ...... Edmond, Okla., So. Liam Logan ...... Fort Worth, Texas, So.  Riley Pumphrey ...... Georgetown, Texas, R-Fr.  Spencer Rives ...... Lafayette, La., Jr.   Tyler Rody ...... Andover, Kan., Jr. Ryan Sirman ...... Tyler, Texas, So. Newcomers...... Four Brandon Bell ...... Norman, Okla., Fr. Tyler Rice ...... Duncan, Okla., Fr. Cole Wiederkehr ...... Tulsa, Okla., Fr. Chris Wilson ...... Tulsa, Okla., So. Letterwinners Lost...... One Phillip Bryan ...... Mustang, Okla. RILEY PUMPHREY

MEDIA INFORMATION Big 12 Golfer of the Month - October OU Men’s Golf Contact...... Phillip Rogers Office Phone ...... (405) 325-8413 Pumphrey led Oklahoma to back-to-back top-two Cell Phone ...... (405) 880-0794 finishes in October, including a win at the Macdonald Cup, Fax ...... (405) 325-7623 its first team title since the 2006 Big 12 Championship. Email ...... [email protected]

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2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | OU MEN’S GOLF NOTES 3 RAGAN HEAD COACH | NINTH SEASON Jim2006 BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR In his ninth season as the head coach of the University of Oklahoma men’s golf squad, Jim Ragan has gained a reputation for having his teams ready and playing their best at the end of the season. His ability to develop players has allowed his teams to win both conference and regional championships at OU.

Whether traveling to the links with a group of seasoned veterans and winning the 2006 Big 12 Championship or earning Ragan’s eighth consecutive NCAA Regional bid in 2008 when nine of the 10 roster spots were filled by underclassmen, Ragan has a knack for maximizing every player’s potential.

Under the guidance of Ragan, a youthful 2008 squad posted nine top-10 finishes, “I have always enjoyed and been interested in working out and how it affects golf perfor- including three straight heading into postseason play. mance,” said Ragan. “Titleist has made a huge comittment to our sport by allowing the resources for research and development to create the foundation in which player develop- In 2006, Ragan led the Sooners to the school’s first Big 12 golf championship, earning ment will build on for many years to come. I feel fortunate to be on the ground floor which conference Coach of the Year honors in the process. will undoubtably prove to develop healthier players who will play better golf than we have even seen before.” The ninth-year coach has seen OU advance to NCAA postseason play in every year of his Oklahoma tenure while the 2008 season saw the Sooners finish 13th at the NCAA Ragan has a reputation for recruiting highly talented players. While with Texas, he was West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. Oklahoma narrowly missed a berth in the NCAA highly involved in the recruitment of future PGA Tour player David Gossett. At Vanderbilt, he Championships, finishing just four strokes off the cut. recruited Brandt Snedeker, who became the Commodores’ first All-American, SEC Player of the Year and won the 2003 U.S. Public Links A honors student at Mississippi State University, academic success has also been a benchmark of the OU golf program under Ragan. The men’s golf team consistently At Oklahoma, Ragan signed the first two freshmen in program history to earn All-America produces academic honors at the conference and national level. In 2008, senior Phillip honors – Carlos Del Moral and Anthony Kim. Bryan was named the PING All-Region team and earned first team Academic All-Big 12 for the third consecutive season. He was also named to the Cleveland Golf All-American Ragan lives in Norman with wife Jacque and daughters Kate and Haley. scholar team in 2008 by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Craig Lurie earned Academic All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2005, while a year prio, OU placed its three seniors – Martin Flores, Doug Manor and Blake Martin – on the Academic All-Big 12 first team. Martin was also named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the GCAA.

Ragan also coached Vanderbilt’s first two men’s golf All-America scholars and, in 2003, OKLAHOMA COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS produced a nation-leading and OU-record three GCAA All-American Scholars in Flores, • Led OU to its first Big 12 title in 2006 Manor and Martin. • Named 2006 Big 12 Coach of the Year In 2004, Ragan was honored as the Easton Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year for the • Coached the first two freshman All-Americans in school history, Central Region, an award he also won in 2001. Carlos Del Moral and Anthony Kim • Selected as 2004 Easton Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year In Ragan’s first season, the Sooners had one of their most successful postseason runs • 2001 Sun Mountain Sports Coach of the Year for District Five in history. At the NCAA Championships in Durham, N.C., OU advanced to the third and • Led the Sooners to second-place finishes in the Big 12 Champion- fourth rounds for the first time since 1993 and finished tied for 12th overall – the best ship in 2001, 2004 and 2005 finish since 1992. • Won the 2001 NCAA Central Regional at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. Ragan was the head coach at Vanderbilt for three years and was an assistant coach at • Players have earned six All-America awards, five GCAA All- the University of Texas for three seasons as well. Academic Scholar awards, and been named 2004 NCAA Freshman

Ragan has continued to develop his skills as a coach. He has recently completed Level of the Year and 2005 Big 12 Player of the Year 3 certification with the Titleist Performance Institute Certification Program. T.P.I. is • Coached three-time All-American Anthony Kim who won twice on a program based on evalutation and implementation of golf specific exercises and the PGA Tour in 2008. workouts to improve golf performance. Ragan’s certification as a level three fitness professional places him in an elite category of just 74 individuals world wide with this certification. He is one of only a few PGA Professionals to compete level three on the fitness professional tract.

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Big 12 Championship Highlights: 2007 Big 12 Recap: • OU’s John Kidwell fired a first-round 64 at the 2002 conference championship, TRINITY, Texas - The University of Oklahoma men’s golf team ended the 2008 Big 12 marking the lowest score ever recorded at the Big 12 Championship. Championship in seventh place on Sunday at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas. • The Sooners tallied a team total of 283 in the first round of the 2002 Big 12 Championship, marking the lowest opening team score in Big 12 The Sooners shot a final-round team score of 300 (+12) at the Par 72, 7470-yard Championship history. layout, finishing the four-round tournament at 48-over.

• Oklahoma ‘s second round team score of 274 at the 2002 Big 12 Oklahoma State won its sixth Big 12 title, finishing the event at 11-under par for a Championship was the second-best single round at the conference 20-shot victory over Texas. OSU also had the top two individual finishers as medalist championship in Big 12 history. Rickie Fowler concluded the event a nine-under while teammate Kevin Tway was four shots back. • John Kidwell (64-69/133) and Cody Freeman (69-66/135) hold the second and third lowest 36-hole total (first two rounds only) in Big 12 Championship Jesse Schutte led the way for Oklahoma, ending the event with a final-round 73 to history. Both OU golfers accomplished the feat in 2002. Kidwell was just one finish in a tie for 18th at +8. shot shy of the record, held by OSU’s Charles Howell in 2000 (66-66/132). Phillip Bryan, the lone upperclassman on the OU roster, shot a team-low 72 on • Former OU All-American Anthony Kim won the 2005 Big 12 Championship, Sunday in ending the tourney at +13 (30th place). held at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas. Kim fired rounds of 69, 71 and 68, blistering the field in a six-shot victory over Alex Noren of Oklahoma One shot back of Bryan was freshman Liam Logan who fired a final-round 79 and State. stood T31st.

