The bad news is that Oklahoma State is down to No. 11 Auburn following the first of three days at the Louisville Regional. The good news is that it doesn’t matter.
The Pokes shot 6 under on Monday at University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky and are two back of Auburn, which shot 8 under. The Pokes are up two on Louisville and Baylor and eight on West Virginia. They’re nine clear of Arizona, which is in sixth.
And that gets at why this first round score doesn’t much matter. First, it’s a first round score, and there’s a ton of golf left.