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Texas Tech finishes day two of match play strong
October 08, 2024 | Men's Golf
HOCKLEY, Texas – The Texas Tech men's golf team fell short against Colorado on Tuesday morning in the first bout of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament, on day two, but bounced back with a win in the second match against Cincinnati at Houston Oaks Country Club. It sets up a fifth-place match on Wednesday morning against Oklahoma State to conclude the event for the Red Raiders.
A 1-1-3 loss to Colorado dropped the Red Raiders into a tie for the Pool D lead, its designated four-team pool of the event alongside Baylor, Colorado and TCU. It tied Texas Tech with Baylor atop the pool, based on total points (6), after wins against Baylor and TCU on Monday. Despite the Red Raiders' win against the Bears, the tiebreaker rules were set to utilize total match points, which pushed Baylor into the Pool D lead (8.5-7.5), and pushed the Red Raiders out of reach of the semifinal match on Tuesday afternoon.
Despite the heartbreak loss, the Red Raiders bounced back strongly in the second match, winning 3-2-0 against Cincinnati. Charlie DeLong won his third match of the event overall while Sean Keeling grabbed his first win. DeLong finished three shots up with two holes left while Keeling finished five shots up with three to go. The victory was secured thanks to an impressive performance on the 18th hole by Tim Wiedemeyer, who hit a 30-foot putt to win his pairing by one and push the Red Raiders to victory.
In the morning match, the Red Raiders held a 3-1-1 lead through 14 holes against the Buffs, with Connor Graham, Calum Scott and Wiedemeyer all holding onto advantages. At the time, Graham was leading 4-up, Scott was 2-up and Wiedemeyer was 1-up. Graham kept the foot on the gas and won 5&3 while Scott dropped holes 15 and 17 to even the match - he and his opponent tied the 18th hole to keep things square. Wiedemeyer dropped holes 16, 17 and 18 as he saw his opponent win, 2-up. Keeling and DeLong were the other two Red Raiders in the morning lineup versus Colorado.
All teams will tee off on Wednesday at 7:45 a.m. to wrap up the Big 12 Match Play Tournament.
RESULTS/SCHEDULE
Monday AM Session:
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A 1-1-3 loss to Colorado dropped the Red Raiders into a tie for the Pool D lead, its designated four-team pool of the event alongside Baylor, Colorado and TCU. It tied Texas Tech with Baylor atop the pool, based on total points (6), after wins against Baylor and TCU on Monday. Despite the Red Raiders' win against the Bears, the tiebreaker rules were set to utilize total match points, which pushed Baylor into the Pool D lead (8.5-7.5), and pushed the Red Raiders out of reach of the semifinal match on Tuesday afternoon.
Despite the heartbreak loss, the Red Raiders bounced back strongly in the second match, winning 3-2-0 against Cincinnati. Charlie DeLong won his third match of the event overall while Sean Keeling grabbed his first win. DeLong finished three shots up with two holes left while Keeling finished five shots up with three to go. The victory was secured thanks to an impressive performance on the 18th hole by Tim Wiedemeyer, who hit a 30-foot putt to win his pairing by one and push the Red Raiders to victory.
In the morning match, the Red Raiders held a 3-1-1 lead through 14 holes against the Buffs, with Connor Graham, Calum Scott and Wiedemeyer all holding onto advantages. At the time, Graham was leading 4-up, Scott was 2-up and Wiedemeyer was 1-up. Graham kept the foot on the gas and won 5&3 while Scott dropped holes 15 and 17 to even the match - he and his opponent tied the 18th hole to keep things square. Wiedemeyer dropped holes 16, 17 and 18 as he saw his opponent win, 2-up. Keeling and DeLong were the other two Red Raiders in the morning lineup versus Colorado.
All teams will tee off on Wednesday at 7:45 a.m. to wrap up the Big 12 Match Play Tournament.