• Justin Fraley joined Anthony Kim on the 2005 all-tournament team after Rounding out the OU scoring were Tyler Rody and Eric Durbin who shot rounds of 77 placing fifth with rounds of 68, 72 and 78. and 78, finishing the event in 33rd and 59th, respectively.

• Brodie Flanders and Spencer La Fontaine also earned all-tournament honors just a year later, as Oklahoma was the only squad in the field to have multiple OKLAHOMA (+48) 295 297 308 300 1200 golfers on the all-tournament team in both 2005 and 2006. T18 Jesse Schutte (+8) 73 74 76 73 296 • John Kidwell shared the 2002 Big 12 title with OSU’s Anders Hultman, while 30 Phillip Bryan (+13) 76 74 79 72 301 Hunter Haas squeezed out a one-shot victory over UT’s Brad Elder in 1998. The T31 Liam Logan (+14) 76 78 69 79 302 duo join Anthony Kim as the only OU golfers to earn medalist honors at the Big T33 Tyler Rody (+16) 70 71 86 77 304 12 Championship. T59 Eric Durbin (+35) 79 82 84 78 323

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SEASON NOTES: SOONERS SIGN PRIZED RECRUIT DAVIS LEE NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma men’s golf coach Jim Ragan OU TRIO NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 SQUAD: announced the signing of Davis Lee to a National Letter of Intent on April 22. IRVING, Texas – Three University of Oklahoma men’s golfers have been named to Lee will join the Sooners for the 2009-10 golf season. the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Golf Team, including two first-team members, the conference announced on April 23. Lee is currently a senior at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., where he has been a full time resident for the last five years. Garnering first-team accolades in 2008-09 were Ben Blundell (economics) Lee has regularly competed on the International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT), where and Ryan Sirman (business). Representing OU on the second team was Riley he has recorded 16 top-3 finishes including three wins en route to becoming a Pumphrey (business). two-time IJGT All-American.

First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better Playing a limited American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) schedule, Lee has still GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. To qualify, managed to be ranked in the top 30 of the Polo/AJGA junior golf rankings for the student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the class of 2009. Lee recorded a runner-up finish at the Mizuno Junior at Innisbrook two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of the team’s Resort in Florida in his most recent AJGA national event, missing a playoff by one scheduled contests. stroke in the three round event at the demanding Copperhead Golf Course.

Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Lee is the third-highest ranked player in the class of 2009 (Polo/AJGA rankings) Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and to sign within the Big 12 conference. meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible. “I am excited about Davis joining our team next fall,” said OU head coach Jim RAGAN INKS CHAMBERS TO 2009 CLASS: Ragan. “He is an outstanding player who has dedicated much of his life to NORMAN, Okla. - University of Oklahoma men’s golf coach Jim Ragan announced developing his golf game. He made a commitment to live away from home the signing of Nathan Chambers to a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 17. The where he could focus on reaching his potential as a player. I believe his plan has Purcell, Okla., native will join the Sooners for the 2009-2010 season. worked well and we are fortunate to have him decide to become a Sooner.”

Chambers has compiled an extensive junior resume that is highlighted by a win Added Ragan, “I have been very impressed from the moment I met Davis by his at the U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Qualifying at Oklahoma City Golf & Country level of maturity and focus on and off the golf course. I believe he will make an Club in 2007. The Purcell H.S. standout went on to record rounds of 77 and 75 at immediate impact on our team.” the ’07 U.S. Junior Amateur, missing match play by a single stroke. Lee joins a list of highly acclaimed players that Ragan has signed at OU including A 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship qualifier, Chambers also PGA Tour star Anthony Kim and European Tour players Carlos Del Moral and Jordi garnered medalist honors in back-to-back Norman City Championships (’07 and Garcia, along with a host of other players in the professional ranks. ’08). “Coach Bryan was very involved with the evaluation and recruiting process of “We are extremely excited about Nathan joining our golf program,” said Ragan. Davis,” said Ragan. “He is a very talented player that has proven his merit in some of the top amateur events in the country. His junior golf resume speaks for itself and we Bryan said on the signing of Lee, “Davis is a very accomplished player. I am look forward to some of that same success in his transition to collegiate golf.” fortunate to have been paired with some of college golf’s best players over the last five years and Davis has many of the same attributes of those players. Competing regularly in American Junior Golf Association events, the Texas Junior I believe he will be an outstanding college player that will help our team the Golf Tour and the Future Collegians World Tour, Chambers carded a two-stroke moment he steps on campus.” victory at the ’07 TJGT Worldlink Open after rounds of 71 and 70. Lee is the son of Sangkook Lee and Oakyoung Kang who reside in New Jersey. Chambers was the only player in red figures at the ’05 TJGT Bridlewood Championship, winning by a stroke over a 62-player field.

Bolstered by a pair of 70s to close the ’08 AJGA Scissortail Junior Championship, Chambers tied for third at Emerald Falls Golf Club in Broken Arrow, Okla., just two strokes behind the leader.

The 18-year-old will feel right at home at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club, the home course of the Sooners. Chambers placed third (73-73) at the ’08 TJGT Sooner Jr. Invitational at Jimmie Austin in an invitation-only field of over 70 players at the nationally-ranked Golfweek event.

The son of Mike and Susan Chambers, Nathan’s sister Morgan is a sophomore on the Baylor women’s golf squad. 2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | OU MEN’S GOLF NOTES 6

PUMPHREY NAMED BIG 12 GOLFER OF THE MONTH: RYDER CUP RECAP CONTINUED: IRVING, Texas — Fresh off a pair of career-best top-five finishes to end the fall The Americans were trying to win for the first time since the “Miracle at season, OU’s Riley Pumphrey was named co-Big 12 Golfer of the Month, the Brookline” nine years ago. conference announced Wednesday. The selection marked the first conference honor for the Georgetown, Texas, product, who shared the honor with Kansas “The only concern I have is guys getting ahead of themselves,” U.S. captain Paul State’s Mitchell Gregson. Azinger said. “I’ll try to keep them in the present.”

