Desoisa Goes Low to Open Cal Poly Invite

CARMEL, Calif. – Freshman Sebastian Desoisa leads the field after two rounds of play at the Preserve Golf Club, with the Oregon lineup sitting in a tie for third place after play was suspended due to darkness.

Oregon opened with a 10-under 278 as a team and sat at second on the leaderboard after 18 holes. After a 9-under 257 in Monday's second round, the Ducks remain in a promising position to close out their fall season. Senior Jay Gould-Healy remains just outside the top ten with three holes left to play in round two.

"The guys played well today. It has been a tough fall for us, but today we got some putts to drop," said head coach Casey Martin. "Amazing to watch Seb [Desoisa] play. He was flawless all day, very encouraging."

How It Happened
The Ducks came out strong to open the tournament, sitting just three strokes behind the lead after the first round.

Desoisa opened play on hole No. 9, shooting four birdies and five pars on the back half of the course. Three more birdies and an eagle on hole No. 8 gave the freshman the top scorecard in the tournament with an 8-under 64 in the first round.

The score marked Desoisa's best collegiate round, equaling the No. 4 low round to par and No. 13 low round in Oregon's program history. The last Duck to shoot 8-under was Owen Avrit at the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate in 2024.

Gould-Healy and Aiden Krafft each carded a 1-under 71 in the first round after teeing off on the fifth hole. Gould-Healy had four birdies to counter three bogeys, while Krafft shot a pair of birdies. In a strong second round, Gould-Healy made six birdies and eight pars, moving up 15 spots on the leaderboard with three holes remaining and Krafft ended up 1-over with three holes left as well.

Tim Chang rounded out the counting scores for the Ducks with three birdies to score an even mark in the first round. Chang had a birdie in round two, ending the round 3-over with two holes left to play. Oscar Lent finished with a 3-over 75 in round one, before two birdies and an eagle resulted in an even second round.

Competing as an individual, Jeffrey Kwak made five birdies with just one bogey to end the first round in third place 4 strokes under par. Kwak had another four birdies in round two, but an equal number of bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine set him at two over in the second round with one hole left to play in the second round.

Duck Scorecard (Through 18 Holes)
Cal Poly Invitational
The Preserve Club – Par 72 (7,041 yards)
T3. Oregon                                         278         257         535 (-19)
1. Sebastian Desoisa 64           66           130 (-14)
11. Jay Gould-Healy                        71           57*         128 (-5)
37. Aiden Krafft                                71           62*         133 (E)
T50. Oscar Lent 75           72           147 (+3)
T50. Tim Chang 72           68*         140 (+3)
28. Jeffrey Kwak (IND)                    68           70*         138 (-2)
*play suspended due to darkness

Notable
- Oregon leads the tournament field with 109 par holes. The Ducks are T2 in par 3 holes, averaging 3.05 and tied for first with a pair of eagles so far.
- Desoisa is tied for first in individual par-3 scoring average with a 2.63 through two rounds. Chang and Kwak are T17, averaging 3.00.
- Desoisa is also tied for the lead in par-4 scoring average at 3.80. Gould-Healy is No. 8 in the individual field with a 3.89. The pair is T2 and T6 in par five average, respectively.
- Desoisa's 13 birdies are the most by any player. Lent and Change are second and third in par holes, with 25 and 23 a piece.

Next Up
The final round of the Cal Poly Invitational will take place tomorrow, with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. for those who did not complete their second rounds on Monday.