SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – “I want rings.”
That was the text message that Quade Cummins sent Oklahoma head coach Ryan Hybl last March when it was decided that Cummins would be allowed to return for a sixth season. Cummins was the sixth man for the Sooners when they won it all in 2017 at Rich Harvest Farms, but with the pandemic cutting short his initial senior season, there was no hesitation.
“Watching, you don't get the same emotions,” Cummins said. “You don't have those pressure putts. I just wanted to be able to feel that.”
Cummins got that chance Tuesday at Grayhawk Golf Club, sinking the clinching birdie putt to send Oklahoma to the NCAA Championship final, where the Sooners will face Pepperdine on Wednesday afternoon.