The West Virginia University Golf Team completed 36 holes of golf on the first day of the Big 12 Golf Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Read more: Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship Day 1 Recap
Coach Covich’s Statement on Competing At Southern Hills
“Southern Hills is one of the best and most difficult courses in the country.”
“Our conference is lucky to crown our champion on a major championship venue. This week we will find out if we can stay patient, play smart and fight hard until the end. We have the talent to do great things, but can we be disciplined enough when it matters the most?” – Covich
West Virginia’s History In The Big 12 Golf Championship
At last year’s Big 12 Golf Championship, the Mountaineers finished the tournament with their best performance in school history, earning a fifth-place finish in a 14-team league. In previous Big 12 Championships, West Virginia had finished in ninth-place in 2023, 2021, and 2018 when the Big 12 Conference consisted of only 10 teams.
Max Green would led the way for the Mountaineers in 2023 as he tied for 18th place with rounds of 74-72-72-72(+2)
Todd Duncan would shoot for 77-74-68-72=291 (+3) to finish at a tie for 23rd place.
West Virginia looks for a strong finish in the next two days as they will continue to the third round on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. ET, the final round will begin Thursday morning.
A Look At WVU’s Day One Performance
On Tuesday, the Mountaineers were paired with Baylor, Cincinnati, and UCF.
At the conclusion of Tuesday’s showing the Mountaineers sit in 14th place with rounds of 302-300 (+42).
West Virginia senior Max Green led the Mountaineers with rounds of 77-71 (+8). Kaleb Wilson finished the day at 75-75 (+10), Todd Duncan finished day one shooting 74-77 (+11), Westy McCabe shot 76-77 (+13), and Carson Kammann finished the day with rounds of 80-80 (+20)
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Baylor
Davis Ovard led the way for the Baylor Bears in the first two rounds with a 3-over 143 to tie for ninth place. Ovard finished the second round shooting a 68 (1 of 10 rounds in red figures for day 1). Ovard is just seven shots off the pace of the leader Conner Williams (ASU).
Cincinnati
The Bearcats finished day 1 with a total of 584, just two shots outside the top five. Cincinnati was led by senior William McDonald who shot a 69 (-1) in the second round.
Freshman Leo Wessel had a solid performance as he opened the day with a 72 (+2) and a 73 (+3). Wessel would finish the day recording six birdies across the first two rounds as he finished tied for 19th place overall
Sun Devils Finish Day One At The Top
Arizona State had the best performance for day 1 as they finished in the number 1 spot after the first 36 holes of the tournament. The Sun Devils were led by Connor Williams, Williams is the individual leader as he finished the day with a score of -4.
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Team Scores
1. Arizona State (561)
2. Oklahoma State (565)
3. TCU (580)
4. Colorado (581)
5. Houston (582)
6. Cincinnati (584)
7. Kansas State (587)
7. BYU (587)
7. Texas Tech (587)
7. Arizona (587)
11. Kansas (592)
12. Utah (594)
13. Baylor (601)
14. West Virginia (602)
15. Iowa State (603)
15. UCF (603)