Pumphrey led Oklahoma to back-to-back top-two finishes in October, Kim set a blistering pace with three birdies in the first four holes, and Garcia including a win at the Macdonald Cup, its first team title since the 2006 Big 12 couldn’t keep up. His drive at No. 6 slid off the side of a hill and forced him to Championship. take an unplayable penalty after a lengthy discussion with the officials. At the next hole, he knocked two balls into the water and conceded the hole before the The redshirt-freshman fired a personal-best, 5-under-par 65 in the first round of players even reached the green. the Macdonald Cup, vaulting to the top of the individual leaderboard after round one and giving OU a first-day lead it wouldn’t relinquish. His tournament- There appeared to be plenty of bad blood between the players, especially opening 65 was the lowest round for any Sooner golfer during fall play and led when Kim kept declining to concede short putts to the Spaniard and seemed to a fifth-place finish for Pumphrey. perturbed that Garcia wanted relief when his ball wound up next to a stone staircase at No. 6. Pumphrey continued his stellar play at the Baylor Intercollegiate, finishing in a tie for second in the 66-player field that included four players ranked in the “Do what you’ve got to do,” Kim sniffed to the referee. latest Golfweek top-35. The take-no-prisoners strategy paid off at No. 11, where Garcia missed from His play vaulted OU to a share of second at Royal Oaks Country Club, in a field about 3 feet to lose the hole. Kim slapped hands with the gallery on his way to that included a pair of squads ranked in the latest Golfweek top-10 poll (No. 2 the next tee, and needed just three more holes to finish it off. Arkansas and No. 10 Baylor). “That short miss at 11 kind of put the dagger in me,” Garcia said. KIM CRUSHES GARCIA AS U.S. WINS RYDER CUP Kim didn’t even realize he had won as he walked away from the 14th. Someone LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Wearing a gaudy USA belt buckle and pumping his fist all told him he didn’t need to play any more holes, and he returned to the green to around the course, Anthony Kim gave the Americans a crucial point Sunday as shake hands with Garcia. They appeared to be over any hard feelings, embracing they tried to take back the Ryder Cup. warmly. Kim knocked off European stalwart Sergio Garcia 5 and 4, ending the first match Garcia patted his opponent on the chest and mouthed to him, “You played great.” of the day with an 8-foot par putt at the 14th hole. He handed the Spaniard the worst loss of his Ryder Cup career. KIM , RYDER CUP TEAM PLEDGE SUPPORT Kim’s point gave the Americans a 10-7 lead. They needed 14½ points to win the LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Former University of Oklahoma All-American Anthony Kim and gold chalice for first time since 1999. fellow U.S. Ryder Cup Team participants took time away from their preparations for the 37th Ryder Cup to lend a hand to U.S.-based charitable organizations, Kim played with plenty of attitude against Garcia, who finished the weekend students at colleges and universities nationwide and the families of veterans with an 0-2-2 record. It was the first time in five Ryder Cup appearances that he who either perished or were wounded in the line of duty. failed to win a match. Kim and the other U.S. Ryder Cup Team participants, as well as U.S. Ryder Cup “I wouldn’t trade this for 10 million dollars,” said Kim, at 23 the youngest Team Captain Paul Azinger, are contributing $100,000 to the charity of their member of the American team. “This was the experience of a lifetime.” choice; $90,000 to the college/university of their choice for Play Golf America University programming; and $10,000 to the Folds of Honor Foundation to Garcia had a lead in only four of the 65 holes he played at Valhalla Golf Club. support scholarships for families of veterans who either perished or were wounded in the line of duty while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. “I felt like I hit some good shots,” he said. “I just couldn’t get anything right.” On behalf of the U.S. Team, The PGA of America will distribute $2.6 million Two fan favorites, Boo Weekley and Kenny Perry, were also playing well for the to designated charities, the Folds of Honor Foundation and to colleges and home team. universities chosen by the U.S. Captain and players.

Weekley did his best to fire up an already raucous crowd. After teeing off at No. ANTHONY KIM CHARITY DESIGNATIONS: 1, the country boy from the Florida Panhandle stuck the club between his legs Casey Lee Ball Foundation - $80,000 and galloped down the first fairway as if he were on a horse. Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health-Smile Forward Program - $20,000

Universities (Play Golf America University): University of Oklahoma - $90,000 Patriot Golf Day/Folds of Honor Foundation - $10,000

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ALL-TIME CONFERENCE FINISHES

Year Champion Runner-up Medalist OU Finish Site 1935 Big Six Conference OU (631) NU (689) Unknown 1st Lincoln, Neb. 1936 OU/NU (617) KU (624) Unknown 1st (T) Lincoln, Neb. 1937 NU (612) OU (620) Unknown 2nd Lincoln, Neb. 1938 OU (638) NU (652) Unknown 1st Lincoln, Neb. 1939 KU (644) OU (645) Unknown 2nd Ames, Iowa 1940 ISU (635) OU (649) Unknown 2nd Lincoln, Neb. 1941 OU ISU/NU Unknown 1st (T) Lincoln, Neb. 1942-45 No Tournament 1946 OU (608) NU (635) Unknown 1st Lincoln, Neb. 1947 OU/KU ISU Unknown 1st (T) Unknown 1948 Big Seven Conference OU (584) NU (597) Charlie Coe, OU (136) 1st Lincoln, Neb. 1949 MU (608) OU (626) Dick Ashley, KU (149) 2nd Lincoln, Neb. 1950 KU (604) OU (605) Joe Gifford, NU (145) 2nd Lincoln, Neb. 1951 OU (929) NU (946) Graham Hunt, KU (226) 1st Kansas City, Mo. 1952 OU (934) NU (944) Joe Gifford, NU (229) 1st Norman, Okla. 1953 ISU (909) CU (949) Dan Molyneaux, ISU (224) 3rd Ames, Iowa 1954 CU (890) OU (895) Keith Alexander, CU (216) 2nd Boulder, Colo. 1955 OU/CU (916) ISU (917) Bob Richards, KU (222) 1st (T) Lawrence, Kan. 1956 OU (890) KU (901) Bob Richards, KU (214) 1st Manhattan, Kan. 1957 OU (920) KU (939) Jack Moore, OU (223) 1st Lincoln, Neb 1958 Big Eight Conference OSU (898) OU (911) Abe Justice, OSU (213) 2nd Ames, Iowa 1959 OSU (890) MU (932) Jim Wright, OSU (219) 3rd Norman, Okla. 1960 OSU (879) KU (927) Jim Wright, OSU (212) 7th Ames, Iowa 1961 OSU (865) CU (892) Bob Smith, OU (213) 3rd Boulder, Colo. 1962 OSU (844) OU (868) Dick Cammon, OSU (200) 2nd Columbia, Mo. 1963 OSU (849) OU (869) George Hixon, OSU (209) 2nd Lawrence, Kan. 1964 OSU (845) OU (869) George Hixon, OSU (207) 2nd Stillwater, Okla. 1965 OSU (900) OU (928) Bob Dickson, OSU (218) 2nd Lincoln, Neb. 1966 OSU (854) CU (864) Hale Irwin, CU (208) 3rd Columbia, Mo. 1967 OSU (592) OU (607) Hale Irwin, CU (146) 2nd Norman, Okla. 1968 CU (857) OSU (861) Grier Jones, OSU (210) 4th Boulder, Colo. 1969 OSU (866) OU (877) Skip Graham, OU (214) 2nd Ames, Iowa 1970 OSU (886) OU (917) Mike Holder, OSU (219) 2nd Lawrence, Kan. 1971 OSU (865) MU (905) Danny Edwards, OSU (216) 3rd Stillwater, Okla. 1972 OSU (864) MU (890) Danny Edwards, OSU (211) 4th Boulder, Colo. 1973 OSU (847) NU (869) Don Bliss, OSU (209) 3rd Manhattan, Kan. 1974 OSU (886) OU (894) Jamie Gonzales, OSU (219) 2nd Lincoln, Neb. 1975 OSU (876) OU (902) Tom Jones, OSU (217) 2nd Norman, Okla. 1976 OSU (878) CU (923) Lindy Miller, OSU (217) 3rd Columbia, Mo. 1977 OSU (878) OU (916) Lindy Miller, OSU (220) 2nd Lawrence, Kan. 1978 OSU (858) NU (907) Lindy Miller, OSU (212) 4th Lawrence, Kan. 1979 OSU (888) CU (915) Bob Tway, OSU (215) 7th Lawrence, Kan. 1980 OSU (868) CU (891) Rafael Alarcon, OSU (213) 4th Lawrence, Kan. 1981 OSU (857) CU (864) Terry Kahl, CU (211) 4th Lawrence, Kan. 1982 OSU (870) OU (886) Willlie Wood, OSU (211) 2nd Lawrence, Kan. 1983 OSU (888) OU (901) Andrew Magee, OU (216) 2nd Lawrence, Kan. 1984 MU (903) OU/OSU (908) Scott Verplank, OSU (220) 3rd Lawrence, Kan. 1985 OSU (869) OU (888) Grant Waite, OU (212) 2nd Oklahoma City, Okla. 1986 OSU (866) OU (872) Brian Watts, OSU (211) 2nd Osage Beach,Mo. 1987 OSU (837) OU (842) Michael Bradley, OSU (206) 2nd Hutchinson, Kan. 1988 OSU (861) OU (875) E.J. Pfister, OSU (213) 2nd Tulsa, Okla. 1989 OSU (875) OU (875) Kevin Wentworth, OSU 1st (T) Tulsa, Okla. 1990 OSU (849) OU (880) Kevin Wentworth, OSU 2nd Edmond, Kan. 1991 OSU (889) OU (917) Matt Gogel, KU (219) 2nd Leawood, Kan. 1992 OU (866) OSU (868) Alan Bratton, OSU (210) 1st Hutchinson, Kan. 1993 OSU (888) KU (889) Bobby Kalinowski, CU (210) 4th Hutchinson, Kan. 1994 OSU (883) KU (888) Bobby Kalinowski, CU (217) 3rd Hutchinson, Kan. 1995 OSU (858) KU (880) Alan Bratton, OSU (211) 3rd Hutchinson, Kan. 1996* OSU (895) OU (895) Kris Cox, OSU (217) 1st (T) Hutchinson, Kan. 1997 Big 12 Conference OSU (882) UT (892) Leif Westerberg, OSU (211) 5th Hutchinson, Kan. 1998 OSU (898) UT (905) Hunter Haas, OU (218) 4th Hutchinson, Kan. 1999 KU (857) NU (859) David Gossett, TX (209) T8th Hutchinson, Kan. 2000 OSU (851) KU (863) Charles Howell, OSU (200) 7th Hutchinson, Kan. 2001 BU (894) OU/UT (904) Worth Williams, BU (215) 2nd (T) Hutchinson, Kan. 2002 UT (850) OSU (851) Anders Hultman, OSU (203) 3rd Hutchinson, Kan. 2003 UT (894) OSU (898) Hunter Mahan, OSU (208) 3rd Tulsa, Okla. 2004 UT (864) OU (870) Jason Hartwick Texas (204) 2nd Hutchinson, Kan. 2005 OSU (868) OU (877) Anthony Kim, OU (208) 2nd Trinity, Texas 2006 OU (858) UT (862) Matthew Rosenfeld, UT (210) 1st Tulsa, Okla. 2007 OSU (866) A&M (873) Pablo Martin, OSU (211) 5th Hutchinson, Kan. 2008 OSU (1141) UT (1161) Rickie Fowler, OSU (279) 7th Trinity, Texas

