Arkansas women, Oklahoma State men triumph at Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Oklahoma State head coach Alan Bratton (OSU Athletics Photo)
On the final day of the 2024 Jackson T. Stephens Cup at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Okla., the Arkansas women and Oklahoma State men won the championship matches to secure victories.
No. 2 seed Arkansas defeated No. 1 seed Oregon 3 to 2, while No. 3 seed and defending champions Wake Forest defeated No. 4 South Carolina 4.5 to 0.5. For Arkansas, Clarisa Temelo, Maria Jose Marin, and Natalie Blonien won their matches to get three points.
Blonien made a long birdie putt on No. 18 to defeat Oregon standout Kiara Romero and win the championship.
On the men's side, No. 1 seed Oklahoma State defeated No. 2 SMU 4 to 1, with wins from Eric Lee, Preston Stout, Ethan Fang, and Gaven Lane. No. 4 seed Oklahoma defeated No. 3 seed San Diego State won 3.5 to 1.5.
In the 54-hole stroke play, the Oregon women finished 27-over to win by 14 shots, and the Oklahoma State men finished 6-over to win by four shots.
The first and most of the second round took place Monday, while the end of the second round was suspended due to darkness. The end of the second round and final round took place on Tuesday. Throughout the duration of stroke play, the players were dealt difficult conditions with high winds.
In the women's individual competition,
Carolina Chacarra finished 4-under with rounds of 66-70-70 to win by four shots.
Kiara Romero of Oregon finished in solo second place at even par.
Lottie Woad, the No. 1 ranked player in the
Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings, finished in solo third place at 5-over.
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In the men's individual competition, William Sides of SMU won in a playoff over Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson of Oklahoma State. The two finished tied at the top of the leaderboard at 1-under.
Tyler Weaver of Florida State finished in solo third place at 1-over.
ABOUT THE
Stephens Women's Cup
Debuting in 2021, the Jackson T. Stephens Cup is an
annual collegiate golf
tournament named in memory of the late Augusta
National Chairman, Jackson T.
Stephens. The tournament is a four-day stroke play-
match play event featuring
NCAA Division I National Championship contending
men’s and women’s teams.
The tournament format will be 54 holes of stroke
play setting the field for a final day
of match play based on the stroke-play team finish;
the final day of match play will
be 18 holes. The event will also recognize its 54-hole
winners upon completion of
stroke play.
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