RESULTS/SCHEDULE
Monday AM Session:
- Pool A
- Arizona State def. Cincinnati, 4-1-0
- Iowa State-off
- Pool B
- Oklahoma State def. UCF, 3-1-1
- Kansas def. K-State, 3-2-0
- Pool C
- Utah tied West Virginia, 2-2-1
- BYU def. Houston, 3-1-1
- Pool D
- TCU def. Colorado, 5-0-0
- Texas Tech def. Baylor, 2-1-2
- Sean Keeling (TTU) tied D. Wrighton (BU)
- Charlie DeLong (TTU) def. J. Appel (BU), 5&4
- D. Ovard (BU) def. Ben Gregg (TTU), 1UP
- Tim Wiedemeyer (TTU) tied V. Stjernfeldt (BU)
- Connor Graham (TTU) def. Z. Heffernan (BU), 5&3
- Pool A
- Cincinnati def. Iowa State, 4-1-0
- Arizona State-off
- Pool B
- Oklahoma State tied K-State, 2-2-1
- Kansas tied UCF, 1-1-3
- Pool C
- BYU def. West Virginia, 4-1-0
- Utah def. Houston, 4-1-0
- Pool D
- Baylor def. Colorado, 3-2-0
- Texas Tech def. TCU, 3-2-0
- Connor Graham (TTU) def. J. Beauchamp (TCU), 4&3
- C. Wylie (TCU) def. Tim Wiedemeyer (TTU), 2&1
- Charlie DeLong (TTU) def. T. Witt (TCU), 4&3
- Calum Scott (TTU) def. J. Pagdin (TCU), 2&1
- S. Roden (TCU) def. Ben Gregg (TTU), 4&3
- Pool A
- Arizona State tied Iowa State, 2-2-1
- Cincinnati-off
- Pool B
- Kansas def. Oklahoma State, 3-2-0
- K-State def. UCF, 3-1-1
- Pool C
- BYU def. Utah, 3-1-1
- Houston def. West Virginia, 3-1-1
- Pool D
- Baylor def. TCU, 3-1-1
- Colorado def. Texas Tech, 3-1-1
- Connor Graham (TTU) def. D. McDermott (CO), 5&3
- J. Biwer (CO) def. Charlie DeLong (TTU), 3&2
- Calum Scott (TTU) tied T. Holbrook (CO)
- B. Knight (CO) def. Sean Keeling (TTU), 1UP
- F. Eisenbeis (CO) def. Tim Wiedemeyer (TTU), 2UP
- Pool A winner vs. Pool D winner
- Baylor def. Arizona State, 3-2-0
- Pool B winner vs. Pool C winner
- BYU def. Kansas, 3-1-1
- Pool A second place vs. Pool D second place
- Texas Tech def. Cincinnati, 3-2-0
- M. Senn (Cincy) def. Ben Gregg (TTU), 4&3
- Charlie DeLong (TTU) def. W. McDonald (Cincy), 3&2
- Sean Keeling (TTU) def. C. McNeely (Cincy), 5&3
- R. Ford (Cincy) def. Connor Graham (TTU), 2UP
- Tim Wiedemeyer (TTU) def. R. Wotherspoon (TTU), 1UP
- Texas Tech def. Cincinnati, 3-2-0
- Pool B second place vs. Pool C second place
- Oklahoma State tied Utah, 2-2-1
- Pool A third place vs. Pool D third place
- Iowa State def. TCU, 3-2-0
- Pool B third place vs. Pool C third place
- Kansas State def. Houston, 3-2-0
- Pool B fourth place vs. Pool C fourth place
- West Virginia def. UCF, 3-2-0
- Championship Match
- Baylor vs. BYU
- 3rd Place Match
- Arizona State vs. Kansas
- 5th Place Match
- Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State
- 7th Place Match
- Utah vs. Cincinnati
- 9th Place Match
- Iowa State vs. Kansas State
- 11th Place Match
- TCU vs. Houston
- 13th Place Match
- West Virginia vs. Colorado
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