Huskers in 10th Place through First Day of Big 12 Championships

Charlotte, N.C. ? Senior Brady Schnell led the Nebraska men's golf team to a 10th-place standing through the first day of the Big 12 Championships at the par-70, 6,596-yard Prairie Dunes Golf Course in Hutchinson, Kan.

 

The Huskers finished the first day with a total score of 616 (313-303). Schnell fired a three-over par 143 (72-71), leaving the Omaha native in a tie for 3rd individually. Schnell held the lead in the tournament until the final group came in, and additionally led the tournament in birdies with nine, while also placing second in the tournament in par-four scoring, finishing even.

 

Schnell's big goals coming into the Big 12 Championships helped to settle the senior after a slow start could have discouraged him.

 

“I wanted to win," Schnell said. "I have struck the ball real well coming in the last couple of weeks. I didn’t really set a number because you never know what the wind is going to do.”

 

Freshman Jamie Marshall was next for the Huskers, finishing with a total of 157 (76-81) to stand in a tie for 48th individually. Senior Ryan Lenahan was just behind Marshall, finishing with a 158 (83-75) and placing him 50th individually. Lenahan additionally tied for fourth in the tournament in par-five scoring, finishing at one-under par.

 

Senior Ty Capps was fourth for the Huskers, finishing with a total of 159 (82-77), placing him in a tie for 51st individually. Capps also tied for first in the tournament with eagles, finishing with one. Senior Drew Reynolds rounded out the squad with a 168 (88-80), leaving him in 59th place individually. Reynolds also tied for sixth in the tournament in birdies, finishing with four.

 

Oklahoma State is leading the tournament with a total score of 579 (290-289). OklahomaState leads the league with four crowns while Texas has captured three league championships, followed by Baylor, Kansas and Oklahoma with one title each. The defending champion is Oklahoma, while the defending medalist is University of Texas golfer Matthew Rosenfeld.

 

The Huskers will close the Big 12 Championships with the third and final round at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

 

Brady Schnell, Quotes

Opening Statement

“Those greens, you have to be in the right spot. I was fortunate enough to get the speed down. I really didn’t put a lot of extra stress on myself with five footers coming back. I had a few but maybe not as many as some others might have had.” 

 

On overcoming a slow start

“After my start, I just wanted to save face and get it in the best I could to the greens. I started out double, double, par, double. I’m proud of the way I hung in there. I saved my face. I was thinking, you hit the ball well for the last two weeks. Just settle down. It will come around. You’re just a little bit antsy right now. You’re trying to guide the ball out there. It was a little nerve racking with my driver out there. This course will do that to you. I hit the ball a lot better in the second round with my driver.”

 

Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship ? Day 1 Notes

 

• This is the eighth time the Big 12 Championship has been played at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., and first time since the 2004 event. Prairie Dunes hosted the first six Big 12 Championships from 1997-2002 and the 2004 event.
• Oklahoma State leads by five strokes heading into the final round. The Cowboys have had a two-round lead in four Big 12 Championships and eventually won three of those titles ? 1997, 2000, 2005. OSU tied eventual champion Texas for the two-round lead in 2004 and ended up third.
• OSU’s five stroke lead (579-584) over Texas A&M marks the eighth time in the 11-year history of the Big 12 that the leader has been up by only seven strokes or less heading into the final round.
• Texas Tech’s Oscar Floren is vying to become the first Red Raider to win his conference individual title since Bryan Novoa tied SMU’s Hank Kuehne for the final Southwest Conference individual title in 1996. Floren tied for ninth at the 2004 Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes.
• Texas A&M led after the first round for the third time in Big 12 history. The Aggies also led the 1998 event with a 306 and finished fifth and led after the first round in 2000 with a 284 and also placed fifth. A&M’s 284 at Prairie Dunes in 2000 is its all-time low round.
• A&M’s first round 285 was two strokes shy of the Big 12 first round record of 283 set by Oklahoma in 2002, also at Prairie Dunes.
• Texas A&M holds 14 Big 12 Championship rounds under 300 (including two today). Nine of those were played at Prairie Dunes.
• Oklahoma State’s 290 and 289 were its 10th and 11th consecutive score below 300 at the Big 12 Championships and its eighth and ninth straight at Prairie Dunes (2004, 2002, 2001).
• Oklahoma State holds 28 Big 12 Championship rounds under 300 (including two today). 21 of those were played at Prairie Dunes.
• Texas’ 293 and 298 were its fifth and sixth straight sub-300 round score in the Big 12 Championship, and marked the ninth and 10th straight time the Longhorns have shot below 300 at the conference championship played at Prairie Dunes (2004, 2002, 2001). Texas won the 2002 and 2004 Big 12 Championships played at Prairie Dunes.
• Texas holds 25 Big 12 Championship rounds under 300 (including two today). 19 of those were played at Prairie Dunes.
• Weather was partly cloudy and 65 degrees with ENE winds 9 mph to start. The winds picked up throughout the morning. At the time the teams teed off for the second round it was partly cloudy 75 degrees and winds were ESE 14 mph gusting to 21 mph. The clouds rolled in around 3 p.m. forecasts for tonight and tomorrow morning include scattered showers.