2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | OU MEN’S GOLF NOTES 8 OU MEDALISTS SINCE 1980 TEAM VICTORIES SINCE 1980 Year Player Event Year Event 1981 Andrew Magee John Burns Intercollegiate 1980 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate 1982 Andrew Magee Lamar Invitational 1981 John Burns Intercollegiate 1982 Andrew Magee Rafael Alarcon Invitational 1982 Rafael Alarcon Invitational 1983 Andrew Magee Houston Intercollegiate 1983 Grenelefe Invitational 1983 Andrew Magee Big Eight Conference Championship 1984 All-College Classic 1983 Greg Turner Morris Williams Intercollegiate 1986 Houston All-American Intercollegiate 1984 Cliff Pierce All-College Classic U.S.-Japan Friendship Intercollegiate 1985 Jim Begwin Henry Holmberg Invitational 1987 Louisiana Classic 1985 Todd Hamilton Southeastern Intercollegiate Tour Tulsa Intercollegiate 1985 Grant Waite Big Eight Conference Championship 1988 Tucker Intercollegiate 1986 Todd Hamilton Houston All-American Intercollegiate Butler National Intercollegiate 1986 Todd Hamilton U.S.-Japan Friendship Intercollegiate 1989 John Burns Intercollegiate 1986 Grant Waite UNLV Rebel Classic Louisiana Classic 1987 Todd Hamilton Houston All-American Intercollegiate Forest Hills Intercollegiate 1987 Doug Martin Chris Schenkle Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional 1988 Matthew Lane Tucker Invitational NCAA Championship 1988 Doug Martin Taylor Made Red River Classic 1992 Big Eight Conference Championship 1989 Ricky Bell Louisiana Classic 1994 Golf Digest Rolex Invitational 1989 Doug Martin John Burns Intercollegiate 1995 NCAA Central Regional 1990 Jeff Lee Golf World Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate 1999 The Ridges Intercollegiate 1993 Patrick Lee Taylor Made Red River Classic 2001 The Windon Memorial Classic 1994 Patrick Lee Louisiana Classic LSU Invitational 1994 Craig Cozby Golf Digest Rolex Invitational NCAA Central Regional 1994 Patrick Lee The Maxwell 2006 Big 12 Conference Championship 1995 Grant Masson Morris Williams Intercollegiate 2008 Macdonald Cup 1995 Grant Masson Golf World Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate 1997 Jeff Mixon ASU Thunderbird Invitational 1997 Hunter Haas Taylor Made Red River Classic 1998 Hunter Haas Big 12 Conference Championship 2003 John Kidwell Sooner Invitational 2004 Anthony Kim Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate 2005 Anthony Kim Texas A&M Aggie Invitational LOWEST ROUNDS SINCE 1985 2005 Anthony Kim Big 12 Championship Year Tournament Round Score 2006 Anthony Kim Ashworth Invitational 2002-03 Sooner Invitational 2 271 Anthony Kim Hall of Fame Invitational 2003-04 Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter. 3 272 1999-00 Taylor Made Red River Classic 3 272 2003-04 The Maxwell 2 274 2001-02 Men’s Big 12 Championship 2 274 2007-08 UH Hilo Invitational 2 276 LOWEST ROUNDS SINCE 1985 2002-03 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 3 276 1986-87 Todd Hamilton Big Eight Championship 1 63 1993-94 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate 2 276 2007-08 Eric Durbin Scenic City Invitational 1 64 2007-08 Scenic City Invitational 1 277 2003-04 Doug Manor The Maxwell 2 64 2007-08 SCU Invitational 2 277 2001-02 John Kidwell Big 12 Championship 1 64 2007-08 UH Hilo Invitational 1 277 1988-89 Jeff Lee Big Eight Championship NA 64 2004-05 Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter. 3 277 1988-89 Doug Martin Taylormade Red River Classic NA 64 2002-03 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 1 277 2008-09 Riley Pumphrey MacDonald Cup 1 65 1999-00 NCAA Central Regional 2 277 2007-08 Jesse Schutte UH Hilo Invitational 2 65 2004-05 The Maxwell 2 278 2006-07 Ben Blundell CordeValle Collegiate 1 65 2002-03 The Maxwell 2 278 2004-05 Anthony Kim NCAA Central Regional 3 65 2001-02 Taylor Made Red River Classic 2 278 2003-04 Jim Renner Bank of Tennessee @ The Ridges 3 65 2000-01 Taylor Made Red River Classic 2 278 2002-03 John Kidwell Sooner Invitational 2 65 2000-01 The Maxwell 1 278 1999-00 Chris Cureton Taylor Made Red River Classic 3 65 1998-99 Colorado St. Univ. Invitation 2 278 1998-99 Hunter Haas Taylor Made Red River Classic 1 65

