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No. 7 Virginia men's golf fell to No. 4 Oklahoma State 4-1 in the National Championship Match Play Final at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The win gives the Cowboys their 12th National Championship. Read below for a thread of the match.

Total Score: 4-1 OSU FINAL

Updates (Newest News at Top) (Individual Scores Down Below)

Eric Lee drills his shot near the hole before drilling the putt to give the Cowboys their 12th National Title.

Eric Lee drills his shot into the penalty area. Duangmanee puts his shot back into the fairway but needs a massive shot as he must win the hole to keep Virginia alive.

Bryan Lee cuts Fang's lead to one.

Duangmanee puts his tee shot on 18 into the penalty area.

Eric Lee knocks down a long putt to take a 1UP lead with one hole remaining against Duangmanee.

Oklahoma gains its second point with Gaven Lane winning his match with a 4 & 3 victory against Paul Chang. Ben James secures the 3 & 2 victory. OSU leads 2-1 in finished matches.

Fang goes 2UP on Bryan Lee as Oklahoma State is in the driver's seat.

Ben James extends his lead to 3UP. Virginia is going to need Duangmanee and Bryan Lee to find ways to win their matches if the Hoos want hoist hardware.

Gaven Lane rifles his lead up to 3UP on Paul Chang.

Ethan Fang delivers a birdie to take a 1UP lead.

Fahlberg-Johnsson defeats Puregger by way of 3 & 1 meaning he led by three strokes with one hole remaining.

Duangmanee ties his match with a par but Bryan Lee is unable to hold his lead as OSU continues to lead 3-2.

Gaven Lane goes 1UP on Paul Chang to give the Cowboys their first lead of the day.

Fahlberg-Johnsson takes a 2UP lead on Puregger.

Duangmanee cuts the lead of his match to one.

Stout cuts James lead to one.

Bryan Lee takes a 2UP lead.

Puregger cuts the lead to one after Fahlberg-Johnsson bogeys

Eric Lee fires back for OSU to tie the match for the Cowboys.

Duangmanee puts up a birdie to tie his match while Gaven Lane birdies to tie his match with Chang.

Puregger strikes back with a birdie to cut the lead to two.

Stout birdies the ninth hole to cut James lead to two.

Gaven Lane responds to Chang with a birdie of his own on the next hole to cut Chang's lead to one.

Paul Chang takes a 2UP lead with his first birdie of the day.

Eric Lee birdies to take a 1UP lead over Duagmanee

  • Fahlberg-Johnsson takes a 3UP lead.
  • Duagmanee bogeys the sixth hole creating a 3.5-1.5 lead change.
  • James fires back with a birdie on a par 5 to once again take a 3UP lead.
  • Stout responds with a long putt to cut James lead to two.
  • Ethan Fang bogeys the third hole to give Bryan Lee a 1UP lead and the Hoos a 4-1 advantage.
  • Fahlberg-Johnsson picks up another birdie to take a 2UP lead.
  • Ben James holes out to take a 3UP lead on Preston Stout - James eagled the hole while Stout birdied
  • Duangmanee delivers an outstanding shot on four to take the lead in his match
  • Stout bogeys again giving James a 2UP lead
  • Ben James takes the lead on the 2nd hole with his opponent double bogeying
  • Paul Chang wins the opening hole of his match with a par to give each school a lead in one match
  • With all five matches now underway, Johnsson remains the only player to lead his match giving OSU a 3-2 lead.
  • Fahlberg-Johnsson birdies the opening hole to take a 1UP lead over Puregger and to give Oklahoma State an early lead.
  • Matchup Scores

    Match One: Maxi Puregger (UVA) vs. Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson (OSU)

    Score: Fahlberg-Johnsson 3 & 1 FINAL

    Match Two: Josh Duangmanee (UVA) vs. Eric Lee (OSU)

    Score: Eric Lee 2UP FINAL

    Match Three: Ben James (UVA) vs. Preston Stout (OSU)

    Score: James 3 & 2 FINAL

    Match Four: Paul Chang (UVA) vs. Gaven Lane (OSU)

    Score: Lane 4 & 3 FINAL

    Match Five: Bryan Lee (UVA) vs. Ethan Fang (OSU)

    Score: Fang 2UP Thru 14 FINAL

    On Tuesday the Hoos pulled back-to-back upsets defeating No. 2 Auburn in the quarterfinals 3-2 before defeating No. 3 Florida in the semifinals 4-1. Ben James and Paul Chang were the lone two Cavaliers to win both of their matches. Further, Auburn won the National Championship in 2024 while Florida won it in 2023 making Virginia's run that much more impressive. For recaps of Virginia's trip to the NCAA Tournament:

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    AIDAN BALLER

    Aidan has been writing for Virginia Cavaliers On SI since January of 2023 and covers UVA football, basketball, men's soccer, and men's lacrosse. He is from New York and is currently in his fourth year at the University of Virginia, enrolled in the M.S. in Accounting program.

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