After a so so 3rd round that saw them slip from 3rd to 6th, CU stabilized things well in today's final round, and looked to have played their best golf at the end where they were under par for the back 9 of today's final round in what must have been a TOUGH course as they finish at +36 to finish in 6th at the Big 12 Championships.
From looking at the rankings, which look to be updated already for the Big 12 results, the Buffs moved up 1 to #33, so should be a surefire selection for the NCAA tourney field of 72. (Per the end of the quoted part of the article below, the formal selections "will be announced live on the Golf Channel next Wednesday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m. mountain time." Then, the NCAA regionals begin quite a ways out on May 12th.
Way to go Buffs!
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https://cubuffs.com/news/2025/4/24/alumni-c-club-golfers-finish-six-at-big-12-championship
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Golfers Finish Sixth At Big 12 Championship
Buffaloes Finish Up With Their Best Round Of The Week
By:
David Plati, SID-Emeritus/Athletic Historian
TULSA — The University of Colorado men's golf team enjoyed its best round of four here Thursday, but it just came up short to propel the Buffaloes into a top five finish as CU claimed sixth place in its return to the Big 12 Conference Championships for the first time since 2011.
In the end, No. 4 Oklahoma State pulled away from the pack and won its 12th Big 12 title – its first since 2021 – with a 2-under par team score of 1,118; the Cowboys were the only team in the red. No. 5 Arizona State finished second, sort of in a "no man's land", 11 behind the 'Pokes but 19 strokes ahead of third place and No. 33 Texas Tech; the Sun Devils had 1,129 total strokes, with the Red Raiders finishing with 1,148. No. 41 Houston claimed fourth (1,149) while TCU edged out Colorado for fifth by two shots (1,154).
The No. 34 Buffaloes thus finished sixth with a stroke count of 1,156, rising briefly as high as fourth as well as dropping back into eighth depending on how scores were rolling it. That was expected since 14 strokes separated third and 10th place heading into the final round, with teams spurting up and down all day. CU's 3-over 283 was its best single round of the four here this week, and tied for the sixth-best in the final round.
Colorado defeated three teams ranked ahead of it, No. 14 Utah (by one stroke), No. 22 Arizona and No. 28 Brigham Young. This was CU's 16th time competing in the Big 12 Championships, the sixth-place finish tying for its seventh-best; second place in 2009 remains the school's best in the event, with two third place efforts in 1998 and 2000 the next best.
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"We had a really good finish to the round today after a rough start," head coach
Roy Edwards said. "Again, really impressed with the team's fight and competitiveness. Everyone did this really well but Dylan especially today. This week was an amazing opportunity to get better and learn about ourselves and there is no question we took full advantage of that.
"Both Southern Hills and Prairie Dunes (the site of the '26 Big 12's and where CU had two practice rounds en route to Tulsa) test absolutely every part of your game and we saw what we had all week, he added. "The team is in great position heading into the NCAA tournament and I anticipate a good few weeks of practice ahead.
"An upper division finish in a field with likely 13 teams that will make the NCAA regionals is a really strong event."
This was CU's eighth upper division finish in 16 Big 12 title meets, and dating back to when the Buffaloes joined the Big Seven in 1948, their 34th in 65 events (four of 10 in the Big 7, with two fourths in the middle, and 22 of 39 in the Big 8).
Oklahoma State sophomore Preston Stout used a final round 3-under 67 – tied for the low round of the day –vaulted him from fourth into medalist honors; he was co-medalist as a freshman in 2024. In doing so, he defeated by two strokes Arizona State sophomore Connor Williams, who had either led or owned the share of the lead after each of the first three rounds.
The Buffaloes qualified long ago for the NCAA Championships, ranked high enough where there are no concerns about not being selected. Six sites around the nation will host regionals from May 12-14; selections will be announced live on the Golf Channel next Wednesday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m. mountain time.
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