2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | OU MEN’S GOLF NOTES 9 Date: 04-22-2009 NCAA Men's Golf Scores for Oklahoma, U. of Account: M487 Division: 1 Region: C @=Minimum Rounds for Rating: 13 Total Pages of Report: 25

2008-09 SEASON RESULTS: Oklahoma, U. of

Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted

10 30.0 295.70 10.10 9.74

RATINGS: National Region Division @ Score vs. Par: 171 43 129 @ Adjusted: 163 42 122

Region Tournaments Dates Finish Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 7- 16 2- 4 289 +1 287 -1 284 -4 860 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 12- 12 4- 4 317 +29 300 +12 313 +25 930 MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/05 1- 14 1- 1 283 +3 288 +8 289 +9 860 Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T2- 12 T2- 8 298 +14 287 +3 287 +3 872 UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T10- 17 4- 5 294 +6 303 +15 293 +5 890 UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/17 4- 14 4- 13 283 -1 281 -3 302 +18 866 Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T11- 19 1- 1 305 +17 294 +6 298 +10 897 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/22 16- 18 3- 4 293 +5 297 +9 306 +18 896 Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 16- 18 10- 11 307 +23 305 +21 320 +36 932 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/11 9- 16 2- 3 287 +3 292 +8 289 +5 868

STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Average Score 74.80 142 708 Comp. to Par 3.39 167 708 1st Round Avg 74.73 109 904 Last Round Avg 75.57 223 897 Par 3 Scoring 3.31 216 558 Par 4 Scoring 4.24 159 546 Par 5 Scoring 4.89 95 490 Eagles 11 56 823 Birdies 387 83 1037 Subpar Strokes/Rd 2.76 100 543 Pars per Round 10.26 235 543 Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round 4.19 188 543 Db. Bogeys/Rd .66 127 543 Other Scores/Rd .20 249 543 Fairways Hit N/A Bird Conversion N/A Putting Par N/A GIR N/A GIR <=15ft. N/A Par 3 GIR N/A Average Putts N/A Putts on GIR N/A 3 Putt Holes N/A Non-Sand Up&Dn N/A Sand Saves N/A Total Short Game N/A

Head To Head within Region: Win-Loss-Tie/Stroke Difference Kentucky 0- 1- 0/ -21 S.E. La. 1- 0- 0/ 5 Ball State 1- 0- 0/ 2 De Paul 1- 0- 0/ 7

2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | OU MEN’S GOLF NOTES 10 Date: 04-22-2009 NCAA Men's Golf Scores for Oklahoma, U. of Account: M487 Division: 1 Region: C @=Minimum Rounds for Rating: 13

ERIC DURBIN: Eric Durbin JR *=Score used in Team Score #=Played as Individual

Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted 4 12.0 75.75 4.75 4.42

RATINGS: National Region Division @ Score vs. Par: 0 0 0 @ Adjusted: 0 0 0

Region Tournaments Dates Finish Finish Scores Total MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/05 T18- 79 4- 4 *74 +4 *74 +4 *74 +4 222 Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T42- 66 T30- 46 80 +9 *76 +5 *72 +1 228 UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T94- 100 27- 27 85 +13 83 +11 78 +6 246 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/11 T9- 96 T1- 16 *70 -1 *71 E *72 +1 213

STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round 70 1919 9879 Most Sub Holes 7 168 8406 1st Round Avg 77.25 NR Last Round Avg 74.00 NR Par 3 Scoring 3.63 NR Par 4 Scoring 4.29 NR Par 5 Scoring 4.69 NR Eagles N/A Birdies 31 2184 8398 Subpar Strokes/RdDate: 04-22-20092.58 NR NCAAPars per Men's Round Golf9.50 ScoresNR for Oklahoma,Ham & Egg U. ofN/A Bogeys per Round 4.75 Account:NR M487Db. Bogeys/Rd Division:1.00 1NR Region:Other C Scores/Rd .17 NR Fairways Hit N/A @=MinimumBird Conversion Rounds N/Afor Rating: 13 Putting Par N/A GIR N/A GIR <=15ft. N/A Par 3 GIR N/A Average Putts N/A Putts on GIR N/A 3 Putt Holes N/A Non-Sand Up&Dn N/A Sand Saves N/A Total Short Game N/A Liam Logan SO LIAM LOGAN: *=Score used in Team Score #=Played as Individual

Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted 10 30.0 73.97 2.57 2.21

RATINGS: National Region Division @ Score vs. Par: 619 138 446 @ Adjusted: 495 119 364

Region TournamentsCOPYRIGHT ©, ALL RIGHTSDates RESERVED,Finish Finish Bloomington,Scores IL GOLFSTAT.COM Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T20- 88 4- 21 *75 +3 *69 -3 *69 -3 213 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 T36- 58 11- 19 *77 +5 *76 +4 *76 +4 229 MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/05 2- 79 1- 4 *73 +3 *67 -3 *70 E 210 Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T21- 66 T17- 46 *76 +5 *72 +1 74 +3 222 UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T22- 100 6- 27 *75 +3 *75 +3 *70 -2 220 UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/17 T47- 75 T46- 70 *71 E *71 E 83 +12 225 Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T49- 98 T3- 5 *77 +5 *73 +1 77 +5 227 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/22 T42- 95 T5- 20 *74 +2 *73 +1 *76 +4 223 Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 T58- 93 T40- 58 *73 +2 *77 +6 *84 +13 234 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/11 T25- 96 T5- 16 *74 +3 *73 +2 *69 -2 216

STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round 67 398 9879 Most Sub Holes 6 589 8406 1st Round Avg 74.50 769 4659 Last Round Avg 74.80 997 4628 Par 3 Scoring 3.20 415 2563 Par 4 Scoring 4.23 918 2491 Par 5 Scoring 4.80 294 2194 Eagles 1 1092 2714 Birdies 92 128 8398 Subpar Strokes/Rd 3.13 354 2540 Pars per Round 10.07 1560 2541 Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round 4.10 1020 2541 Db. Bogeys/Rd .63 852 2541 Other Scores/Rd .10 652 2541 Fairways Hit N/A Bird Conversion N/A Putting Par N/A GIR N/A GIR <=15ft. N/A2009 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPPar 3 GIR | OU MEN’SN/A GOLF NOTES 11 Average Putts N/A Putts on GIR N/A 3 Putt Holes N/A Non-Sand Up&Dn N/A Sand Saves N/A Total Short Game N/A

H-T-H vs. Top 20 Rated Players: Win-Loss-Tie/Stroke Difference 2 Matthew Giles USC 0- 2- 0/ -12 3 Matt Hill NC State 0- 1- 0/ -14 5 Cameron Tringale Ga. Tech 0- 1- 0/ -6 6 Morgan Hoffmann Okla. St. 0- 1- 0/ -22

