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Adam Wallin falls to an eighth place tie at NCAA Men’s Golf Championship

Not what Wallin was aiming for heading into the day, but still a fantastic result! #GoBucks

Ohio State men’s golfer, Adam Wallin, entered the final round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship with a two-stroke lead with designs of winning the first national title for an OSU golfer since Clack Burroughs took the trophy home in 1985.

In the end, there was a little rough patch in the middle of his round that cost him a chance at a title. Wallin posted a 4-over par for his round, dropping him into a tie for eighth place at 1-under par, just two strokes back of individual winner, Hiroshi Tai, from Georgia Tech.

It’s still one whale of a showing for the Buckeye golfer, and the first time an Ohio State player finished inside the top ten since 1995.

Wallin isn’t done either. He will now turn his attention towards helping his team get through match play against Vanderbilt on Tuesday as one of five golfers that will need to win three of five contests in match play.

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Ohio State golfer Adam Wallin holds lead at NCAA Championship

One more round to go! #GoBucks

Through three rounds of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, Ohio State golfer, Adam Wallin, holds the top spot after firing a 3-under par 69 Sunday.

Wallin notched five birdies and just three bogeys during his round to grab the lead at 5-under par for the tournament, two strokes ahead of Virginia’s Ben James and Stanford’s Karl Vilips.

“I had a really solid day,” said Wallin. “I don’t know exactly how many greens I hit, I think like 16 or something, which was really solid. I never made any mistakes, just strung together a good round of golf.”

As a team, the Buckeyes are in fifth place. The top eight teams following Monday’s final round move on to a match play format to determine a team champion. The Buckeyes are in pretty good shape, eight shots ahead of Arizona and Georgia Tech in ninth place.

It’s been quite some time since an OSU golfer has taken the NCAA crown. Clark Burroughs did it in 1985, and he is one of five OSU individual champions, including Jack Nicklaus in 1961.

Wallin, along with his Ohio State teammates, will be paired with Florida State and North Carolina for Monday’s final round and will start off the first tee at 2:25 p.m. ET. Golf Channel will have coverage of the final round from 6-10 p.m. ET.

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