"We feel so good being back on the road, and the guys are hungry and ready for this week," head coach Ryan Hybl said. "Colonial is always a great challenge and it requires you to be patient all day long. We are really looking forward to teeing it up tomorrow and getting started."
The 54-hole event will run through Tuesday, with 36 holes being played on Monday before the final round the following day. Colonial will present a challenge for the field, as the par-70, 7,204-yard course has played host to countless PGA Tour events and is a championship-level course.
The No. 2 Sooners will join a field comprised of every team in the Big 12, as the event will set the seeding for the Big 12 Match Play Championship in Hockley, Texas, later in the week.
The Big 12 has arguably been the best golf conference in the country over the past 10 years with three national championships, including the Sooners in 2017, and four runner-up finishes. To begin the 2020-21 season, five of the 10 Big 12 teams playing this week are ranked in the NCAA DI top 25. Nine of the players are ranked in the top 40 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings in Sandy Scott (TTU) #5, Pierceson Coody (UT) #9, Garett Reband (OU), #16 Cole Hammer (UT) #20, Ludvig Aberg (TTU) #21, Quade Cummins (OU) #23, Austin Eckroat (OSU) #25 and Cooper Dossey (BU) #33.
Oklahoma enters year 12 under Hybl, who has turned Oklahoma into one of the nation's top programs, taking home the 2017 NCAA Championship and multiple Big 12 titles in his tenure. The Sooners are the only team in the country to advance to NCAA Match Play each of the last four seasons, and boast a roster that features three players ranked in the top 15 nationally, more than any other school.
The tournament will utilize a 6-count-5 format as opposed to the normal play five and count four, in order to allow teams to play with teammates in groups of three. Oklahoma's lineup includes All-Americans, Quade Cummins and Jonathan Brightwell, in addition to senior Thomas Johnson, juniors Patrick Welch and Logan McAllister, as well as sophomore Tucker Allen.
THE FIELD (FINAL 2019-20 GOLFSTAT RANKINGS)
No. 2 OklahomaNo. 3 Texas Tech
No. 4 Texas
No. 10 Baylor
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
West Virginia
OU LINEUP
Jonathan Brightwell, Redshirt Senior: Making his OU debut after transferring from UNC-Greensboro … PING Second Team All-American in 2020 after finishing the year ranked No. 13 in Golfstat's final poll … Three collegiate wins.Quade Cummins, Redshirt Senior: PING First Team All-American in 2020 … Ranked No. 5 in latest Golfstat poll … 104 rounds played all-time for the Sooners, including 30 rounds in the 60s … Owner of the third-lowest scoring average vs. par in Oklahoma golf history (71.29, +0.01) … 24 top-10 finishes in his OU career.
Thomas Johnson, Redshirt Senior: Competed in 14 events as Sooners, including five in 2019-20 … Best career finish was T2 at the Puerto Rico Classic in 2018-19.
Patrick Welch, Junior: Ranked No. 83 in Golfstat's latest poll … Has the best career scoring average vs. par in Oklahoma history (71.13, -0.20) … Qualified for Match Play at the 2020 U.S. Amateur … Three top-10 finishes in 14 events.
Logan McAllister, Junior: Making his sixth appearance in the OU lineup … Won the Nike Invitational and his match at Big 12 Match Play last season … Was ranked inside the top 200 in the spring of 2020.
Tucker Allen, Sophomore: Making OU debut as a sophomore … Before coming to Oklahoma: AJGA Champion, two-time Jackie Burke Cup participant, Legends Junior Tour champion.
THE COURSE
The Big 12 Preview will take place at Colonial Country Club in Ft. Worth, Texas. The par-70, 7,204-yard course is home to the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Invitational. The course was designed in part by Perry Maxwell, who also designed Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club, among other world-famous courses.FORMAT
Fifty-four holes will be played over two days, with 36 holes taking place on Monday. Teams will play six golfers in two groups of three, counting the top five scores.TEE TIMES
The two Sooner threesomes tee off on holes seven and eight at 9:03 a.m. CT and 9:12 a.m. CT in Monday's opening round.WEATHER FORECAST
Monday: Partly sunny with a high of 76 degrees and winds out of the north at 19 mph.Tuesday: Partly sunny with a high of 79 degrees and winds out of the north at 15 mph.
LIVE STATS
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