University of Oregon
Paintbrush Intercollegiate
Ducks Finish Fourth at Paintbrush Invitational, Clark Third
10/11/16 | Men's Golf
DENVER, Colo. - The Oregon men's golf team finished fourth at the Paintbrush Invitational at the Colorado Golf Club on Tuesday (282-292-294--868, +4), while senior Wyndham Clark tied for third overall (72-68-70--210, -6).
How it Happened: The Ducks opened the tournament yesterday with a tremendous first 18 holes, recording the low round of the day with a 6-under 282 to lead the 15-team field heading into the second round. The final two holes were postponed due to darkness, which left the Ducks still in a great spot at the start of today's final round.
With seven holes left, the Ducks were tied for the lead, until Colorado (293-283-283--859, -5) and Texas Tech (286-285-290--861, -3) were able to jump the Ducks to finish second and third, respectively.
Oklahoma State took the tournament crown with an impressive 14-under par 850. The Cowboys finished seven strokes ahead of second place.
Clark, who finished tied for second in his debut tournament last week for the Ducks, held onto a top-three finish after shooting an even par yesterday and a 2-under par today. The Denver, Colo. native tied with his former Oklahoma State teammate, Stratton Nolen and Andre Garcia of New Mexico. Clark had twelve birdies, finished 10th best on par 3 holes and had 12 even pars throughout the tournament.
Junior Ryan Gronlund (70-72-73--215, -1) finish tied for 14th with Andrej Bevins of New Mexico. In his season debut, the Pleasanton, Calif. native carded 11 birdies and had the most eagles out of the tournament field with two - both shot today on the 7th and 14th hole. He finished 8th overall on par 4 holes at -1.
Freshman Roberto Lebrija finished tied for 25th (69-76-75--220, +4) with five others. In his collegiate golf debut at the Nike Collegiate Invitational last week, he finished tied for 42nd and was 11-over par. Today, he carded one eagle on the 16th hole.
To round out the Oregon lineup, sophomore Edwin Yi tied for 34th with a 7-above par 223 (71-76-76) and senior Nigel Lett tied for 44th (74-76-76--226, +10). Yi finished at an even par on par 3 holes, the 14th best of the field.
Freshman Kevin Geniza, in his collegiate debut, golfed unattached and also finished tied for 44th (74-72-80--226, +10). He carded an eagle today on the 15th hole. Of the 13 individual golfers, Geniza finished sixth.
Final Team Standings:
1. Oklahoma State 290-278-282--850 (-14)
2. Colorado 293-283-283--859 (-5)
3. Texas Tech 286-285-290--861 (-3)
4. Oregon 282-292-294--868 (+4)
5. New Mexico 288-285-298--871 (+7)
6. Wyoming 289-293-296--878 (+14)
7. Denver 292-291-297--880 (+16)
T8. Northern Colorado 298-288-299--885 (+21)
T8. Washington State 305-291-289--885 (+21)
10. Iowa Hawkeyes 301-288-299--888 (+24)
11. Colorado State 289-299-308--896 (+32)
12. Oral Roberts 300-304-297--901 (+37)
12. South Dakota 302-307-305--914 (+50)
14. Loyola Marymount 306-301-313--920 (+56)
15. Air Force 308-303-311--922 (+58)
Oregon Lineup:
T3. Wyndham Clark (RSR.) 72-68-70--210 (-6)
T14. Ryan Gronlud (JR.) 70-72-73--215 (-1)
T25. Roberto Lebrija (FR.) 69-76-75--220 (+4)
T34. Edwin Yi (SO.) 71-76-76--223 (+7)
T44. Nigel Lett (RSR.) 74-76-76--226 (+10)
Ind. T44. Kevin Geniza (FR.) 74-72-80--226 (+10)
Final Overall Individual Leaders:
1. Petter Mikalsen (Denver) 70-64-69--203 (-13)
2. Kristoffer Ventura (Oklahoma State) 68-69-69--206 (-6)
T3. Andre Garcia (New Mexico) 70-67-73--210 (-6)
T3. Stratton Nolen (Oklahoma State) 74-66-70--210 (-6)
T3. Wyndham Clark (Oregon) 72-68-70--210 (-6)
Quotes: Head coach Casey Martin -
"I'm not too happy with our overall finish. We were tied for the lead with seven holes left and fell all the way back to fourth. That was pretty disappointing. We definitely have a lot we can work on in the days ahead."
Looking Ahead: To round of the final tournament of the fall, the Ducks will head to Atlanta, Ga. for the East Lake Cup from Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
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