URBANA, Ill. – Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team charged up the leaderboard during the second round of action at the NCAA Urbana Regional on Tuesday, climbing into a tie for second place at Atkins Golf Club.

The second-ranked Cowboys entered play in seventh place before firing the round of the day by five shots, a 9-under 275 to stand at 561 and tied with UNLV at the par 71, 7,533-yard layout. The duo will begin tomorrow’s final round three shots off the pace of tournament host Illinois.

Four Cowboys broke par on Tuesday with Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson leading the way with his 68. The freshman rose 10 spots into a tie for ninth place with his 3-under score. Fahlberg- Johnsson turned in a blemish-free scorecard with two birdies on his outward nine. He would post eight pars and a birdie at the 12th to close his round.

Sophomores Ethan Fang, Preston Stout and Eric Lee all posted 2-under 69s.

Fang climbed 17 spots into a tie for 16th place after carding three birdies and an eagle, giving him a 142 total.

Stout posted four birdies during his round and also stands at 142 and in 16th place.

Lee’s round included five birdies and saw him rise 21 spots into 36th place at 145.

Sophomore Gaven Lane followed an opening 69 with a 73 and is also tied for 16th place at 142.

The Cowboys will begin their final round tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. (CST) and will be grouped with Illinois and UNLV. The top five teams will advance to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., which will take place May 23-28.

OSU Women’s Golf The 25th-ranked Oklahoma State women’s golf team, led by sixth-year head coach Greg Robertson, is prepped for its fifth-straight trip to the NCAA Championships, beginning Friday morning in Carlsbad, Calif.

For the second straight year, the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa will serve as host site. Its North Course features a challenging 6,330-yard, par 72 layout.

The six-day event begins with 54 holes of stroke play. Following Sunday’s third round, the field of 30 teams will be cut in half. An individual winner will be crowned after Monday’s fourth round, and the top eight schools will compete Tuesday and Wednesday in a match play bracket to determine the NCAA team champion.

This weekend’s forecast calls for cloudy skies and temperatures in the high 60s. The Cowgirls will play in the morning session on Friday and in the afternoon on Saturday with Sunday’s tee times still to be determined.

Tee Times

Round One Tee Times (Hole No. 1) Marta Silchenko | 9:36 a.m. CT Grace Kilcrease | 9:25 a.m. CT Summer Lee | 9:14 a.m. CT Tarapath Panya | 9:03 a.m. CT Ellie Bushnell | 8:52 a.m. CT Round Two Tee Times (Hole No. 10) OSU Golfer No. 1 | 2:56 p.m. CT OSU Golfer No. 2 | 2:45 p.m. CT OSU Golfer No. 3 | 2:34 p.m. CT OSU Golfer No. 4 | 2:23 p.m. CT OSU Golfer No. 5 | 2:12 p.m. CT After round two, the tee times will be based on standings for the rest of the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championship.

OSU at the NCAA Championships

Oklahoma State is making its 26th NCAA Championship appearance, which ranks among the top 10 all-time.

It’s the Cowgirls 31st national finals appearance overall, including five AIAW Championship bids from the 1970s and 80s.

OSU has made the NCAA Championship in every full season under sixth-year head Coach Greg Robertson (the 2020 event was canceled by COVID19).

This will be his eighth consecutive appearance overall, factoring in his last three years at Kent State (2017-19).

OSU owns seven top-5 team finishes, highlighted by national runner-up trophies in 2004 and 2021 and a third-place finish in 1982.

11 Cowgirls have placed top-10 on the individual leaderboard, including 2010 champion Caroline Hedwall and 2004 runner-up Karin Sjödin.

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