Mahoney Falls Short of NCAA Bid

Final Scores.

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Eastern Michigan University senior Korey Mahoney (East Lansing, Mich.-East Lansing) closed out his stellar collegiate career Saturday, firing a five-over 76 in the final round of the NCAA Central Regional here at the Sand Ridge Golf Club. Mahoney finished the 54-hole tournament tied for 47th place with a 10-over 223 (69-78-76).

Mahoney, who started the final round on the tenth hole, encountered bogeys on the No. 2 and 4 holes, while suffering a pair of double bogeys No. 3 and 10. His only birdie came on the par-four 15th hole.
Mahoney, the Mid-American Conference's 2006 Golfer of the Year, was one of six at-large golfers selected nationally to play in the regional tournament. He was vying for an opportunity to advance to the NCAA Championships May 31-June 3 at the Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore.

The East Lansing, Mich. native was one of EMU’s most consistent scorers in his four-year career for the Eagles. Mahoney played in all 12 tournaments this season, averaging 72.09 strokes per round, the lowest average in the conference. He also has seven top 10 finishes to his credit and has finished in the Top 25 in all but one tournament.

At the Wexford Intercollegiate, Feb. 27-28, Mahoney captured medalist honors with a seven-stroke victory total of 215 (70-71-74). He also fired a one-under 215 (68-73-74) at the Penn State Rutherford Intercollegiate, April 22-23, for the invitational championship. Mahoney tied for fourth at the Wolverine Intercollegiate with a six-under 207 (69-70-68) and fifth at the Hoya Invitational with a 143 (74-69). He carded a season-low 67 in the second round of the Xavier Invitational to finish ninth with a 54-hole total of 211 (70-67-74). For his career, Mahoney won four tournament titles, including two this season.

Oklahoma State capped off a dominating wire-to-wire run to the regional title with a final-round 280 to defeat runner-up Northwestern by 16 strokes. The Cowboys locked up their unprecedented 60th consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship by claiming their sixth Central Regional crown on the par 71, 7,173-yard layout.

OSU was the only team in red numbers for the 54-hole event, carding a seven-under par 845. Northwestern was at nine-over (861), while Texas A & M and Georgia Tech tied for third at plus-15 (867). Rounding out the top 10 — and locking up berths for the NCAA Championship were Lamar, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Clemson, Duke and Kentucky.

Oklahoma State freshman Jonathan Moore posted a final round 67 to claim medalist honors at eight-under par 205. He edged teammate Zach Robinson by three strokes, while Lamar's Dawie Van der Walt was the only other player under par at three-under.

Qualifying as individuals for the NCAA Championship were Kansas State's Robert Streb at three-over par and Texas' Randy Lowry a shot further back.

NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regional
Sand Ridge Golf Club • Chardon, Ohio

Final Results

(Top ten teams advance to NCAA Championship at Crosswater Golf Club in Sunriver, Ore.)|
1. Oklahoma State, 845; 2. Northwestern, 861; T3. Texas A&M, 867; T3. Georgia Tech, 867; 5. Lamar, 869; 6. Minnesota, 874; 7. Oklahoma, 877; 8. Clemson, 881; 9. Duke, 883; 10. Kentucky, 884; 11. Texas, 885; 12. Purdue, 886; 13. TCU, 889; 14. Tulsa, 892; 15. SMU, 895; T16. Texas-Arlington, 901; T16. Xavier, 901; 18. Kansas State, 903; 19. Missouri, 905; 20. Kent State, 909; 21. Colorado, 911; 22. Nebraska, 923; 23. Siena, 928; 24. Eastern Kentucky, 929; 25. Cleveland State, 934; 26. Princeton, 943; 27. St. Francis (Pa.), 944.

Individual Top-20
1. Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State, 205; 2. Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State, 208; 3. Dawie Van der Walt, Lamar, 210; T4. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M, 214; T4. Anthony Kim, Oklahoma, 214; T4. Kyle Moore, Northwestern, 214; T4. Andrew Parr, Texas A&M, 214; T4. Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech, 214; T4. Chris Wilson, Northwestern, 214; T10. Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State, 215; T10. Clayton Rask, Minnesota, 215; T12. David Merkow, Northwestern, 216; T12. Vince Hatfield, Clemson, 216; T12. Robert Streb, Kansas State, 216; T15. Clark Klaasen, Duke, 217; T15. Shawn La Fontaine, Oklahoma, 217; T15. Kevin Larsen, Georgia Tech, 217; T15. Dusty Smith, Lamar, 217; T15. Randy Lowry, Texas, 217; T20. Bobby Bennett, Purdue, 218; T20. Dan Doyle, Northwestern, 218; T20. Robert Gates, Texas A&M, 218; T20. Bobby Bennett, Purdue, 218; T20. Colt Knost, SMU, 218.

Individuals Advancing To NCAA Championships
Robert Streb, Kansas State, 216
Randy Lowry, Texas, 217

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