Monday, October 12
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kansas State University
vs
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.
The Cats were swept by the Cougars, 5-0, landing them tied for seventh place with Arizona in the event.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
– k-statesports.com –
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