In an improbable run, Oklahoma has won the national championship after defeating Oregon 3-1-1.
CHAMPS!!! 🏆
— Oklahoma Golf (@OU_MGolf) May 31, 2017
With a victory over Oregon in the final match, the #Sooners claim the 2017 NCAA Championship!! BOOMER!!! #OUrtime pic.twitter.com/o2ZlWc7UtK
After beating Illinois on Tuesday, the Sooners looked to win their first national title since 1989. Sophomore Blaine Hale got OU on the board first, winning his match 4 and 3. The Sooners would then go up 2-0 after senior Max McGreevy won his match 3 and 2.
"I played good in stroke play, and I just kind of had a calmness about me this week," Hale said. "Whenever I stepped up on the first tee, I just knew it was going to be a good day."
Junior Rylee Reinertson would lose his match, but sophomore Brad Dalke would finish off his match at hole 17 winning 2 and 1 to secure the national title.
"You know, we've had this goal in our minds since Pebble Beach, the beginning of the year," Dalke said. "We knew we had the team to do it. We have a lot of depth on our team I feel like, and we're all super talented, we're gritty, and we fight until the very last stroke."
In his eighth year as head coach, Ryan Hybl has been "dreaming" about this moment.
"You know, this is what we dream about," Hybl said. "This is what we come to work for every day, and that's why you've got to come out and practice every day. This isn't about me or -- it's about what these guys were able to do this week."
With this win, Oklahoma has now won four national championships in 2017.
