How They're Doing: Minnesotans on Pro Tour Money Lists -- April 22
April 22, 2024
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Texas junior Travis Vick birdied the first two holes of his match with Arizona State's Cameron Sisk on Wednesday, and he went 3 up when he won the third hole with a par. But Sisk then won three of the next four holes with pars to level the match, which ended up being the one that determined the 2022 NCAA team championship.
In the end, Vick settled the matter in the Longhorns' favor by making a two-putt par on the 520-yard, par-4 18th hole at Grayhawk Golf Club. That halved the hole and secured a 1-up victory over Sisk -- which gave Texas a 3-2 victory.
And with that, the Longhorns claimed their fourth national title in college golf. The first two of those titles came in 1971 and '72, when their lineup featured future PGA Tour stars Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite. Texas won its third in 2012, getting the winning point from Dylan Frittelli, another future PGA Tour winner who made a 20-foot birdie putt to beat Alabama's Cory Whitsett 1 up, as the Longhorns defeated the Crimson Tide 3-2. In another of the matches in that year's final, Texas freshman Jordan Spieth beat Alabama freshman Justin Thomas 3&2.
The 2021-22 Texas lineup had three seniors who are considered potential future PGA Tour stars -- Cole Hammer, Parker Coody and his twin brother, Pierceson Coody. (The Coody twins are the grandsons of 1971 Masters champion Charles Coody.) Hammer, who first gained national attention when he qualified for the U.S. Open as a 15-year-old, got off to a bad start Wednesday, losing the first and third holes with bogeys. His opponent, Mason Anderson, went 4 up with birdies at the fifth and seventh holes, on the way to a 3&2 victory.
But the Longhorns got two points from the Coody boys. Parker birdied the first two holes, shot 32 (3 under) on the front nine, and went on to dismiss James Leow 6&5. Pierceson Coody birdied the second hole, won the 470-yard, par-4 third with a par, and shot 33 on the front side. He played eight holes on the back nine in even par, and that was good enough to hold off another potential future PGA star, ASU freshman Preston Summerhays, 2&1.
The fourth match out was between Mason Nome of Texas and David Puig of ASU, and it was the tightest match of the day. Neither player ever led by more than 1 up, and Puig eventually won it on the 19th hole. That tied the team score at 2-all and set the stage for Vick.
After squandering his early 3-up lead with the three front-nine bogeys, Vick regained the lead with a birdie at the ninth (468 yards, par 4). Sisk came right back with a birdie at the 10th (399, par 4), but Vick pulled ahead once again, 2 up, with birdies at the 468-yard, par 4 12th and the 430-yard, par-4 14th. Sisk cut his deficit in half by winning the par-3 16th (173 yards) with a par, before the last two holes were halved with pars.
Men's NCAA Division I ChChampionships
At Grayhawk Golf Club
Par 70, 7,289 yards
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Match Play
Quarterfinals
(No. 1) Vanderbilt def. (No. 8) Texas Tech 3-2
(No. 7) Arizona State def. (No. 2) Oklahoma 3-2
(No. 6) Pepperdine def. (No. 3) North Carolina 3-2
-- Dylan Menante, P, def. Ryan Burnett, NC, 19 holes
-- David Ford, NC, def. Joe Highsmith, P, 1 up
-- Joey Vrzich, P, def. Peter Fountain, NC, 3-2
-- Austin Greaser, NC, def. William Mouw, P, 2&1
-- Derek Hitchner, P, def. Ryan Gerard, NC, 2&1
(No. 4) Texas def. (No. 5) Oklahoma State 3-2
Semifinals
Texas def. Vanderbilt 3-1-1
Arizona State def. Pepperdine 4-1
-- Mason Anderson, ASU, def. Dylan Menante, P, 19 holes
-- Preson Summerhays, ASU, def. Joe Highsmith, P, 2 up
-- David Puig, ASU, def. Joey Vrzich, P, 2&1
-- William Mouw, P, def. James Leow, ASU, 3&2
-- Cameron Sisk, ASU, def. Derek Hitchner, P, 2&1
Final
Texas 3, Arizona State 2
-- Mason Anderson, ASU, def. Cole Hammer, Texas, 3&2
-- Parker Coody, Texas, def. James Leow, ASU, 6&5
-- Pierceson Coody, Texas, def. Preston Summerhays, ASU, 2&1
-- David Puig, ASU, def. Mason Nome, Texas, 19 holes
-- Travis Vick, Texas, def. Cameron Sisk, Pepperdine, 1 up
Stroke Play
Final results (top 8 teams advanced to match play)
T1. Vanderbilt 282-282-281-289--1134
T1. Oklahoma 287-275-277-294--1134
T1. North Carolina 288-281-280-285--1134
4. Texas 291-291-278-277--1137
5. Oklahoma State 289-277-277-298--1141
6. Pepperdine 294-282-277--293--1146
7. Arizona State 290-292-277--289--1148
8. Texas Tech 297-287-285-284 --1153
Failed to advance
9. Arkansas 294-286-286-293--1159
T10. Auburn 285-296-288-291--1160
T10. Florida 300-285-286-289--1160
T12. Georgia 291-292-289-299--1171
T12. Georgia Tech 298-289-290-294--1171
14. Ole Miss 297-287-293-300--1177
15. Oregon 2875-300-291-306--1182
Missed 54-hole team cut -- 877
16. Texas A&M 300-287-292--879
17. Kansas 286-297-297--880
18. Stanford 295-290-297--882
T19. Arizona 386-306-291--883
T19. Wake Forest 303-285-295--883
T21. Florida State 291-300-296--887
T21. Brigham Young 295-302-290--887
23. Ohio State 300-300-293--893
24. North Florida 306-298-291--895
25. Georgia Southern 295-305-297--897
26. Liberty 290-303-305--898
27. Utah 297-311-296--904
28. South Florida 297-311-296--904
29. East Tennessee State 297-308-306--911
30. College of Charleston 305-313-295--913
Individuals
1. Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt 70-68-68-74--280
T2. Ryan Burnett, North Carolina 71-69-70-70--280
T2. Parker Coody, Texas 72-70-68-70--280
T2. E. Lopez-Chacarra, Okla. St. 73-70-65-72--290
T5. Chris Gotterup, Oklahoma 73-66-68-74--281
T5. David Ford, North Carolina 71-70-69-71--281
T5. William Mouw, Pepperdine 71-70-70-70--281
T5. Cameron Sisk, Arizona State 70-73-68-70--281
9. Fernandez De Oliveira, Arkansas 71-71-68-72--282
10. Sam Bennett, Texas A&M 77-70-72-64--283 (playing as an individual)
T25. Derek Hitchner, Pepperdine 76-67-71-74--288
Missed individual cut
Ben Sigel, Kansas 74-74-77--225
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