According to a release from K-State, Wildcat junior men’s golfer Jeremy Gandon took home the Wildcats’ first individual medalist honor in 67 years as he tied for the title at the 2018 Big 12 Championship at the par-70 Southern Hills Country Club on Wednesday.
It was K-State’s first individual conference championship since Graham Hunt won the Big Seven Championship in 1951. He finished in a four-way tie for fourth place at 3-over par 283 following a 2-over par 72 in the final round. He tied with Oklahoma’s Grant Hirschman, Oklahoma State’s Kristoffer Ventura and Texas’ Doug Ghim, the latter who was the low amateur at the Masters earlier this month.
Gandon will now wait to see if he is selected to participate in an NCAA Regional.
As a team K-State finished in last place at +70. Oklahoma won the tournament by 8 shots over Oklahoma State at +19.
West Virginia will host the 2019 Big 12 Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