Riley Pumphrey SO RILEY PUMPHREY: *=Score used in Team Score #=Played as Individual Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted 9 27.0 73.67 2.22 1.81

RATINGS: National Region Division @ Score vs. Par: 479 102 342 @ Adjusted: 356 87 265

Region Tournaments Dates Finish Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T40- 88 T9- 21 *72 E *74 +2 *72 E 218 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 T39- 58 12- 19 *78 +6 *74 +2 *78 +6 230 MacDonald Cup 10/03-10/05 T5- 79 2- 4 *65 -5 75 +5 *74 +4 214 Baylor Intercollegiate 10/27-10/28 T2- 66 T2- 46 *75 +4 *68 -3 *70 -1 213 UH Hilo Intercollegiate 02/04-02/06 T24- 100 T7- 27 *72 E *72 E *77 +5 221 UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/17 T3- 75 T3- 70 *71 E *72 +1 *67 -4 210 Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T49- 98 T3- 5 *74 +2 *77 +5 *76 +4 227 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/22 T42- 95 T5- 20 *73 +1 *73 +1 *77 +5 223 Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 T50- 93 T33- 58 *78 +7 *74 +3 *81 +10 233

STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round 65 69 9879 Most Sub Holes 7 168 8406 1st Round Avg 73.11 262 4659 Last Round Avg 74.67 937 4628 Par 3 Scoring 3.30 1096 2563 Par 4 Scoring 4.17 462 2491 Par 5 Scoring 4.78 239 2194 Eagles 4 75 2714 Birdies 72 448 8398 Subpar Strokes/Rd 2.96 486 2540 Pars per Round 10.63 849 2541 Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys perDate: Round 04-22-20094.00 883 2541 NCAADb. Bogeys/Rd Men's Golf.48 Scores419 2541 for Oklahoma,Other Scores/Rd U. of .07 480 2541 Fairways Hit N/A Account:Bird M487 Conversion Division:N/A 1 Region: C Putting Par N/A GIR N/A @=MinimumGIR <=15ft. Rounds N/Afor Rating: 13 Par 3 GIR N/A Average Putts N/A Putts on GIR N/A 3 Putt Holes N/A TYLER RODY: Non-Sand Up&Dn N/A Sand Saves N/A Total Short Game N/A H-T-H vs. Top 20Tyler Rated Players: Rody Win-Loss-Tie/Stroke JR Difference 2 Matthew Giles USC *=Score0- used2- in0/ Team-12 Score #=Played3 Matt as IndividualHill NC State 0- 1- 0/ -14 5 Cameron Tringale Ga. Tech 0- 1- 0/ -7 6 Morgan Hoffmann Okla. St. 0- 1- 0/ -21 Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted

Region Tournaments Dates Finish Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T69- 88 T17- 21 80 +8 *74 +2 *73 +1 227 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 T41- 58 13- 19 *81 +9 *74 +2 *76 +4 231 Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 91- 93 57- 58 80 +9 81 +10 90 +19 251

STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round 73 4047 9879 Most Sub Holes 4 2838 8406 1st Round Avg 80.33 NR Last Round Avg 79.67 NR Par 3 Scoring 3.36 NR Par 4 Scoring 4.40 NR Par 5 Scoring 5.42 NR Eagles N/A Birdies 19 3417 8398 Subpar Strokes/Rd 2.11 NR Pars per Round 8.89 NR Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round 5.56 NR Db. Bogeys/Rd 1.11 NR Other Scores/Rd .33 NR Fairways Hit N/A Bird Conversion N/A Putting Par N/A GIR N/A GIR <=15ft. N/A Par 3 GIR N/A Average Putts N/A Putts on GIR N/A 3 Putt Holes N/A Non-Sand Up&Dn N/A Sand Saves N/A 2009 BIG 12Total CHAMPIONSHIP Short Game | N/AOU MEN’S GOLF NOTES 12

RYAN SIRMAN: Ryan Sirman SO *=Score used in Team Score #=Played as Individual

Tournaments Rounds Average Score Versus Par Adjusted 7 21.0 75.76 4.19 3.89

RATINGS: National Region Division @ Score vs. Par: 1389 330 939 @ Adjusted: 1251 312 876

Region Tournaments Dates Finish Finish Scores Total Aldila Scenic City Invite 09/08-09/09 T49- 88 12- 21 *72 E 75 +3 *73 +1 220 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 09/22-09/23 58- 58 19- 19 *81 +9 *76 +4 86 +14 243 UTSA Intercollegiate 02/16-02/17 T47- 75 T46- 70 *72 +1 *71 E *82 +11 225 Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 03/09-03/10 T25- 98 1- 5 *76 +4 *73 +1 *73 +1 222 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational 03/20-03/22 T74- 95 16- 20 *72 E *76 +4 80 +8 228 Morris Williams Intercolleg. 03/30-03/31 T58- 93 T40- 58 *79 +8 *76 +5 *79 +8 234 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 04/10-04/11 T46- 96 10- 16 *70 -1 *75 +4 *74 +3 219

STATVIEW RANKINGS FORMAT: Statistic followed by National Rank and Total Ranked. N/A=Not available NR=Not enough Rounds to be Ranked Low Round 70 1919 9879 Most Sub Holes 4 2838 8406 1st Round Avg 74.57 816 4659 Last Round Avg 78.14 2716 4628 Par 3 Scoring 3.34 1473 2563 Par 4 Scoring 4.27 1168 2491 Par 5 Scoring 5.01 1318 2194 Eagles N/A Birdies 41 1524 8398 Subpar Strokes/Rd 1.95 1877 2540 Pars per Round 11.19 261 2541 Ham & Egg N/A Bogeys per Round 3.81 684 2541 Db. Bogeys/Rd .81 1388 2541 Other Scores/Rd .24 1705 2541 Fairways Hit N/A Bird Conversion N/A Putting Par N/A GIR N/A GIR <=15ft. N/A Par 3 GIR N/A Average Putts N/A Putts on GIR N/A 3 Putt Holes N/A Non-Sand Up&Dn N/A Sand Saves N/A Total Short Game N/A

H-T-H vs. Top 20 Rated Players: Win-Loss-Tie/Stroke Difference 2 Matthew Giles USC 0- 1- 0/ -5 3 Matt Hill NC State 0- 1- 0/ -19 6 Morgan Hoffmann Okla. St. 0- 1- 0/ -22 8 Nick Taylor Washington 0- 1- 0/ -8 9 Dustin Garza Wichita St 0- 2- 0/ -23 12 Rickie Fowler Okla. St. 0- 1- 0/ -10 14 Trent Leon Okla. St. 0- 1- 0/ -14 15 Billy Horschel Florida 0- 1- 0/ -14 18 Daniel Wax Denver 0- 1- 0/ -5 19 Andrew Putnam Pepperdine 0- 1- 0/ -10

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Oklahoma Places 12th at Shoal Creek: TOURNAMENT RECAPS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The University of Oklahoma men’s golf team finished the 54- hole Shoal Creek Intercollegiate in 12th place on Sept. 23, in Birmingham, Ala. The Sooners Open Season In Seventh: Sooners fired a final-round team score of 313 (+25) at the par-72, 7,154-yard layout. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Oklahoma men’s golf squad concluded the 2008 Aldila Scenic City Invitational in seventh place after finishing Pacing the Sooners was Liam Logan, who fired a final-round 76. The sophomore the event with back-to-back under-par team rounds on Sept. 9, at Council Fire finished the event in 36th-place at +13. Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. A stroke back was redshirt-freshman Riley Pumphrey, who concluded his second The 16 squads were forced to play 36 holes today after weather suspended collegiate event in 39th. The Georgetown, Texas, product carded rounds of 78, 74 Monday afternoon’s round until this morning. and 78.

