Monday, October 12
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kansas State University
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Big 12 Match Play Championship
Cats Fall to BYU, Ties for Seventh in Big 12 Match Play
Oct 14, 2026 | Men's Golf
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Kansas State men's golf fell short on Wednesday morning against BYU in their head-to-head matchup during the final round of Big 12 Match Play hosted at the par-72, 7,018-yard The Country Club.Â
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The Cats were swept by the Cougars, 5-0, landing them tied for seventh place with Arizona in the event.Â
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Sophomore Ville Virkkala took BYU's Cooper Jones down to the wire but ultimately fell, 1 Up. The two battled in their matchup with 13 of the holes being tied, including five of the final six.Â
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Junior Fionn Dobbin came up short in his match, losing 2&1 to Lincoln Markham of BYU. Dobbin fell three holes behind early in the match and wasn't able to overcome the deficit despite getting within one with four holes left to go.Â
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Both Octavio Laurent and Oliver Toyer lost with final scores of 5&4, winning a combined two holes among the two. Laurent faced off against BYU's David Liechty, while Toyer went up against Kihei Akina. Junior Erik Sabelström Holmberg lost in his match, 4&3, winning two holes against the Cougars' Drake Harvey.Â
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Arizona State and Oklahoma State were named co-champions after the four rounds of Big 12 Match Play as ASU won, 3-2, on Wednesday against Texas Tech and OSU tied West Virginia, 2.5-2.5. Â
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K-State has a quick turnaround as the Wildcats compete in The Clerico, next Monday and Tuesday, at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Â
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