Monday, April 22
Whispering Pines Golf Club – Trinity, Texas
University of Houston
vs
Big 12 Championships
Men’s Golf Tied for Fifth after First Day at Big 12 Championships
4/22/2024 10:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
Senior Santiago De La Fuente tied for third; Junior Wolfgang Glawe tied for fifth after 36 holes
TRINITY, Texas – Senior Santiago De La Fuente and junior Wolfgang Glawe stood among the Big 12 Championships Top-Five individual leaders following the first 36 holes of competition at Whispering Pines Golf Club on Monday evening.
As a team, the Cougars posted a score of 582 to tie for fifth with Oklahoma after the first day on the 7,434-yard, par-72 course.
De La Fuente led the Cougars with back-to-back sub-par rounds Monday, posting rounds of 70-71 to tie for third at 3-under 141.
In the morning session, the Guadalajara, Mexico, native, made birdie on the par-5 second hole and overcame a bogey at No. 8 with two birdies in a three stretch at Nos. 12-14. Following his final birdie of the morning, De La Fuente added his final birdie at the par-5 15th hole.
In the Second Round, De La Fuente drained consecutive birdies at Nos. 5-6 and another birdie on the 532-yard, par-5 12th hole.
Glawe joined De La Fuente with consecutive rounds of par or better. The St. Leon-Rot, Germany, native opened with a 71 and finished the day with an even-par 72.
In the First Round, he enjoyed two birdies through his first six holes and overcame a bogey at No. 8 with three birdies in a four-hole stretch at Nos. 9-12.
Glawe made par on each of his first 12 holes in the afternoon and rebounded from his lone bogey of the round at No. 13 with a birdie on the next hole to finish with a 72.
Super senior Austyn Reily was tied for 28th at 147 while junior Jacob Borow was tied for 48th at 151. Making his first appearances at a Conference Championships, freshman Chi Chun Chen stood in 68th at 160.
BYU held the first-day lead at 575 to finish one stroke ahead of Texas. Oklahoma State (579) and Baylor (581) completed the Top Four with Texas Tech (587), Kansas State (588), Kansas (588) and West Virginia (588) rounding out the Top 10.
Individually, BYU's Peter Kim and Cincinnati's Tyler Gingerich held the first-day lead at 5-under 139. Texas' Keaton Vo joined De La Fuente in a tie for third at 141 while Will King (Kansas), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State) and Johnny Keefer (Baylor) joined Glawe in a tie for fifth at 143.
The three-day, 72-hole event continues with the Third Round on Tuesday before the Final Round begins Wednesday.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Big 12 Championships by clicking here.
TUNE IN
Fans can watch Wednesday's Final Round beginning at 12:30 p.m., on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Ryan Burr and Suzy Whaley calling the action.
TEE TIMES
For Tuesday's Third Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Baylor and Oklahoma, beginning off No. 1 at 8:40.
Chen will begin the day for the Cougars at 8:40 a.m., with Borow (8:50 a.m.), Reily (9 a.m.), Glawe (9:10a.m.) and De la Fuente (9:20 a.m.) following.
Fans can find complete Big 12 Championships tee times and pairings by clicking here.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
For the 59th time in school history, Houston competed in a Men's Golf conference championships event.
The 2024 Big 12 Championships marked the fifth different league in which the Cougars competed, joining American Athletic Conference (2014-23), Conference USA (1997-2013), Southwest Conference (1974-96) and the Missouri Valley Conference (1951-60). Houston competed as an independent from 1961 to 1973.
The Cougars have captured 21 team championships with 22 individual titles at conference championships during the program's history.
This season, De La Fuente is competing in his fourth conference championships for his third different league, joining American Athletic Conference (2023) and Great American Conference (2021-22 with Arkansas Tech). Reily and Borow competed in their third conference postseason events with Glawe making his second appearance with the Cougars.
Chen made his inaugural conference championships appearance this season.
UP NEXT
Following the Big 12 Championships, the Cougars will learn their postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show. That show will air at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, on Golf Channel.
NCAA Regional play is set for May 13-15 at one of six sites across the nation.
Those postseason venues include The University of Texas Golf Club (Austin, Texas; hosted by Texas); University Club (Baton Rouge, La., hosted by LSU); UNC Finley Golf Course (Chapel Hill, N.C.; hosted by North Carolina); The Farms Golf Club (Rancho Santa Fe., Calif.; hosted by San Diego); Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif., hosted by Stanford) and Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (West Lafayette, Ind; hosted by Purdue).
