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WVU Finishes Season at Big 12s
April 26, 2017 04:05 PM | Golf
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – On a cold and windy day, the West Virginia University golf team completed its second-ever Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, on Wednesday.
The Mountaineers made a 35-stroke improvement between the first and second rounds, but found themselves in hole after the third round. They matched Iowa State in shooting 35 over par in the fourth round and finished 10th overall with a four-round total of 329-294-313-315=1251 for 131 over par.
No. 18 Texas edged out No. 2 Oklahoma State by one stroke to take home the team title, shooting 48 over par with a score of 1168. The Cowboys were finished as the runner-up at 49 over par (1169), followed by No. 43 Kansas in third at 52 over par (1172). Chase Hanna of Kansas was the individual medalist at seven over par.
Senior Chris Williams posted the best finish for the Mountaineers, taking 37th. He carded a trio of birdies in the final round, shooting eight over par. He totaled 83-70-79-78=310 for 30 over par.
Fellow senior Alan Cooke capped his collegiate career, finishing tied for 40th at 34 over par. He carded an 83 in the final round to finish with a 72-hole score of 80-76-75-83-314.
At seven over par, Tristan Nicholls had the best round of the day for WVU with a 77. He tied for 45th place with a score of 86-75-79-77=317 for 37 over par.
Etienne Papineau shot nine over par on the day, shooting 79. His scorecard showed 80-77-83-79=319 for 39 over par in his Big 12 debut. Papineau finished in 48th place.
Max Sear finished 11 over par on the day with an 81. He totaled 92-73-80-81=326 for 46 over par and finished 50th overall.
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