In as dramatic a golf match as possible, senior Brian Harman (pictured) hit a four foot put on the 18th hole of this morning's match play quarterfinals to propel the Dawgs past Oklahoma State and into this afternoon's NCAA semis. Harman and Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State were all square after 17 and the teams were tied at 2 matches a piece. The hole, and hence the match, came down to Harman's four foot putt and Fowler's ten footer. Fowler narrowly missed, leaving Harman a short, pressure putt for the match. He smoothly lined up and dropped it. Dawgs win.Such a result looked unimaginable yesterday after the Dawgs posted a horrendous day. After being tied for the team lead, they shot +12 yesterday. Terrible, but it was good enough for the very last spot to qualify for match play between the top eight teams. Oklahoma State was the team score leader and led the field by 13 strokes. Under last year's format, they probably would have won because team score was all that mattered. Thankfully, it isn't last year. The top eight advanced to match play today.
The Dawgs hit the course again this afternoon for a match play semifinal with the winner of the Arkansas and Washington. You can watch live video here. Live stats are here, but they have been having problems with their technology.
UPDATE: All the excitement of the the morning must have exhausted them because the Dawgs fell to Arkansas this afternoon in match play. Anytime you're a top four national finisher, it's hard to complain. By the way, Arkansas golfer David Lingmerth had a hole-in-one during today's match.
UPDATE: All the excitement of the the morning must have exhausted them because the Dawgs fell to Arkansas this afternoon in match play. Anytime you're a top four national finisher, it's hard to complain. By the way, Arkansas golfer David Lingmerth had a hole-in-one during today's match.
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