In front of an orange-heavy crowd totaling over 3,000, the Oklahoma State University men’s golf team shut out No. 6 seed Alabama 5-0 on May 30, 2018, in the NCAA title match at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater. The win sealed up the storied program's 11th all-time national championship. The Cowboys' victory was the first win by a team that won the stroke play portion of the tournament since the inception of match play at the event in 2009. It also marked the first-ever shutout in a national title match. Wrapping up one of the most historic seasons in the sport's history, OSU became the first team with 10 wins and a national title in a season since 1977. OSU claimed its first NCAA Championship since 2006 and the school's 52nd overall across all sports. With the win, Alan Bratton became the fourth OSU coach to lead the Cowboys to a national title, joining the likes of Mike Holder, Mike McGraw and Labron Harris. The Cowboys have also finished second or better at the event an impressive 28 times. Cowboy golf has 11 national championships in 2018, 2006, 2000, 1995, 1991, 1987, 1983, 1980, 1978, 1976 and 1963.