OU entered today’s action in 10th place, but quickly moved up the leaderboard Tyler Rody stood 41st at 14-over after rounds of 81, 74 and 76, while Ryan Sirman after red-figure morning rounds from Ben Blundell (70) and Liam Logan (69). placed 58th after shooting a final-round 86.

Blundell fired his third consecutive 2-under-par 70 in afternoon play, finishing After being disqualified late in round one, junior Ben Blundell carded rounds of 78 the 54-hole event in 10th place to lead the Sooners. The Rowlett, Texas, native and 83 in closing the event. played the par-5’s in eight under fashion for the tournament and carded 16 birdies over three rounds -- third most among the 90-player field. “We are certainly disappointed with how we played this week,” head coach Jim Ragan said. “Consistency is vital with any squad, especially a younger one, and we Three shots back was teammate Liam Logan, who notched back-to-back will work on that as we prepare for our upcoming events.” rounds of 69 on Tuesday, finishing in a tie for 20th. Logan’s consecutive 3-under-par rounds were the lowest for any OU golfer during the event. Overnight-leader Baylor held on for a two-stroke victory over Mississippi. The Bears shot a final-round team score of 299 (+11) for the narrow victory after Ole Miss In his first collegiate action, redshirt-freshman Riley Pumphrey stood 40th carded a team score of 290 (+2) on Tuesday. after rounds of 72,74,72. Rhys Enoch of East Tennessee St. fired a 1-under-par 71 in catching overnight leader Rounding out the OU scoring were Ryan Sirman (+4) and Tyler Rody (+11), Zack Sucher (UAB) for medalist honors at -2. Sucher shot 73 in today’s final round. who both shot 73 in Tuesday’s final round. Sirman finished in 49th while Rody was seven shots back in a tie for 69th.

Chattanooga, ranked No. 12 in the Golfweek preseason rankings, cruised to a 14 shot win after carding a tournament-record final round of 266 (22-under par). Southeastern Louisiana’s Matt Carvell followed up his opening round 60 (-12) with rounds of 70 and 68 to earn medalist honors with a 54-hole tournament-record total of 198 (-18).

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Sooners Win MacDonald Cup: Oklahoma Places Second Amongst Talented Field: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The OU men’s golf team picked up its first victory of the DALLAS, Texas -- Matching yesterday afternoon’s team score of 287 (+3), the OU season with an eight-shot win at the rain-soaked Macdonald Cup in New men’s golf squad defeated two squads ranked in the latest Golfstat top-10 (No. 2 Haven, Conn., on Oct. 4. The Sooners recorded a final-round team score of 289 Arkansas and No. 10 Baylor) en route to a share of second place at the Baylor Intercol- (+9), defeating 13 other squads at the par-70, 6,750-yard Course at Yale. legiate on Oct. 28.

On top of the competition, OU had to also battle the elements as inclement After opening the tournament with a team score of 298 (+14) at the par-71, 7,068- weather forced a weather delay in today’s final round. yard Royal Oaks Country Club, the Sooners played their final 36 holes a combined six-over, second-lowest only to tournament-host Baylor. “I was proud of our guys today,” said head coach Jim Ragan. “They played well on a difficult course in poor conditions. We did not score as well as we would “I was extremely proud of the way we hung in there early after not playing our have liked on the front nine with the rain delay, but came back and played best golf to start today’s round,” said head coach Jim Ragan. “Just as we did in our really well on the back side.” victory at Yale, we played our final nine holes under par, which really shows signs of maturity for such a young squad.” Starting one junior, two sophomores and a pair of freshmen, Oklahoma picked up its fifth top-five finish since the start of last season. Paving the way for Oklahoma were a pair of freshmen in Riley Pumphrey (75-68-70) and Chris Wilson (74-71-72), who finished in a tie for second and ninth, respectively. “I knew going into today we would come out of this tournament a better Pumphrey’s runner-up effort marked a career best, while Wilson posted his second team,” said Ragan, following the trophy presentation. “The experience of consecutive top-10 finish after placing eighth at the Macdonald Cup on Oct. 5. competing for a win is a valuable lesson regardless of the outcome. We were fortunate to play well enough to win.” Sophomore Liam Logan rebounded from a first-round 76 with a 72 on Monday afternoon and sits at +6, in a tie for 18th. Sophomore Liam Logan fired an even-par 70 on Sunday, finishing the 54-hole event in second – a career best for the Fort Worth, Texas, native. Logan’s 210 Ben Blundell (73-76-73) and Liam Logan (76-72-74) both tied for 21st at +9, while (E) tournament total was two shots shy of medalist Jason Thresher (71-68-69) Eric Durbin finished in a share for 42nd at +15 after shooting his lowest round of the of Bryant University. event (72) on Tuesday.

Four shots behind Logan was Riley Pumphrey (+4). The redshirt-freshman “We did a lot of good things out there, but also have some areas where we can tied for fifth place (also marking a career best) after a final-round 74. Compet- improve heading into the spring,” added Ragan. “A good sign is that the guys are ing in his first collegiate event, true-freshman Chris Wilson placed eighth after recognizing immediately some of those little mistakes and how they can avoid those rounds of 71, 74 and 71. in the future and I really feel that we can grow from that.”

Rounding out the OU team scoring was Eric Durbin’s 74 on Sunday. Durbin No. 31 Texas A&M, the overnight leader, held on for a two-shot victory at 870 (+18) finished in a tie for 18th at +12 after his third consecutive round of 74. over OU and Lamar. Texas A&M and Lamar both carded final-round scores of 293 Cameron Meyers was disqualified in today’s final round for signing an incorrect (+9), allowing the Sooners to close the gap after their strong final round. scorecard after rounds of 78 and 73 on Saturday. SMU’s James Kwon garnered individual medalist honors after a final-round 69. Kwon “We had a great team effort this weekend,” added Ragan. “Liam played very finished the event at as the only golfer in red figures (-1), besting Pumphrey and well and Chris did a super job in his first tournament. Riley got us off to a great Lamar’s Justin Harding by a shot. start in round one, Eric played steady and Cameron helped us out in the second round.”

Tournament host Yale finished second in the team standings after a final- round 293 (+13).

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Sooners Open Spring with Top 10 Finish: Oklahoma Places Fourth in San Antonio KAMUELA, Hawaii - The University of Oklahoma men’s golf squad opened its SAN ANTONIO – The University of Oklahoma men’s golf squad concluded the UTSA spring slate with a top-10 finish at the 19th-annual University of Hawaii at Intercollegiate in fourth place at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb. Hilo Invitational Golf Tournament on Feb. 6. 17. The Sooners fired a final-round team tally of 302 (+18) at the par-71, 6765-yard layout, finishing the 54-hole event at +14. The Sooners closed with a final-round team score of 293 (+5) at the par-72, 6,913-yard Mauna Lani Resort North Course, finishing in a tie for 10th. OU’s No. 15 Texas Tech fired a 3-under-par 281 on Tuesday for a 28-under team total, Friday team tally was a 10-stroke improvement over its second round on securing the win by 20 shots over runner-up University of Texas-Arlington. Texas Thursday and its lowest of the event. State finished third at +8.

