HUTCHINSON, Kan.—Morgan Hoffman fired a 66 on Wednesday to take medalist honors and lead Oklahoma State to its third straight team title in the Big 12 men’s golf championship.
Hoffman’s four-under-par 66 was the lowest round of the 72-hold tournament on the historic Prairie Dunes layout. The Cowboys finished plus-29 for the tournament, 14 strokes ahead of Colorado.
Hoffman’s 72-hole score was 276, four under par. He’s the second consecutive Oklahoma State freshman to take the individual title, following Rickie Fowler, who finished this year at 286.
Bill Alcorn of Baylor was runner-up, three strokes behind Hoffman.
Kansas State’s Robert Streb was even-par 280, followed by Bronson Burgoon of Texas A&M University at 282.
Oklahoma State’s 14-stroke margin of victory is the second largest, trailing only the 20-stroke margin of last year. It was the first time Colorado finished runner-up.
Texas A&M was third at plus-47 followed by Kansas State at plus-50, which tied its best team finish with a fourth-place showing.
Rounding out the top five was Baylor at plus-54.