The top five teams and top individual not on a qualifying team at each NCAA Regional advance to the NCAA Championships set for Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., on May 24-29.
SUPPORT the COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men's Golf by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining Project 17, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
As a team, the Cougars posted a score of 582 to tie for fifth with Oklahoma after the first day on the 7,434-yard, par-72 course.
De La Fuente led the Cougars with back-to-back sub-par rounds Monday, posting rounds of 70-71 to tie for third at 3-under 141.
In the morning session, the Guadalajara, Mexico, native, made birdie on the par-5 second hole and overcame a bogey at No. 8 with two birdies in a three stretch at Nos. 12-14. Following his final birdie of the morning, De La Fuente added his final birdie at the par-5 15th hole.
In the Second Round, De La Fuente drained consecutive birdies at Nos. 5-6 and another birdie on the 532-yard, par-5 12th hole.
Glawe joined De La Fuente with consecutive rounds of par or better. The St. Leon-Rot, Germany, native opened with a 71 and finished the day with an even-par 72.
In the First Round, he enjoyed two birdies through his first six holes and overcame a bogey at No. 8 with three birdies in a four-hole stretch at Nos. 9-12.
Glawe made par on each of his first 12 holes in the afternoon and rebounded from his lone bogey of the round at No. 13 with a birdie on the next hole to finish with a 72.
Super senior Austyn Reily was tied for 28th at 147 while junior Jacob Borow was tied for 48th at 151. Making his first appearances at a Conference Championships, freshman Chi Chun Chen stood in 68th at 160.
BYU held the first-day lead at 575 to finish one stroke ahead of Texas. Oklahoma State (579) and Baylor (581) completed the Top Four with Texas Tech (587), Kansas State (588), Kansas (588) and West Virginia (588) rounding out the Top 10.
Individually, BYU's Peter Kim and Cincinnati's Tyler Gingerich held the first-day lead at 5-under 139. Texas' Keaton Vo joined De La Fuente in a tie for third at 141 while Will King (Kansas), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State) and Johnny Keefer (Baylor) joined Glawe in a tie for fifth at 143.
The three-day, 72-hole event continues with the Third Round on Tuesday before the Final Round begins Wednesday.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Big 12 Championships by clicking here.
TUNE IN
Fans can watch Wednesday's Final Round beginning at 12:30 p.m., on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Ryan Burr and Suzy Whaley calling the action.
TEE TIMES
For Tuesday's Third Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Baylor and Oklahoma, beginning off No. 1 at 8:40.
Chen will begin the day for the Cougars at 8:40 a.m., with Borow (8:50 a.m.), Reily (9 a.m.), Glawe (9:10a.m.) and De la Fuente (9:20 a.m.) following.
Fans can find complete Big 12 Championships tee times and pairings by clicking here.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
For the 59th time in school history, Houston competed in a Men's Golf conference championships event.
The 2024 Big 12 Championships marked the fifth different league in which the Cougars competed, joining American Athletic Conference (2014-23), Conference USA (1997-2013), Southwest Conference (1974-96) and the Missouri Valley Conference (1951-60). Houston competed as an independent from 1961 to 1973.
The Cougars have captured 21 team championships with 22 individual titles at conference championships during the program's history.
This season, De La Fuente is competing in his fourth conference championships for his third different league, joining American Athletic Conference (2023) and Great American Conference (2021-22 with Arkansas Tech). Reily and Borow competed in their third conference postseason events with Glawe making his second appearance with the Cougars.
Chen made his inaugural conference championships appearance this season.
UP NEXT
Following the Big 12 Championships, the Cougars will learn their postseason fate during the NCAA Selection Show. That show will air at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, on Golf Channel.
NCAA Regional play is set for May 13-15 at one of six sites across the nation.
Those postseason venues include The University of Texas Golf Club (Austin, Texas; hosted by Texas); University Club (Baton Rouge, La., hosted by LSU); UNC Finley Golf Course (Chapel Hill, N.C.; hosted by North Carolina); The Farms Golf Club (Rancho Santa Fe., Calif.; hosted by San Diego); Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, Calif., hosted by Stanford) and Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (West Lafayette, Ind; hosted by Purdue).
The top five teams and top individual not on a qualifying team at each NCAA Regional advance to the NCAA Championships set for Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., on May 24-29.
SUPPORT the COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men's Golf by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining Project 17, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
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