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Oklahoma Golf: Sooners Win Thunderbird Collegiate for Fifth Win of the Season

OU men's golf is peaking at the right time with the Big 12 Championship right around the corner.
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Oklahoma Golf: Sooners Win Thunderbird Collegiate for Fifth Win of the Season
Oklahoma Golf: Sooners Win Thunderbird Collegiate for Fifth Win of the Season

No. 1-ranked Oklahoma completed the comeback to win the Thunderbird Collegiate by five strokes on Saturday at Papago Golf Club in Tempe, AZ. 

The Sooners shot an impressive 270 (14-under) on the weekend, securing a record-tying fifth tournament win of the season.

No. 4 Arizona State, who led for a majority of the weekend, gave up a four-stroke lead to the Sooners to finish second, with No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 2 Oklahoma State following closely behind in third and fourth, respectively.

Two Sooners finished in the top 10 individually.

Chris Gotterup and Logan McAllister were both instrumental to the Sooners’ comeback effort. Gotterup finished the weekend tied for fourth, shooting 11-under par. His best day came Saturday, as he shot a scorching hot 65 with eight birdies. MacAllister also netted a top-10 finish, with three consistent rounds in the 60s for an 8-under finish.

OU received much needed help from redshirt freshman Stephen Campbell Jr. and Drew Goodman. Campbell finished the tournament at No. 16 individually and 4-under overall. His big shots down the stretch helped the Sooners strike. Goodman, a true freshman, started on a roll, tying for 17th and shooting 3-under par.

While Patrick Welch struggled the first two days of the weekend, his strong finish contributed to the comeback as well. Welch shot a 68 on Saturday to even his score and keep OU’s title chances alive.

The Sooners are peaking at the right time with the Big 12 Championship on the horizon. On top of the Thunderbird Collegiate, the Sooners also won in Puerto Rico along with the Southern Highlands Collegiate this spring. Oklahoma has played in just eight countable events, winning five of those.

Next up for the Sooners is the Big 12 Championship on April 25-27 at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, TX. The Sooners will face off against familiar foes in Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, along with No. 9 Texas. OU will have its work cut out, as the Big 12 claims three top-10 teams and five of the top 80 teams in the country.

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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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