Numerous scoring records fall at Amer Ari Invitational, where Oklahoma State wins team title

Oklahoma State is one of the best programs in the history of men's college golf, and the Cowboys did something at the Amer Ari Invitational that no past team was able to achieve.

OSU set a new program scoring record, reaching 64-under 800 after 54 holes, to win the Amer Ari at Mauna Lani Resort. OSU's previous mark of 63-under 801 came at the 2005 Waikoloa Intercollegiate, now known as the Amer Ari. The Cowboys opened this week with a program-best 24-under 262 on Thursday, setting a low mark for single-round team score.

Ninth-ranked OSU beat No. 6 North Carolina by five shots. No. 5 Texas came in third at 56 under, while No. 3 Auburn, the defending national champions, was fourth at 53 under.

The records don't stop with Oklahoma State. Tommy Morrison, a junior at Texas, beat UNC's Hampton Roberts to win the individual title on the first playoff hole. Morrison, who finished stroke play at 21 under, shot a career-best 9-under 63 in the final round to get into the playoff.

Texas set a school record for low 54-hole score at 808. The previous mark was 813 (39 under) at the 2018 NCAA Raleigh Regional. The Longhorns also marked a program record for low 54-hole total vs. par at 56 under. The previous record was 50 under at the 2022 Augusta Haskins Award Invitational.

The records don't stop there. Roberts, the runner-up after matching Morrison at 21-under 195, broke the previous UNC record for fewest strokes in a tournament, which were 197 by Ben Griffin in the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in 2017 and Austin Greaser in the 2024 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.

Roberts also set the school record for lowest score to par. Griffin held the previous record for most strokes below par at 19 under. In the second round, Roberts tied a school record signing for an 11-under 61.

But wait, there's more. Auburn senior Carson Bacha set a new program record for tournament score at 18-under 198. He finished solo third, three shots behind Morrison and Roberts, in the individual race.

Oregon, which finished fifth, reached 48-under 818, which marked the lowest score to par and the third-lowest 54-hole total in program history.

The Amer Ari is often known as a birdie barrage, but this year, teams and players took it to a different level.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: College golf: Oklahoma State men, Tommy Morrison win Amer Ari titles