Cyclones finish 11th at Big 12 Championships

Dean Berhow-Goll

The ISU men’s golf team finished up play Wednesday afternoon at the Big 12 Championships at the Prairie Dunes golf course in Hutchinson, Kan., finishing in a tie for 11th.

The No.1-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys won the Big 12 title, shooting a total team score of 1,139. Behind the Cowboys was No. 6 Texas A&M with a 1,152.

“There aren’t a lot of positives,” said coach Andrew Tank, whose team totaled a 1,220. “This just shows that we have a long road ahead of us, and we need to get better, period.”

The Cowboys were led by Morgan Hoffman who fired a four-round total of 280 to take the individual title, and behind Hoffman was Kevin Tway who shot 285.

For the Cyclones, sophomore Borja Virto led the Cyclones, marking the fourth time he’s led the Cyclones in the last five tournaments. Virto carded a four-round total of 300 to put him in a tie for 31st. Behind Virto was junior Michael Wuertz who tied for 50th with a 310 total.

“Borja played well this morning in some tough conditions,” Tank said. “I think we’ve made some improvements, but we’ve got a long ways to go.”

This marks the end of the Cyclones’ 2010-2011 campaign. The golfers are now set to being their summer season.