Oklahoma bested six squads its spring opener that featured seven teams The Sooners were led by Riley Pumphrey’s third-place finish after a 4-under-par 67 ranked in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin top-25 rankings. in Tuesday’s final round. Pumphrey’s final round was highlighted by an unblemished 6-under string that included birdies at No. 4, No. 6, No. 8 and No. 11, and an eagle at OU was paced by Liam Logan (T22), Riley Pumphrey (T24) and Ben Blundell the par-5 10th. (T30), who all finished within two strokes of each other at +4, +5 and +6, respectively. Logan reached red figures on Friday with a final-round 2-under- Four shots behind Pumphrey at +1 was junior Ben Blundell. The Rowlett, Texas, par 70 after opening the tourney with back-to-back rounds of 75. Pumphrey native carded rounds of 69, 67 and 78 in a 11th-place tie. Sophomore Chris Wilson carded a 77 in the final round while Blundell rebounded with a 1-over-par 73 carded bookend 75s with a second-round 73, finishing in a share of 38th at +10. after shooting 79 yesterday. Two shots behind Wilson were Ryan Sirman and Liam Logan who rounded out the Oklahoma freshman Chris Wilson fired his lowest round of the event on Friday Oklahoma team scoring at +12, in a tie for 47th. Sirman shot an 82 on Tuesday, with a final-round 73 in share of 50th, while Eric Durbin rounded out the team while Logan was a stroke behind at +12. scoring in a tie for 94th after a round of 78. Overnight leader Chris Ward of Texas Tech (-11) took home medalist honors after Overnight leader Southern Cal, ranked No. 2 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rounds of 65, 66 and 71. Ward held off Red Raider teammate Nils Floren (-8) by three index, took home team honors by 11 strokes over runner-up Washington. strokes. UW’s Nick Taylor held on for medalist honors at 210 (-6), earning a one-stroke victory over Jaime Lovemark of the Trojans.

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Sooners Finish 11th at Fresno State Classic: Oklahoma Places 16th in Statesboro FRESNO, Calif. - The University of Oklahoma men’s golf squad concluded the STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of Oklahoma men’s golf squad concluded the Fresno State Lexus Classic in a tie for 11th on March 10 in Fresno, Calif. The Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational in 16th place after Sunday’s final round team score of Sooners fired a final-round team score of 298 (+10) at the par-72 Belmont 306 (+18) at the par-72, 6947-yard Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga., Country Club, sharing a spot on the leaderboard with Sacramento State, who on March 22. also finished the 54-hole event at 897 (+33). Leading the Sooners were Liam Logan (74-73-76) and Riley Pumphrey (73-73-77), Oklahoma was paced by sophomore Ryan Sirman, who closed with consecu- who both concluded the 54-hole event in a share of 42nd at +7. tive rounds of 73 after a tournament-opening 76, finishing the event in a share of 25th. Four shots back in 68th was the duo of Ben Blundell (76-76-75) and Chris Wilson (74-75-78) at +11. Three shots behind Sirman was junior Ben Blundell at +9. The Rowlett, Texas, native carded scores of 78, 71 and 76 in a 40th-place result at the 6511-yard Rounding out the Oklahoma team scoring was Ryan Sirman (+12) in 74th place after layout. rounds of 72, 76 and 80.

Riley Pumphrey (74-77-76) and Liam Logan (77-73-77) both placed 49th at No. 16 South Carolina (+1) picked up the team crown by two shots over an 18-team +11 in the two day event. field that included 10 squads ranked in the latest Golfweek top-50 poll.

Rounding out the Oklahoma scoring was sophomore Chris Wilson, who stood N.C. State’s Matt Hill won medalist honors by three strokes after rounds of 71, 69 and T69th at 14-over (78-79-73). 69.

Overnight co-leader Washington won the tournament title after a final-round It’s a quick turnaround for the Sooners as they travel to Austin, Texas, on March team tally of 281 (-7). The Huskies cleared the field by five shots, as host- 30-31, for the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. The event marks OU’s second to last squad Fresno State finished second at +1 after shooting the low round of the regular season event before starting postseason play next month. event on Tuesday (8-under-par 280).

Ramie Sprinkling of UC Davis earned medalist honors at -4 after starting the final round in sixth place. Sprinkling carded rounds of 68, 75 and 69 for a two- stroke win over a trio of opponents.

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Sooners Place 16th at Morris Williams: Oklahoma Cards 10th-Place Finish at ASU AUSTIN, Texas – The OU men’s golf squad finished 16th at the Morris Williams TEMPE, Ariz. - The OU men’s golf squad placed 10th at the ASU Thunderbird Invita- Intercollegiate in Austin, Texas, on March 31. The Sooners fired a final round tional in Tempe, Ariz., on April 11, in its final regular season event of the year. The team score of 320 (+36) at the par-71, 7412-yard University of Texas Golf Club, Sooners fired rounds of 287, 292 and 289 at the par-71, 7057-yard ASU Karsten Golf closing the event with a team tally of 932 (+80). Course, closing the 54-hole event at +16.

OU was paced by Ben Blundell’s 42nd-place finish (77-78-76), closing the 54- Host squad Arizona State (-14) was the only team in red figures for the event, win- hole event at +18. Two shots behind Blundell was Riley Pumphrey, in a share ning the event for the second year in a row with a 18 shot victory over Denver and of 50th, after rounds of 78, 74 and 81. San Diego State.

Oklahoma’s Ryan Sirman and Liam Logan both tied for 58th at +21. Sirman Eric Durbin fired a final-round 72, finishing the event tied for ninth place at even par carded rounds of 79, 76 and 79, while Logan recorded scores of 73, 77 and 84. (70-71-72). Three additional birdies in Saturday’s final round pushed his tournament total to 14, as Durbin finished just three shots behind the leaders. Rounding out the Sooners’ scoring was Tyler Rody (+38 - 91st) with rounds of 80, 81 and 90. ASU’s Stephan Gross and New Mexico’s Steve Saunders shared medalist honors at -3.

Overnight leader Oklahoma State cruised to a 25-shot victory with a final team Liam Logan jumped to T25th after a 2-under-par 69 that included four birdies in a tally of 863 (+11). Cowboy golfer Morgan Hoffman and USC’s Tom Glissmeyer five-hole stretch midway through his final round. Logan played his final 12 holes at shared medalist honors at 1-under. The pair were the only golfers in the 18- -4 after a double-bogey at the par-4 fifth hole. team field in red figures. Ryan Sirman (70-75-74) closed the 54-hole event tied for 46th, while Ben Blundell carded a 74 on Saturday for a share of 75th (74-75-74), highlighted by an eagle at the par-5 10th.

Rounding out the Oklahoma team scoring was Chris Wilson who shot 81 on Saturday after back-to-back 73s and finished 86th.

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