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Red Raiders Lose to Longhorns at Big 12 Match Play
October 03, 2020 | Men's Golf
HOCKLEY, Texas – Texas Tech sophomore Garrett Martin and freshman Baard Skogen earned individual wins, but the Texas Longhorns secured a 3-2-1 victory over the Red Raiders on Saturday at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament.at Houston Oaks. Tech fell to 0-2-1 at the tournament and will now take on Kansas on Sunday morning before playing Iowa State in its final match of the weekend.
Martin secured a 1UP win over Cole Hammer, while Skogen took a 3&1 win over Mason Nome in the team's third match of the weekend. Carl Didrik Meen Fosaas tied Christoffer Bring, but Ludvig Aberg, Sandy Scott and Andy Lopez were unable to defeat their Longhorn opponent as Texas gained three points and finish second in Pool B. Oklahoma State won Pool B with a 2-0-1 record after earning a 6-0-0 win over Kansas on Saturday morning.
Texas Tech led the Longhorns 4-1-1 through 12 holes on Saturday with Lopez and Fosaas leading by two and Martin tied. Martin's win came over Hammer who is currently ranked No. 19 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking one spot ahead of Aberg who is at No. 20. Scott is the high ranked Big 12 player in the WAGR at No. 5. Martin is 2-0-1 at the tournament, while Skogen is 1-1-1.
With only nine teams participating in the tournament after Kansas State withdrew, Sunday's match between Texas Tech and Kansas will not count towards pool standings which are now final. The Red Raiders will play two matches on Sunday, first against the Jayhawks and then against a Pool A opponent that is yet to be determined.
The Red Raiders, who are the reigning tournament champion, battled back on Friday against the Cowboys for a 2-2-2 decision with Scott earning a 2UP win over Brian Stark and Meen Fosaas taking a 1UP victory against Jonas Baumgartner. Skogen and Lopez each tied their matches to help Tech earn a point in Pool B. Against OSU, Tech was down 3-0-3, including Skogen being down by three strokes before coming back to square his match.
The Red Raiders opened the first day of the tournament with a 3-2-1 loss to Kansas with Martin and Aberg winning their matches. Tech led 4-2-0 through nine holes against the Jayhawks but would drop the opening match of the tournament with Scott, Skogen and Lopez dropping theirs. JP Roller would end in a tie. Aberg rolled to a 6&5 win over Sion Audrain for his victory, while Martin secured a 4&3 win over Zach Sokolosky for the Red Raiders.
The Big 12 Match Play Tournament is modeled after the format to determine the NCAA Men's Golf National Champion. Baylor won the inaugural event in 2018 before the Red Raiders won the championship last season.
Live scoring and results for the match play event will be available on Golfstat.com and Big12Sports.com.
The Red Raiders will continue their fall season after this weekend by playing at the Maridoe Collegiate from Oct. 16-20 in Carrollton, Texas before closing it out at the East Lake Cup (Oct. 26-28) in Atlanta, Georgia. For all the latest information on the Texas Tech golf program, visit TexasTech.com and @TTUMensGolf on Facebook, Instagram and @TexasTechMGolf on Twitter.
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Martin secured a 1UP win over Cole Hammer, while Skogen took a 3&1 win over Mason Nome in the team's third match of the weekend. Carl Didrik Meen Fosaas tied Christoffer Bring, but Ludvig Aberg, Sandy Scott and Andy Lopez were unable to defeat their Longhorn opponent as Texas gained three points and finish second in Pool B. Oklahoma State won Pool B with a 2-0-1 record after earning a 6-0-0 win over Kansas on Saturday morning.
Texas Tech led the Longhorns 4-1-1 through 12 holes on Saturday with Lopez and Fosaas leading by two and Martin tied. Martin's win came over Hammer who is currently ranked No. 19 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking one spot ahead of Aberg who is at No. 20. Scott is the high ranked Big 12 player in the WAGR at No. 5. Martin is 2-0-1 at the tournament, while Skogen is 1-1-1.
With only nine teams participating in the tournament after Kansas State withdrew, Sunday's match between Texas Tech and Kansas will not count towards pool standings which are now final. The Red Raiders will play two matches on Sunday, first against the Jayhawks and then against a Pool A opponent that is yet to be determined.
The Red Raiders, who are the reigning tournament champion, battled back on Friday against the Cowboys for a 2-2-2 decision with Scott earning a 2UP win over Brian Stark and Meen Fosaas taking a 1UP victory against Jonas Baumgartner. Skogen and Lopez each tied their matches to help Tech earn a point in Pool B. Against OSU, Tech was down 3-0-3, including Skogen being down by three strokes before coming back to square his match.
The Red Raiders opened the first day of the tournament with a 3-2-1 loss to Kansas with Martin and Aberg winning their matches. Tech led 4-2-0 through nine holes against the Jayhawks but would drop the opening match of the tournament with Scott, Skogen and Lopez dropping theirs. JP Roller would end in a tie. Aberg rolled to a 6&5 win over Sion Audrain for his victory, while Martin secured a 4&3 win over Zach Sokolosky for the Red Raiders.
The Big 12 Match Play Tournament is modeled after the format to determine the NCAA Men's Golf National Champion. Baylor won the inaugural event in 2018 before the Red Raiders won the championship last season.
Live scoring and results for the match play event will be available on Golfstat.com and Big12Sports.com.
The Red Raiders will continue their fall season after this weekend by playing at the Maridoe Collegiate from Oct. 16-20 in Carrollton, Texas before closing it out at the East Lake Cup (Oct. 26-28) in Atlanta, Georgia. For all the latest information on the Texas Tech golf program, visit TexasTech.com and @TTUMensGolf on Facebook, Instagram and @TexasTechMGolf on Twitter.
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