Men's Golf Team 2016 (2026) - Hall of Fame - University of Oregon Athletics

Men's Golf Team 2016

Induction:
2026

In one of the most iconic moments in the history of Oregon Athletics, Eugene native Sulman Raza won his match in the NCAA final against Texas on the third extra hole, clinching the Ducks’ 3-2 win over the Longhorns on their home course, Eugene Country Club. Head coach Casey Martin’s team of Aaron Wise, Zach Foushee, Thomas Lim, Edwin Yi, Raza and alternate Brandon McIver delivered the first NCAA Championship for the men’s golf program. Leading up to the NCAA Championships, the team had eight top-five finishes and shared medalist honors at the Husky Invitational. Oregon had one of its strongest showings of the season at the NCAA Tucson Regional. The Ducks were never lower than third place throughout the tournament and finished second at 17-under par to qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene. The Ducks’ journey to the NCAA Championship was nearly derailed by an 11-over 291 in the opening round of stroke play that left Oregon tied for 19^th and well off the pace to advance to match play. Round two was a different story. The Ducks caught fire with the best round by any team in the field over either of the first two days, a 3-under 277, to jump 15 spots into a tie for fourth. Wise took over in the third round, shooting a 6-under 64 that kept Oregon in the top five. He then won the NCAA Individual title by two strokes with a final round of 71. The Ducks entered match play as the No. 5 seed. Wise, Foushee and Raza all won their matches to lead Oregon to a 3-1-1 win over LSU in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals against Illinois, Foushee won again, while Yi came through with the Ducks’ second win of the match. With the score tied at 2-2, Raza sank a putt on No. 18 to win his match 1-up, sending Oregon on to the national championship against Texas. Foushee gave the Ducks an early advantage when the Longhorns’ Beau Hossler had to withdraw from his match due to an injury. Then Yi put the Ducks ahead 2-0 with a 4-and-3 win. Texas rallied to even the match at 2-2 when Scottie Scheffler defeated Wise, 4-and-3 and Doug Ghim edged Lim, 2-and-1. That left things up to the Eugene native who had won in dramatic fashion on No. 18 the previous day. Raza trailed Taylor Funk by one heading to No. 17. But a delicate chip from the back of the 17th green set up a putt by Raza that won the hole and squared the match. The players halved No. 18 to send the deciding match to extra holes. Both golfers had a chance to win prior to the 21^st hole. Raza missed a five-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole, while Funk missed a birdie from six feet away on the 20^th hole. The two golfers stepped to the tee box on No. 10 one last time. Raza striped his drive down the middle. Funk was shorter and on the first cut of rough, but had a good enough lie to chip up to about 17 feet out. Then Raza hit the shot of the tournament, a fairway approach that stuck within five feet of the pin. After Funk missed his long birdie try, Raza left no doubt, rolling his birdie putt into the heart of the cup to clinch the NCAA title.