Note: Full results are attached in PDF format.

  

TEAM RESULTS

Team Leader Board

 

Course: Prairie Dunes Country Club: Championship tees     Par 70 - 6611 yards

Current
Position

Team

Scoring

Rounds

total
score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to par

thru

today

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

6

Oklahoma State

+19

F

  +9

290

289

579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

12

Texas A&M University

+24

F

  +19

285

299

584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

27

Texas

+31

F

  +18

293

298

591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

40

Texas Tech

+35

F

  +12

303

292

595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T5

 

Oklahoma, U. of

+44

F

  +21

303

301

604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T5

 

Missouri, U. of

+44

F

  +20

304

300

604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T7

 

Kansas State Univ.

+45

F

  +21

304

301

605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T7

 

Baylor

+45

F

  +23

302

303

605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

Kansas, U. of

+53

F

  +31

302

311

613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Nebraska, U. of

+56

F

  +23

313

303

616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Colorado

+57

F

  +24

313

304

617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Iowa State Univ.

+62

F

  +31

311

311

622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a list of the Big 12 Men's Golf Championships Round 3 Tee Times

Crs./Time Player1                            Player2                                  Player3

1/8:00      Will Griffin (TT)                  Phillip Bryan (OU)            Bud Reynolds (Missouri)

1/8:10     Santiago Rivas (TT)            Ben Blundell (OU)            Beau Crawford (Missouri)

1/8:20     Matt Smith (TT)                  J.J. Wood (OU)                Peter Malnati (Missouri)

1/8:30     Garrett Merrell (TT)             Nick Sheedy (OU)            John Kelly (Missouri)

1/8:40     Oscar Floren (TT)               Jesse Schutte (OU)          Shawn Jasper (Missouri)

1/8:50     Trent Leon (Okla. St.)         Trey Todd (TAMU)            Lance Lopez (Texas)

1/9:00     Ryan Posey (Okla. St.)       Austin Schauer (TAMU)    Jhonattan Vegas (Texas)

1/9:10     Jonathan Moore (Okla. St.)  Bronson Burgoon (TAMU) Matt Bortis (Texas)

1/9:20     Tyler Leon (Okla. St.)          Martin Piller (TAMU)         Kevin Schultz (Texas)

1/9:30     Pablo Martin (Okla. St.)       Robert Gates (TAMU)       Jace Moore (Texas)

1/8:00     Kyle Yonke (K-St.)              Colton Williams (Baylor)   Tyler Docking (KU)

1/8:10     Robert Streb (K-St.)            Wes Williams (Baylor)      Joey Mundy (KU)

1/8:20     Mitchell Gregson (K-St.)      Chase Thomas (Baylor)    Barrett Martens (KU)

1/8:30     Joe Kinney (K-St.)              Jeremy Alcorn (Baylor)      Walt Koelbel (KU)

1/8:40     Joe Ida (K-St.)                    Bill Allcorn (Baylor)           Gary Woodland (KU)

1/8:50     Drew Reynolds (NU)            Tom Gempel (CU)            Cameron White (ISU)

1/9:00     Ty Capps (NU)                    Derek Tolan (CU)              Rodney Hamblin (ISU)

1/9:10     Ryan Lenahan (NU)             Pat Grady (CU)                Cedric Bertin (ISU)

1/9:20     Jamie Marshall (NU)            Blake Moore (CU)             Joe Cermak (ISU)

1/9:30     Brady Schnell (NU)              Michael Baird (CU)           Chris Baker (ISU)