Oklahoma State wins its 12th NCAA men’s golf title 2025, beating Virginia 4-1 at La Costa.
— Eric Lee beat Josh Duangmanee 2 up to give Oklahoma State its 12th NCAA men’s golf title and first in eight years, with the Cowboys beating Virginia 4-1 on Wednesday at La Costa.
Lee, a sophomore who played at California as a freshman, took the lead with a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th, then chipped to 5 feet on the par-5 18th and finished off Duangmanee with a conceded birdie after the Virginia player missed a 15-foot birdie try.
Lee scored for the winning point a day after making a 6-foot par putt on the 19th hole to lift fourth-seeded Oklahoma State past Mississippi in the semifinals. The Cowboys beat Bedlam rival Oklahoma in the quarterfinals.
On a cloudy afternoon with the temperature in the mid-60s, Swedish freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, Gaven Lane and Ethan Fang also won matches for Oklahoma State.
Fahlberg-Johnsson won the opening match, beating Maxi Puregger 3 and 1. Lane, in the fourth match, gave the Cowboys their second point with a 4-and-3 victory over Paul Chang. With the championship decided with Lee’s victory, Fang’s match against Bryan Lee ended after 15 holes with Fang 1 up.
Ben James, the No. 4 player in the amateur world ranking, won the lone match for Virginia, topping Preston Stout 3 and 2. The Cavaliers were trying to win their first team title.
Oklahoma State won its final five tournaments and finished the season with seven team titles.
2025 NCAA men’s golf championship results
— Results from the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship on Wednesday at La Costa (seeds in parentheses):
FINAL: Oklahoma State 4, Virginia 1
Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, Oklahoma St., def. Max Puregger, Virginia, 3 and 1.
Eric Lee, Oklahoma St., def. Josh Duangmanee, Virginia, 2 up
Ben James, Virginia, def. Preston Stout, Oklahoma St., 3 and 2.
Gaven Lane, Oklahoma St., def. Paul Chang, Virginia, 4 and 3.
Ethan Fang, Oklahoma St., def. Bryan Lee, Virginia, 1 up through 15.
SEMIFINALS: Oklahoma State (4) def. Mississippi (8), 3-2
Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, Oklahoma St., def. Cameron Tankersley, Mississippi, 20 holes.
Tom Fischer, Mississippi, def. Ethan Fang, Oklahoma St., 1 up.
Preston Stout, Oklahoma St, def. Michael La Sasso, Mississippi, 5 and 4.
Kye Meeks, Mississippi, def. Gaven Lane, Oklahoma St., 4 and 2.
Eric Lee, Oklahoma St., def. Cohen Trolio, Mississippi, 19 holes.
QUARTER-FINAL: Oklahoma State (4) def. Oklahoma (5), 3.5-1.5
Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson, Oklahoma St., def. P.J. Maybank III, Oklahoma, 2 up.
Ethan Fang, Oklahoma St., def. Drew Goodman, Oklahoma, 3 and 2.
Preston Stout, Oklahoma St., def. Jase Summy, Oklahoma, 2 and 1.
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma, def. Gaven Lane, Oklahoma St., 3 and 2.
Eric Lee, Oklahoma St., halved with Clark Van Gaalen, Oklahoma, 14 holes.
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